Web Development
Adding Menus to the WordPress Admin
Using add_menu_page and add_submenu_page to add your own admin pages for a plugin or theme.
22 Jul 2021 Read more
Web Development
Posts on building modern web applications that stay fast and maintainable.
Web Development
The wp-config.php Constants Worth Knowing
13 constants in wp-config.php I have used over and over across years of WordPress work, with notes on when to turn each one on and when not to.
21 Jul 2021 Read more
Web Development
Summing the Digits of a Number in PHP
A basic PHP exercise with three different solutions, and why the modulo version is the one actually worth learning.
21 Jul 2021 Read more
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Translating Strings in a WordPress Child Theme
The parent theme ships with language files, but what about the strings you wrote yourself in the child theme? How to load your own text domain with Poedit.
21 Jul 2021 Read more
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Path and URL Functions in WordPress
Telling filesystem paths and URLs apart in WordPress, and picking the right function for each case instead of building strings by hand.
21 Jul 2021 Read more
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A Shortcode to Insert a Menu Anywhere in WordPress
A small shortcode that lets you drop a WordPress menu into a post, a widget or a page builder without editing a template.
21 Jul 2021 Read more
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What Is Schematic Design? The Schematic Phase in a Project
The stage where an idea becomes a preliminary design, before anyone starts on the detailed work.
4 Dec 2020 Read more
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5 Steps to Build an Online Store with WordPress
From domain and hosting to theme, WooCommerce and payment setup: the path to a working online shop.
28 Nov 2020 Read more
Web Development
What Is a Wireframe and Why Every Project Should Have One
A wireframe is the skeleton drawing of an interface. Getting it right at this stage saves the whole team a lot of rework later.
28 Nov 2020 Read more