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A Developers Guide to WordPress @ Vermont Code Camp

In this talk we’ll take a peek under the hood at some of the underlying architecture behind the most popular content management system on the planet. We’ll review the database schema and internal APIs, and discuss the pros, cons and caveats to historical decisions that are now “baked in” to WordPress, for better or worse.

We’ll dive a bit deeper than my Developer’s Guide to WordPress blog post.

Finally, we’ll take a look at Gutenberg and the changes it represents.

This will be a presentation at Vermont Code Camp ’18, an all-day free event with several fantastic speakers and presentations. The specific time of this talk is TBA.

Preview my presentation slides.

A Small-Business Website Developer’s Code of Honor

Last week Fred Meyer from WP Shout published the first draft of an “Honor Code” for small business web developers. I don’t know of any website owner or website developer who hasn’t had at least one client relationship sour. In an industry with as wide as a knowledge gap between vendors and customers as software development, trust is more than paramount. I highly recommend this article for anybody who works with clients or vendors in the technology and software space.

The Small-Business WordPress Developer Code of Honor

What to Do When You Inherit a WordPress Website

So you’ve inherited a WordPress website… now what?

With WordPress powering over 25% of websites on the internet, odds are that when you take over a website it will be a WordPress website.

How can you take stock of what you have, make sure you are protected, and continue to move forward with improvements?

In this talk Josh will walk us through the steps necessary to audit, evaluate, and take control of a WordPress website in any condition.

View more details and RSVP at meetup.com.

The What, Why, and How of WordPress Multisite

WordPress Multisite is a powerful configuration option built into every WordPress installation. With Multisite, you can host multiple WordPress “sites” from one installation. This greatly simplifies maintenance and allows for users to sign into all sites (just the ones they have access to) at once.

In this talk, Josh will explain how Multisite works, why you might want to use it, and an overview of the relevant WordPress functions.

Four of my Favorite Free, Lightweight WordPress Plugins

As I’ve been assembling this site, I’m finding several fantastic WordPress plugins that can help you build your content-marketing empire. Whether you are looking for SEO, conversion optimization, or just solid branding, these plugins have features that almost everybody needs. All four of these plugins are installed and activated on this site.

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A Developer’s Guide to WordPress

Let’s take a look at the most popular CMS on the planet: WordPress. If you’re a senior developer inexperienced with WordPress, some of what you’re about to read will surely make you cringe.

If you’re a senior engineer who wants to understand the architecture of WordPress, then this guide is for you.

So let’s pull back the curtain and take a look at some of the architecture in WordPress:

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