Tips, Tricks, and Musings
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.