Generally speaking, we are all really good at saying “this sucks”, “that needs work”, “this is old and outdated”, but, collectively speaking, we are not very good at actually providing meaningful criticism. Everyone that works in software development, design, and implementation has personal opinions about what they love and don’t love about the software they…
Support is hard, really hard, and it’s not something that most people are naturally good at. In fact, I’d say a very, very small minority are even remotely good at it without a lot of practice. That number might even be zero. Being able to provide high quality tech support AND also being able to…
I am thrilled and honored to announce that I will be speaking at PressNomics, the conference for those that power the WordPress Economy, later this month in Phoenix, Arizona. This is the second year for PressNomics to take place and if the event is even half as good as it was last year, it will…
I will be the first to admit that I used to have a serious problem, one that still plagues me even as I write this. The problem is learning how to say “no” more, even when I’m really, really tempted to say “yes”. To those that have never experienced this problem, or have never realized…
SearchWP is a relatively new plugin from Jonathan Christopher that claims to be “The Best WordPress Search Plugin You Can Find”. In this video review I walk through the plugin and demonstrate how it works and just what it can do for your WordPress search.
Restrict Content Pro version 1.8 has just been released and with it I have introduced a brand new Reports page.
Yesterday I released Restrict Content Pro version 1.7, and with it I introduced a widely requested feature: manual payments.
Today I’m thrilled to officially announce the launch of Apply Filters, the new WordPress development podcast I’m doing with Brad Touesnard.
Today WooThemes announced a major pricing change, and I back them 100%. There are aspects of the change that I don’t fully agree with, but I’m not privy to the numbers or other weighty factors that played into their decision, so it is not for me to begrudge them. I, too, recently underwent a pricing…
Version 1.6 of Restrict Content Pro has just been released. It’s the largest release I’ve pushed out in quite some time and includes several notable new features.
Reaktiv Ratings is a brand new star rating plugin from Reaktiv Studios that is really, really excellent. I’ve always felt there was a pretty heavy lack of good ratings plugins for WordPress. They have always been either too simple or way too complex, but Reaktiv Ratings has nailed the plugin perfectly.
Late Sunday night my brother told me to take a personal day and spend some time doing whatever I wanted to; perhaps spend some time in my workshop, or work on setting up my basement entertainment center, or maybe go hiking or biking. My response to him was simply: I have way too much to…
Post Connector (Formerly SubPosts) is a really slick plugin for creating relationships, or “links”, between post types. The plugin let’s you easily create links between post types and then connect individual items within a post type to items within another post type. It’s great for creating links between products and documentation, products and blog posts,…
One of the core responsibilities of WordPress plugin developers is to keep their users in mind and not place graphical barriers in place that prevent users from fluidly going from one task to the next.
The vast majority of developers will cringe a bit when they hear the recommendation against using curly brackets, {}, but I believe very strongly that when writing template files, in both themes and plugins, you should strictly avoid using brackets. The reason being that template files should be written for clarity, both for developers and…
