[ad_1] Had I planned it out ahead of time, I would’ve went with the tabbed layout that I eventually used, right from the beginning. The overall process would have gone much smoother. Here’s what I think works better Once you decide on what you want your plugin to do on a broad-level, find existing plugins […]
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New Missing Menu Items Plugin Adds Site Building Links to WordPress Admin – WP Tavern
[ad_1] If you are going all in on building sites with the new full-site editing (FSE) experience, then you may have noticed a lack of menu items that will deliver you directly to the tools you need to use. It may be because the Site Editor is still in beta, or because WordPress leadership may […]
Continue readingA Versatile Approach to Building Attractive Websites
[ad_1] The Litho Multipurpose WordPress Elementor theme is a low-cost, high-value theme package that offers an abundance of options for creating great-looking WordPress websites exactly the way you want them. Whether you’re building a brochure-style site for your new business, an eCommerce store to sell your products, or a portfolio site to showcase your creative […]
Continue readingBuilding Backcast: Hit Pause | Tom McFarlin
[ad_1] On the whole, writing a post about other posts – aside being very meta – isn’t something I’m fond of doing. But here I am. At the beginning of this year, I started working on a podcast backup utility called Backcast and I’ve been documenting the project throughout the year in a series of […]
Continue readingNew Boilerplate Speeds Up Building “Nearly Headless” WordPress Themes – WP Tavern
[ad_1] Alex Standiford, a WordPress developer at AffiliateWP, has released a boilerplate for what he is calling a “nearly headless” WordPress theme. It uses Underpin ,Nicholas, and AlpineJS to provide an app-like experience for a website while providing the flexibility for rendering specific pages using PHP instead of Javascript. In a post titled “Headless WordPress is Overrated: A […]
Continue readingBuilding a Higher Ed Header – WP Tavern
[ad_1] It feels like it has been ages since the WordPress community has had a call for testing Full Site Editing (FSE) features. The FSE Outreach Program was on a small hiatus. However, the WordPress 5.8 launch was also underway last month. The program is an open call for testing various components of FSE. Thus […]
Continue readingBuilding Backcast, Part 6 | Tom McFarlin
[ad_1] TL;DR: I’m tired of writing code without consistent standards (I often work on code that changes between WordPress or PSR2) so this is how I installed PHP Coding Standards via Composer and a few extra extensions for the project. This also details how to automatically format the code on save. Adding PHP Coding Standards […]
Continue readingBuilding My First WordPress Block Plugin – WP Tavern
[ad_1] Like most years, I spent this U.S. Independence Day cooped up with my furry friends. I closed all the windows, shuttered the blinds, switched on a couple of fans for white noise, and clicked the television on. My cats and I relaxed. It is my job to keep them calm while my — usually […]
Continue readingWhat is the Better Course Building Plugin for 2021?
[ad_1] Selling online courses is one of the best ways to monetize your WordPress site. In this guide to LearnDash vs LifterLMS, I’ll compare two of the top course building plugins to determine the best one based on three criteria: By the end of this article, you should know whether LearnDash or LifterLMS is the […]
Continue readingBuilding Backcast, Part 4 | Tom McFarlin
[ad_1] TL;DR: The private podcast account is set up but not yet recorded; I’m looking to do that sooner rather than later. I’m looking to possibly abandon exclusive Overcast support which I’ll briefly talk about. This article walks through the process of defining the conditions for unit testing and how I’ve decided to go about […]
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