Options Framework 1.0
Version 1.0 of the Options Framework is on its way. Here’s a rundown of the new features. If you’re a developer, please test the beta version before a wider release is done. Continue reading
Author Archives: Devin
Theming the Image Post Format
Working with post formats in WordPress can be challenging because of the lack of structured data, but jQuery can actually help out quite a bit. Continue reading
Custom Design on WordPress.com
If you want a highly customized theme for your WordPress site the only option is to self-host, right? Not so fast… Continue reading
Tracking Outbound Links with Google Analytics
I’ve recently been working on a website that needs to track external link clicks. This is something that the WordPress.com stats does by default, but not Google Analytics. If you want to set it up, you’ll need to set up a custom tracker event. Continue reading
Using Multiple Google Analytics Trackers
Sometimes it’s necessary to use multiple Google Analytics trackers on the same site. If you’re doing this, never paste in both of the default tracking scripts that Google provides. Continue reading
Ajax Themes
Ajax is a great method for loading new content onto a web page without having to do an entire page refresh. It’s sometimes used in WordPress themes for paging, or comments- but this tutorial explains how to ajaxify larger portions of the site and use HTML5 pushstates. Continue reading
Event Posts in WordPress
A tutorial explaining how to create an events post type, complete with custom meta boxes and an example query. There’s also an example plugin that can be downloaded from GitHub. Continue reading
Cleaning Up the TimThumb Hack
Several of my websites were hacked this last week using the TimThumb exploit. Here’s instructions on how to find the files and replace them- and also the process I used for patching up my sites after the hack. Continue reading
Portfolio Post Type Plugin
I recently released a plugin to WordPress.org that registers a portfolio post type, related taxonomies, and adds an image when you’re viewing the items in the dashboard. Here’s a walk through of the code involved. Continue reading
Admin Notices in WordPress
Occasionally a plugin or theme will need to display a notice to users in the WordPress dashboard. This is fairly easy to do using the admin_notices hook, which shows a standard message box at the top of the screen. Continue reading
Sanitization Filters and Other Updates
I’ve been steadily improving the Options Framework plugin these last couple weeks. The biggest new features are sanitization filters and better validation… Continue reading
Checkboxes and Booleans
A little tutorial on boolean basics. The string “false” returns true, and other fun facts. Continue reading