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Currently, the WordPress front end is powered by JavaScript. That’s clear. But what about the server-side? We’ve always used PHP, but the more I learn JavaScript development and the more I use it, the more the switching back and forth with PHP hurts. Also, JavaScript is so much easier to deploy than PHP at this …

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11 Feb 2019

Amazing WordPress Plugins Using Artificial Intelligence

WordPress might be one of the only CMSs to date that has a broad utilization of AI-controlled modules. These aren’t ongoing augmentations — AI has actually been around in WordPress for functionalities, for example, content curation, suggestion and accelerating the planned procedure, among others. Be that as it may, it’s going even further in finding …

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11 Feb 2019

How to Maintain Your WordPress Plugin After It’s Published

In the past, we’ve discussed how to get started with WordPress plugin development. However, what happens after your plugin is finished and in the hands of users? Of course, your job is far from done at that point, as it’s important to maintain your plugin after launch. After all, you’ll want to make sure that …

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4 Feb 2019

Why Chatbots Are Not a Dying Trend (And What That Means for You)

Are chatbots on the way out? Some seem to think so, declaring the concept a passing fad that never lived up to its potential. However, while it’s true that chatbots have seen a slump in popularity over the past few years, they’re not even close to going away. Given the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), …

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29 Jan 2019

Using the WP Queue to Copy REST API Data to Files

Recently Matt Shaw from Delicious Brains published a post about a new library they created to help in one of their products. This library WP_Queue provides a Laravel-like Job management system for WordPress. A job queue is a system that allows you to schedule jobs to run in the future. We tend to use jobs …

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24 Jan 2019

Adopting TDD for an Existing Plugin

Test-driven development (TDD) is a philosophy of software development that is based on writing tests before writing a feature or bug fix. This is a big difference in terms of how you think about development. I find it to be very hard to move to TDD, both because it’s a different mental model and because …

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24 Jan 2019

How to Monitor User Activity in WordPress

Running a multi-author blog is quite challenging when it comes to WordPress security. Every time users make changes, publish new content, change settings of your site, moderate comments etc. How can you know the behavior of your users? By default, WordPress doesn’t come up with a function that allows you to monitor user activities and …

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22 Jan 2019

7 Bootstrap Tactics You Need To Know

If you’ve done any work in web development so far, then chances are very good that you’ve heard of Bootstrap. Basically, Bootstrap is a popular CSS, HTML, and JS framework that is used for developing a fast and responsible mobile project on the web. Bootstrap can be divided into three primary files: 1. Bootstrap.css, 2. …

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16 Jan 2019

How to do a Content Audit of your WordPress Website

So, you have an awesome WordPress website and you’re investing a lot in optimizing it for search engines. Yet, you’re not sure what strategies work or don’t work for you. This is where a content audit steps in. Yep, I know. This is definitely one of those words that send chills down every marketer’s spine. …

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15 Jan 2019

Testing jQuery with Jest in WordPress Development

I recently wrote a series of posts on testing React apps and a series on using phpunit for testing WordPress plugins. Those covered testing brand new code and writing it in a way that is testable. One of the tricky things about adopting tests in a legacy code base is that the code is often …

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14 Jan 2019

Can You Create a Functional (and Effective) Website Without Spending a Dollar?

It’s said that nothing tastes as good as free, but is it really possible to get a website up and running without spending any money at all? This is a common question – for both beginners and experts to site development. In fact, there are plenty of tools, platforms, and services that offer completely free …

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8 Jan 2019

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): A 2019 Primer

Mobile browsing has become the primary way most people use the internet. As such, any developer who’s not taking a mobile-first approach is likely going to let their clients down. Fortunately, if you’re new to mobile-first development, there are plenty of easy solutions you can put in place. One of the most important is Accelerated …

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Using Express To Build A Node.js Server To Proxy The WordPress REST API

Amazing WordPress Plugins Using Artificial Intelligence

How to Maintain Your WordPress Plugin After It’s Published

Why Chatbots Are Not a Dying Trend (And What That Means for You)

Using the WP Queue to Copy REST API Data to Files

Adopting TDD for an Existing Plugin

How to Monitor User Activity in WordPress

7 Bootstrap Tactics You Need To Know

How to do a Content Audit of your WordPress Website

Testing jQuery with Jest in WordPress Development

Can You Create a Functional (and Effective) Website Without Spending a Dollar?

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): A 2019 Primer