Development

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8 Aug 2018

Advanced OOP For WordPress Part 8: Developing New Features For Extensible WordPress Plugins Using Test-Driven Development

In my last post in this series on advanced PHP object-oriented programming for WordPress development, I walked through refactoring the low-level API of a plugin, using tests to guide the process and make sure everything works correctly. I say “low-level API” because the focus was on the internal of how the system will work. I …

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7 Aug 2018

The Down And Dirty Way To Migrate A WordPress Website

A very common task WordPress site owners ever have to do is to move their site from one server to another. Reasons to do this include: You hate your web host and need a new service. You’d like a copy of your site so you can work on it either locally or from a remote …

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6 Aug 2018

Getting Started With JavaScript (And How It Compares to PHP)

JavaScript has been in the news a lot lately, and for good reason. There’s a growing need for WordPress developers to “learn JavaScript deeply.” However, making the switch from PHP can seem overwhelming at first glance. In our opinion, even if PHP is your only programming language, you should find the switch to JavaScript comfortable …

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3 Aug 2018

How Voice Search Will Impact SEO in the Future

In the world of search, the voice is an emerging trend and of course, something that should we should keep an eye on. Google algorithms change once or twice in a day. But rarely do we experience major ranking fluctuations in it. Those are actually the updates marketers are concerned about. We’re going to get …

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3 Aug 2018

Solving the Five Most Frequent WordPress Issues

WordPress is by far one of the most popular content management systems due to its flexibility and simplicity of use. In fact, it now powers over 30 percent of the web. However, like any other platform, it can have its problems. Here are the five biggest issues users deal with and how to solve them. …

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1 Aug 2018

Advanced OOP For WordPress Part 7: Refactoring Is An Opportunity To Adopt Test-Driven Development

So far in this series on writing WordPress plugins using object-oriented PHP, I’ve focused mainly on testing. This is because a key advantage of object-oriented PHP is that it can be written in a way that is both highly testable and highly reusable. Just using classes doesn’t magically give us this We’ve also not written …

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23 Jul 2018

4 Excellent Resources for Learning JavaScript ES6

Given the growing connection between WordPress and JavaScript, there will likely be more and more JavaScript elements added to the platform over time. Therefore, the pressure to learn the language fluently is high. This can be somewhat challenging, since many older resources haven’t been revised in light of the most recent update. The answer, of …

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17 Jul 2018

10 Highly Effective Web Design Tips Backed by Research

On the Internet, web design tips are a dime a dozen. Many people have opinions on what the perfect website looks like. That’s because, to a certain extent, design is subjective. What one person likes, another might find hideous. At the same time, web design is one of the most important factors for the success …

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9 Jul 2018

3 Ways to Learn and Experiment With JavaScript (Without a Local Install)

The future for WordPress and JavaScript is looking bright. This is in large part due to projects like Gutenberg, which are leading to JavaScript usage blossoming. Many existing WordPress developers will, therefore, need to learn the language to design modern websites. However, to do so you’ll require a WordPress install full of content to work with, and you’ll …

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4 Jul 2018

How WordPress Can Lead the Web in Privacy-First Design

In May of 2018, WordPress 4.9.6 was released with new privacy-related features to aid in compliance with the new EU privacy regulations known as the GDPR. The GDPR grants EU citizens the right to request what data a website can collect, and request that it be erased. It also requires informed consent of how the …

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2 Jul 2018

How to Install WordPress on a Subdomain

The standard way of installing WordPress is to do so through your full domain – the regular address that leads to your home page. However, there are some situations where that isn’t the most optimal way of presenting your content or site. In those situations, you’ll want to turn to ‘subdomains’ instead. We’ll go into …

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28 Jun 2018

5 Ways Responsive Web Design Benefits Your SEO

Creating a successful, well-optimized website is something like throwing your own, custom-made, wide net into the ocean in the hope that you’ll catch as many fish as possible. You need to consider all the different devices that people use to browse the internet and cover all the options with a responsive web design that adjusts …

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