Advanced OOP For WordPress Part 6: Continuous Integration For WordPress Plugins
This article is a part of a series on writing object-oriented PHP for WordPress development. So far, we’ve spent two articles on writing the code and now we will test the code and systems. It takes an enormous amount of tooling to write code and back in my day I walked uphill both ways,
WordPress Gutenberg Block API: Extending Blocks
Welcome back to our series on creating custom blocks with the WordPress Gutenberg Block API. This tutorial is all about extending the random image block we created in the previous post. We got as far as adding a drop-down control to select an image category. We’ll continue with this by adding more block options to allow further customization.
Resizing Images Programmatically in WordPress
If you’ve ever had to work with resizing images programmatically in WordPress, then you may have come across the image_resize function. Further, you may know it’s been deprecated (given that this appears at the top of the screen): This function has been deprecated. Use wp_get_image_editor() instead. And with its deprecation, as is true of all those who do a good job deprecating…
Databases and Tools for the Indie WordPress Developer
Admittedly, the last post in this series was quite long. However, that’s not going to be how the overall series of posts articles are going to go. Preparing a development environment is arguably one of the largest steps required, thus the need for having a lengthy, detailed guide for how to do it. Remember that WordPress is a database-backed PHP-based web application.
Sanitizing URLs in WordPress with Its API and Built-In PHP Functions
Working with user-centric fields in WordPress – such as input elements, textarea elements, or any type of field in which a user can supply their own values is a place that should always be a target of sanitization. Fortunately, the WordPress API provides a number of functions to help with this. Depending on your use case,
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How to Create a Custom Single Post Template (With and Without Coding)
WordPress templates make it easier for developers to create dynamic content and apply a consistent style across multiple posts or pages. While this is a very useful feature, it’s been skipped over by many users due to the required degree of coding.
However, this is no longer the case. The new Elementor Theme Builder includes the ability to create custom single post templates without doing any coding whatsoever.
How to Set Up WordPress Error Logs in WP-Config
Do you want to set up WordPress error logs in wp-config file? The wp-config file in WordPress not only controls your WordPress site settings, it is also a very a useful debugging tool to help you find and fix errors.
The wp-config.php file is a WordPress configuration file that contains important WordPress settings.
How To Test The Emails WordPress Sends
Getting emails through your WordPress site is important. Whether someone is informing you there’s something wrong with your products, or just dropping by to say you’re doing a great job, you need to make sure you receive those emails.
Too often, our tests for if emails work on a WordPress site or in a WordPress plugin involve filling out a form,
The Beginner’s Guide to Translating a WordPress Website With Polylang
If your client serves a non-English speaking audience, you may need to produce a website that works in multiple languages. Given that implementing multiple languages means a potential wealth of new custom, don’t let the fear of tackling a multilingual website stop you from working with these types of clients.
While handling multiple languages increases your project scope,