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Is That Plugin Reliable? How to Test WordPress Plugins

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Adelina Tuca

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Beginners

Published

April 26, 2018

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There are over 50,000 plugins in the official directory, with new ones added daily. Having so many alternatives is a great thing indeed, but the dilemma is which one to choose when you find several solutions serving the same purpose. How do you know what’s the best choice for your site? You don’t. You just need to research and compare. This is what we are going to talk about in this article – how to choose reliable plugins and what are the risks of not paying attention to a few important details throughout the process. Places to find (free and […]

Code Review Part 2: Improving Readability and Performance of the FilterWPQuery Class

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Tonya Mork

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Development

Published

April 25, 2018

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In the last article, I walked you through the problem of letting “no go” conditions flow through your code. I showed you how to refactor the code to solve the problem and make the code more readable. In this article, you and I will continue doing a code review and refactoring of the FilterWPQuery in Josh Pollock’s plugin. In Part 3 of Advanced OOP for WordPress, Josh walks you through how he refactored the FilterWPQuery class to make it more testable. Let’s use his latest version of the class for our code review process. <?php namespace CalderaLearn\RestSearch; /** * Class FilterWPQuery * […]

Preparing your content for the Extended Reality (XR) Future

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Anthony Burchell

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Community

Published

April 24, 2018

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You’ve probably heard rumblings in the tech industry around the innovations in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality. These mediums can broadly be defined as Extended Reality or XR. My first venture into development in XR was in 2010 when I was exploring Flash development. My application was straightforward; show the webcam a Quick Response (QR) code and the program would superimpose a 3D model to the marker. In hindsight, this was such a life-changing moment for me. On top of being my first experience with manipulating digital 3D objects, it was also my first augmented reality experience accessible […]

How Your WordPress Security and Activity Log Can Help You Move Towards GDPR Compliance

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John Hughes

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Community

Published

April 24, 2018

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Keeping an activity log of everything that happens on your WordPress websites and multisite networks is a vital security measure. As such, it’s important to understand how the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will impact the way you use your security and activity log. With the GDPR set to roll out soon, you’ll want to ensure that you are following it to the letter. Fortunately, WordPress plugins such as WP Security Audit Log can help you move towards compliance for your website, and for your security log itself. The GDPR stipulates that you must keep a log so you can remain […]

Doc Pop’s News Drop: 5 Ways You Are Breaking Accessibility On Your Site

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Doc Pop

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News Drop

Published

April 23, 2018

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Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. On this week’s News Drop video, we talk about 5 ways you may accidentally be breaking your site for some users. Love WordPress news, but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop. The web is a great resource for billions of users all around the world. It provides access to information, connects communities, and empowers people like me to feel a little more comfortable when […]

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