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WordPress In Action: Wharton Business School

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August 24, 2016

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Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the most prestigious business schools in the world, launched Knowledge@Wharton, an online business analysis publication in 1999. The site covers everything from business trends to industry news. In collaboration with web development agency WebDevStudios, Knowledge@Wharton received an overhaul in December 2015. As part of the redesign, the WDS team migrated Knowledge@Wharton’s several subsites to one multisite network, which includes a global edition of the publication in English and regional editions in Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. “They were already using WordPress,” CTO and Co-Founder of WDS Brian Messenlehner told Torque. “We built them a […]

Should You Use Object Interfaces For WordPress Development?

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August 23, 2016

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Lately, I’ve written extensively about object-oriented PHP, from class inheritance and visibility, to design patterns and magic methods. In all of these discussions, I’ve talked about classes without taking into account object interfaces. Interfaces, often referred to as contracts or agreements, set up rules for classes in which a class that implements an interface has to follow those specific rules. Interfaces put constraints on your classes that improve your code. In this article, I’m going to discuss what interfaces are and what they can and can’t do. By the end, you will be able to see if you should use interfaces to improve your code. […]

What’s New In WordPress: 8/22/2016

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August 22, 2016

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Everything you need to know about WordPress news this week.  10 Plugins For Bloggers: Break away from the traditional Akismet or Jetpack, and find some perfect new plugins for your blog. Check This If You Have An eCommerce Site: Read this article if you’re running an eCommerce site. Talk With Open Camps Organizer: WCNYC was a part of a huge organization dedicated to bringing champions of open source together. We talked to one of the organizers. How To Direct A Website From HTTP to HTTPS: HTTPS is the new way to find better trust and security in WordPress. Why We Suck […]

Building A WordPress Plugin: First Steps And Setting the Scene

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August 22, 2016

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Plugins have played such a crucial role in driving WordPress’ continuous success over the years that it’s impossible to imagine the platform without them. However, while we’ve all probably popped the hood of a theme in order to make a few stylistic tweaks at some stage, the inner workings of plugins are still a mystery for many WordPress users. There remains a slight sense of uncertainty and unease among non-technical users about what exactly is going on behind the scenes. That’s a situation we’re setting out to shed some light on in our six-part guide to building a WordPress plugin from […]

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop: NASA’s WordPress Site Is Out Of This World

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August 22, 2016

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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. Doc Pop’s News Drop This week Doc talks about NASA’s recent post explaining all the reasons they love WordPress and use it for their own site. Love WordPress news, but hate reading? This is Doc Pop’s News Drop. The US government is one of the largest purchasers of code in the world, so it’s great to see more and more federal agencies like NASA and the White House adopting open source […]

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