The standards for WordPress development are slowly moving from turns of procedural code that lack proper abstraction to more SOLID and object-oriented code. That’s a step in the right direction, but let’s not forget two important things that often get left out of these discussions: putting code in a class does not make it “object-oriented,” and object-oriented PHP is not, by definition better. Today, we will discuss what what an object is and what its role is. Then we can discuss what we mean by “true object-oriented programming” and whether it really matters if your code is “true OOP” or […]
What’s New In WordPress: 8/8/2016
Everything you need to know about WordPress news this week. An Interview With Joost de Valk: Joost de Valk was in San Francisco and we were able to grab a quick interview. Exploring Responsiveness In WordPress Themes: Making your site responsive is crucial. So why don’t we make more themes responsive? Best Finance Apps For WordPress: These apps will make running your business easier. How A WordPress Website Gets Hacked: The anatomy of how a site gets hacked, so you can easily see where there could be flaws. How To Customize WordPress Backend: Though a lot of attention is paid […]
Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop: Looking for WordPress Release Leads
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 the hunt for new WordPress release leads in 2017 and recaps our short interview with Joost de Valk from Yoast SEO. WordPress.org on the hunt for release leads for 2017. With 4.6 shipping in just a week and Helen Hou-Sandi leading the release for 4.7 in December, the WordPress foundation is looking for some fresh blood to come and lead the next […]
5 World-Class APIs To Consider Integrating Into Your Next WordPress Project
As the REST API begins opening WordPress up to a wider programmatic world, now is a great time to start getting familiar with best-in-breed examples of third-party APIs across the web. Kicking the tires of these APIs will kill two birds with one stone – you’ll get familiar with standard best practices and also widen your horizons in terms of what you can integrate WordPress with on your next project. Though there’s considerable debate about exactly what constitutes a truly great API, the examples we’ve highlighted in this piece are widely agreed to be among the best in the business. […]
Copywriting and SEO For WordPress: An Interview With Joost de Valk
Joost de Valk from Yoast SEO stopped by a San Francisco WordPress Meetup, WPSFO, to talk about copywriting and SEO. We asked him the difference between WordPress and Medium, and copywriting tips.

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