Much of the debate surrounding net neutrality has framed the issue as both ideological (with those favoring more regulation pitted against free-market advocates) and political (with all sorts of strange bedfellows staking out positions on behalf of various constituencies). Net neutrality is certainly both of these things, but from my perspective as in-house counsel for an Internet start-up, the real story of net neutrality resonates most clearly in the familiar story of David and Goliath. David was the scrappy kid who stood up for his beliefs and had the courage to confront an opposing giant. David’s skill and the strength […]
All About That Database: How To Use phpMyAdmin For WordPress
If you’ve ever installed WordPress, you know that every WordPress website consists of two parts: The core files and a MySQL database. Of the two, the database is the much more important component. Should your core files go kaput or be corrupted, you can easily replace them and wouldn’t lose too much. However, if your database vanishes and you don’t have a backup — best find a good therapist now. Therefore, it is important to know how to properly take care of this crucial part of your website. One of the most common tools used for doing so is phpMyAdmin […]
Keeping sight of the user
Anybody who has designed or developed a WordPress theme or plugin will know, and will have experienced, the situation of getting overly wrapped up in creative inspiration or technical challenges. It’s very, very easy and not categorically a bad thing. Some of the best, most inspired work comes from these scenarios. However, in many cases, this is not always true. Often, (and unfortunately) it may mean that a developer or designer takes their eye off the ball and loses sight of their most important commodity; their users. We’ve all been there, and we’ve all been guilty at some point. As someone […]
12 Google Chrome browser extensions for WordPress users
Running a WordPress website can be exhausting, so many of us have picked up plenty of tips and tricks over time to help us work more efficiently. Now, most of us depend on WordPress plugins, and perhaps one or two productivity tools, to save time and make our lives easier. However, there’s one thing that many of us ignore when trying to improve our efficiency: browser extensions. That’s right. You can install additional functionality to your web browser, which can help you perform certain tasks that WordPress webmasters need to do on a daily basis. As WordPress Chrome is the […]
Using a class autoloader to improve WordPress development
Over the last few articles I’ve been looking at the benefits of using class autoloaders and namespaces in PHP. Despite the clear benefits of using these features, WordPress developers tend to shy away from them. One of the big reasons for this is because of WordPress’ continued support of PHP 5.2, which reached its end of life years ago. Class autoloaders have been available in various forms since before PHP 5.3. However, the more up-to-date class autoloader — as is generally used in PHP development — require namespaces, a feature added in PHP 5.3. In this article, I will show […]

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