One of the core aspects of the WordPress platform that we all know and love, is it’s emphasis on freedom and transparency, and an open dialog between platform, developer, and end user. With these freedoms comes the opportunity to develop software in whichever style one chooses, with any customized interfaces or stylings. With great power comes great responsibility. Over time, overly-complex interfaces and code structures can create high maintenance, as well as a not so extensible, structures for other developers to integrate with. Today, I’ll be running through a few core concepts to apply when creating your WordPress plugins, to […]

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a term used in many web development discussions and carries a high level of importance for any website owner (especially those running eCommerce businesses). As with the large pool of technical terms we live with today, SSL is something we all know we need, yet don’t often fully understand why we need it. Today, I’ll be demystifying the importance of an SSL certificate and why you need one. SSL, and the more modern Transport Layer Security (TLS), are protocols used in an attempt to maintain security and privacy while transferring data over the Internet. Using […]