Getting emails through your WordPress site is important. Whether someone is informing you there’s something wrong with your products, or just dropping by to …
WordPress Translation is an Accessibility Issue, Don’t Fall Behind
WordPress is a global platform. With over 29 percent of the Internet, a lot of those users aren’t in English speaking countries. In fact, …
REST API Custom Fields Revisited
I’ve covered adding custom fields to REST API responses before. While my original post from a few years ago is still largely valid, there …
What the Future of WordPress Development Looks Like With Gutenberg
At this year’s WordCamp US, I was super excited by the possibilities that Gutenberg presented for WordPress. I came home and started making blocks. …
How To Enforce Code Standards In WordPress Development Using Composer
In my last article for Torque, I wrote about why I think that for PHP code following the coding standards set by the PHP …
Improving WordPress Product Support
My entry into the WordPress world started with support. It’s not an uncommon path to being a WordPress developer. Starting with support is a …
Don’t Follow WordPress Coding Standards
When I started in WordPress development, I was very lucky that I found good quality tutorials by experienced developers such as Tom McFarlin and …
How I Learned to Focus on ROI and on Myself
There are multiple places on the internet, where you can give me feedback on my plugin. I built some of these forms. I build …
What WordPress Developers Need To Know About PHP 7.2
While WordPress still supports PHP5, the PHP project continues to evolve. PHP 7.2 was recently released and while it is not a huge update …
Remote Work Is A Personal Experience And That’s Why It’s Awesome
Because WordPress is so global, many developers work remotely. It’s so common in the communty, that Automattic closed its San Francisco office this year …
The Art of Speaking at a WordCamp
Last month I spoke at WordCamp Los Angeles. Though I had given the same talk before, this time felt much more successful. Not only …
Rethinking What I Know About Medium, As A WordPress Developer
One of the many ways we’ve talked about Gutenberg is comparing its usability to CMS’s like Medium. This comparison assumes that the primary reason …
