Development

Anyone can learn to code, but developing good programming habits is another matter entirely. Programming is one of the easiest professions to pick up without any formal training. But when you’re entirely self-taught, you can end up with bad habits that are hard to kick. You may not even know you’ve picked up a common vice until someone points it out to you, resulting in the dreaded “spaghetti code”. However, it can make your projects unsalvageable and cause people to not want to work on a team with you. Ready to build better habits? There are some things even a […]

Choosing a developer-friendly host is key to success as a web professional. You’ll want to be able to cater to varying client goals. You’ll also require tools that improve your workflow, make debugging easy, and generally increase your efficiency. Fortunately, if you know what to look for, you’ll find that there are several hosting providers that can meet your needs. Backed by useful tools, you can then improve your workflow and better deliver on client projects. In this article, we’ll discuss why you need a developer-friendly web host. We’ll also see how the tools available from your host can influence […]

You very likely know the pain of duplicating content across posts or pages when you’re working with similar structures and want to maintain consistent formatting. Typing it all out manually can be painful drudgery, and even with copying and pasting, you risk introducing mistakes. Fortunately, content duplication doesn’t need to be so complicated. WordPress provides multiple methods – both built-in and via plugins – to create new posts and pages that are identical to your existing ones. In this article, we’ll briefly discuss why you might need to duplicate a page or post in WordPress. We’ll then walk through how […]

Full site editing is coming to WordPress. If you’re confused about what this means or how to feel about it, you’re certainly not alone.  The major paradigm shift has been in the works for some time now. The ability to customize every aspect of your site makes WordPress more beginner-friendly and lowers the barriers to entry. However, as with the initial introduction of Gutenberg, the discussion surrounding it seems divided into two camps. In this post, I’ll explain what full site editing in WordPress means and explore some key considerations on both sides of the argument. Then I’ll discuss how […]

Spam is a plague for many WordPress sites. While it’s not nearly as bad as it used to be, every WordPress user can testify to how annoying comment spam can be. And not just comment spam — spam in your forums, in your email and forms, everywhere! But it’s not just irritating for you. Web spam can have far-reaching consequences: reducing engagement by driving users away from your comments and forums, hurting your reputation, and even damaging your SEO. You need to do something about it fast. But if you have a spam problem, you’re probably hundreds of fake comments […]