WordCamp Philly Overview
WordCamp Philly, like most WordCamps, was both enjoyable and very informative. There were several very good sessions (I almost exclusively attended the Developer Track) as well as lots of great...
View Article“Ghostbustering” your code – WordCamp Philly 2012
Ok, to start, I’m not sure what Pete Schuster the presenter of this session meant by ‘ghostbustering’. I never picked that up. I did pick up a few tips from his session (and during the Q&A...
View ArticleUsing Vagrant to create and destroy dev environments – WordCamp Philly 2012
So, this had to be the most cryptically-title session at WordCamp Philly, as evidenced by the number of people who stayed around in the developer track room, asking each other whether anyone knew what...
View ArticleLegend of the Headless Browser – WordCamp Philly 2012
So this session had to start out with a little humor and some clever storytelling, because it was pretty complex. The presenter of this session, Aaron Jorbin, is a really smart, experienced developer,...
View ArticleCommand-Line WordPress – WordCamp Philly 2012
This presentation, by Ben Doherty, was a bit of a surprise. The title given in the schedule referred to ‘wp-cli’ and I really didn’t know what that was, but stayed in the “Developer Track” room anyway....
View ArticleAdvanced Custom Fields – VERY powerful, but does have some warts
UPDATE: The warts seem to have healed… I’ve been able to import field groups on a clean install following this post. The plugin doesn’t always act like expected, but this functionality is working. I...
View ArticlePlugins I like
A common question from people that are just getting into WordPress is “how do I know if a plugin is good or not?” There are several things you can do to vet a plugin you want to use: What’s the rating...
View ArticleTwo nice text editors
Let’s just start this off with a bang: If you’re doing more than occasional PHP editing in the WordPress editor, you’re doing it wrong. Seriously. There are lots of reasons not to use the WordPress...
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W3 Total Cache and WPTouch: Cooperating at last!
Most people who’ve worked with WordPress for very long know, it’s important to implement some sort of caching plugin to make their site as fast as possible. Most would also agree that it is...
View ArticleTheme Customizer to the Rescue
Theme authors/tweakers: Your prayers have been answered. There is now a really easy way to customize your theme, with not a lot of coding, by simply adding your customizations to the new Theme...
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Turning Off PowerPoint Presenter Mode
Starting with PowerPoint 2013, if you are connected to a projector (or monitor), PowerPoint will automatically go into Presenter View, where the audience sees just the slide show, and the presenter...
View ArticleHow to print in Windows 8 PDF viewer (AKA “Twinui”)
Windows 8 comes with a decent PDF viewer built in, but since it’s a “Windows app”, it doesn’t include the normal menu bar at the top, nor most of the other controls that we’re used to seeing with...
View ArticleHighlights from WordCamp Raleigh 2013
WordCamp Raleigh was, like most WordCamps, a very rewarding experience, and a great place for networking and picking the brains of others working with WordPress. I attended the Developer Track for...
View ArticleExplaining Action and Filter Hooks with Laverne and Shirley
Welcome to my analogy Once upon a time, there was a sitcom on TV called “Laverne and Shirley”. During the intro to the show, we see the two women at work in a bottling plant. As Laverne watches the...
View ArticleWordCamp Raleigh Overview
WordCamp Raleigh (Nov. 8th & 9th 2014) was a great success again this year. If you haven’t been to WordCamp Raleigh yet, you really should consider it next year. There are tons of smart, motivated...
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Some WordPress Development Tools
I’ve been working on a new theme, WF College Two, with a focus on making it responsive. This has definitely been a challenge, though I’ve uncovered some new development tools (new to me anyway) that I...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on WordCamp US 2015
Well, it’s the day after WordCamp US 2015, and I’m heading home. Like every WordCamp I’ve been to (even the ones still figuring out how to iron out the details), this one was a lot of fun, and I...
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New Theme – College Web Starter
I worked on a new theme for Wake Forest College as part of a committee made up of myself and three of my ITG colleagues (Tommy Murphy, Jo Lowe, and Tyler Pruitt), and am happy to say that it is ready...
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