There are typically two types of JavaScript build tools: task runners and module bundlers. In this article, we’ll look at how to use project specific npm build scripts as a build tool and task runner, instead of relying on task Continue reading Using Npm Scripts as a Build Tool
In this article, we look at the benefits and limitations of installing WordPress in a subdirectory, how to install and manage subdirectory installs, and how to move WordPress core out of and into a subdirectory for an existing site. One Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Installing WordPress in a Subdirectory
Should your WordPress sites use Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)? It’s a simple question with a complicated answer. When it was announced in 2015, Google billed the AMP Project as a way to improve the performance of mobile pages, and Continue reading Quickly Set Up Google AMP on Your WordPress Site
TL;DR — Despite the pandemic, we had a great year as a team and as a business. We tripled the size of the team, acquired ACF, shipped and published a ton of awesome stuff that we’re proud of, and had Continue reading 2021 Year in Review: Tripled, Acquired, Reborn, and Humming
Imagine a world where your IDE or code editor detected problems before you even ran the code. Imagine if whole categories of errors could be automatically identified and easily eliminated from your codebase. Imagine better code completion, more stable systems, Continue reading Get Started with PHP Static Code Analysis
Serving lightweight WebP images can help boost your site speed, critical as both a ranking factor and as part of the user experience. Not too long ago, you needed a plugin to get WordPress to recognize WebP images at all. Continue reading You Don’t Need a Plugin for WebP Images on WordPress in 2022
In 2018 Google started advocating that sites adopt HTTPS encryption, by marking sites not using an SSL certificate as “not secure” in their Chrome browser. This was widely accepted as a good idea, as securing web traffic protects both the Continue reading Create Your Own SSL Certificate Authority for Local HTTPS Development
The WordPress GUID is a unique identifier for individual posts, pages, media, and practically any other custom post type. As such, it’s a key element in rendering your WordPress content and powering the WordPress RSS feeds which allow you to Continue reading Understanding WordPress GUIDs: What They Are, and Why Change Them
One question that I’ve been asked a few times while working on WP Offload SES is how it handles HTML email. By default, WordPress sends out all emails as plain text, and even though plain text emails perform better, it’s Continue reading The State of HTML Email in WordPress in 2022
We’ve just released more awesome updates to our flagship product, WP Migrate DB Pro! If we had to choose one word to summarize this release, it would be precision. This release introduces more precise controls when setting up a migration, Continue reading WP Migrate DB Pro 2.2 Released: Find & Replace Preview, Support for Different Table Prefixes, UX Improvements, and More
A few years ago I attended Laracon EU where Marcus Bointon gave a great talk on Crypto in PHP 7.2. I left the talk having a much greater appreciation for how vastly complicated cryptography is, but also for how PHP Continue reading Best Ways to Encrypt Passwords, Keys, & More with PHP in 2022
Sometimes your WordPress site needs to talk to other services around the web. This almost exclusively happens using the HTTP protocol. A common example of this is when your WordPress installation contacts the wordpress.org servers to check for new versions Continue reading Why You Should Use the WordPress HTTP functions to Make API Requests
Regardless of what you call it, the WordPress Block Editor (or Gutenberg if you’ve been following along for a while) brings some baggage along for the ride. I’ve been following the noise and #wpdrama surrounding the Block Editor for as Continue reading The Ultimate Overview of the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) for Developers in 2022
WP Migrate DB Pro 2.0 was probably our most significant update to date, and we were pretty excited to get it released to our customers. After four bugfix releases to 2.0, to address any reported issues, we were able to Continue reading WP Migrate DB Pro 2.1 Released: Regular Expression and Case-Sensitive Find and Replace, Accessibility Improvements, and More
Many of the Delicious Brains team use PhpStorm, the PHP IDE from JetBrains, as their go-to code editor, development environment, and all-round PHP best friend. Some on the team swear by using a lean and fast code editor like Sublime Continue reading How We Use PhpStorm for WordPress Development
It’s been a busy few months since our last release. In that time we’ve been hiring, settling into a regular release cycle format, planning out the future roadmap for the plugin, and working hard on new features and improvements. Today Continue reading WP Offload Media 2.5 Released: Improved WooCommerce Integration and New Tool for Already Offloaded Files
As you may have noticed from reading our blog, we’ve highly favored Mac and Linux for WordPress development. And we’re not alone – through my very scientific and thorough research, most other WordPress developers seem to be using Mac as Continue reading Switching to Windows for Local WordPress Development
When running a WordPress website it’s best practice to at least run a local copy of the site so you can make changes without running the risk of completely ruining the live site. Running a WordPress dev environment for your Continue reading The Best Setup for Your Local WordPress Development Environment
In my last article, I reviewed the best WordPress development environment apps out there. But that’s not all of it, there are a number of great options available as well for those of you who would prefer a CLI-based local Continue reading Valet vs VVV vs Chassis: A Comparison Guide to CLI-Based Local WordPress Development Environments
If you keep up with the many text editors and developer tools available, you may have heard of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. VS Code is a free, open source code editor that is lightweight like Sublime Text, but offers many Continue reading Set Up Visual Studio Code and xDebug as the Ultimate Editor for WordPress Development