Rails Turbolinks is pretty cool, right? I thought it would be pretty cool to use it on WordPress, too. There are probably a lot of bugs, and it probably doesn’t work well with JavaScript-heavy sites. I’ve included the jQuery compatibility layer, but it’s still not perfect. Use at your own risk. To install, just search… Continue reading Turbolinks and WordPress
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WordPress 3.7: Automatic Updates
WordPress 3.7 was just released. Although there are quite a few features in this release, I want to talk about what I feel is the most important feature: automatic updates. It’s a fairly simple – when a new version of WordPress is released, your installation will be updated (almost) immediately. As of 3.7, these automatic… Continue reading WordPress 3.7: Automatic Updates
Vagrant, WordPress, and Theme Development
I’ve been playing around with Vagrant recently. It really is a great tool for setting up development environments quickly and cleanly – no more local MySQL databases with 100 separate databases! There are a few ways to solve this problem that many WordPress developers have: Use WordPress Multisite mode. Regularly clean your databases up and… Continue reading Vagrant, WordPress, and Theme Development
Making a (proper) WordPress Theme
One of the things that I’ve built regularly are custom WordPress themes for clients. Let me clarify — a custom theme for each client. One theme per client. So, I decided to try my hand at making a “proper” WordPress theme — a theme for regular users. And I submitted it to the WordPress themes… Continue reading Making a (proper) WordPress Theme
Ruby/WordPress
Too long? tl;dr. Situation: You’re migrating a big site to WordPress. You don’t want to make 1,000+ posts manually, do you? Meet Ruby/WordPress. I’ve made a quick little Ruby gem that interfaces with your WordPress database, so you can manipulate it within Ruby. This opens up a whole world of possibilites – the most exciting… Continue reading Ruby/WordPress