[span width=5 class="alignright clearfix col-xs-12"] https://twitter.com/cliffseal/status/416228818345795584 [/span] As I was writing "Get Started in Professional WordPress Design & Development", I asked some folks on Twitter what their pain points were with new WordPress developers. I was … [Read more...] about Grow as a WordPress Developer
Get Started in Professional WordPress Design & Development
Ready to start charging for building sites in WordPress? Welcome! WordPress has a great community, and there are endless resources available to you (both free and paid). You'll be making clients happy in no time. But, first, please: take my advice. I've been where you are. I took some (what seemed … [Read more...] about Get Started in Professional WordPress Design & Development
Coding in the Open
"This won't help anyone else yet. It's not ready." For me, this sentiment is the number one thing standing in my way of being helpful. It occurs to me how odd that thought really is when I get a glimpse of it from the right perspective. Really—if something is helpful for me right now, isn't it … [Read more...] about Coding in the Open
From WP Daily: “How I Got More Involved in the Community in 2012”
I've started writing for WP Daily, a new blog all about WordPress, created by 8Bit. This latest one is all about how I got involved in the WordPress community recently: Here’s what I did to get involved this year, in order. I hope it compels you to give what you can, and not worry about what you … [Read more...] about From WP Daily: “How I Got More Involved in the Community in 2012”
Roll a New MAMP WordPress Install Quickly With This Shell Script
As I outlined in my previous post on my WordPress development process, I've become quite fond of staying in the command line when creating new WordPress installs in MAMP. I decided to combine the most common, repetitive steps of the process into one useful shell script that: Creates a new … [Read more...] about Roll a New MAMP WordPress Install Quickly With This Shell Script
My WordPress Development Process
At several of the WordCamps I attended earlier this year, the topic of individual WordPress development processes seemed to come up often—whether it was in regards to version control, coding standards, or just getting your feet wet as a new dev. As well, folks like Tom McFarlin, who wrote a great … [Read more...] about My WordPress Development Process