I gave this talk at the Boston WordPress meetup about debugging in WordPress. It’s meant to be an introduction for non-programmers to help decipher and solve issues or errors in…
WordPress Debugging 101
Ready! Filter! Action!
This talk given at WordCamp Boston 2016 on July 23, 2016. One of the most powerful (and proper) ways to modify WordPress core, themes, or plugins is through the use of action and filter hooks. Come learn what these hooks are, how to find them, and how to use them effectively to alter the default behavior of WordPress core, themes, and plugins to make them do our bidding.
Using CSS to update your WordPress website
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a language used to control the look and feel of your website. This powerful tool controls the spacing, coloring, fonts, and decorative elements (such as…
Basics of Building a Gutenberg Block
The future is Gutenberg and it is coming! Will you be ready? Gutenberg is a whole new editing experience for WordPress. If you are a WordPress developer you will not want to miss this talk where we will dive into the world of building your own Guten Blocks.
Securing your Website with SSL
Securing your website with SSL allows information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, and login credentials exchanged with a website to be transmitted securely. And in the age…
Best Practices for Security & Backups in WordPress
Security and Backups go hand in hand in keeping your WordPress site safe and secure. They are both required for every WordPress site these days.
“Code is Poetry” Rap
Matt Mullenweg invited me to read my poem “Code is Poetry” at the annual State of the Word 2017 in Nashville, TN. Full text of the poem is below the…
The Way to Theme Enlightenment
Slides from my talk entitled “The Way to Theme Enlightenment” Stepping into theme development can be daunting. Sure anyone with a little PHP skill and a basic understanding of the…
Level Up! Taking your WordPress Code up a Notch
Below are the slides for my talk entitled “Level Up! Taking your WordPress Code up a Notch” given at Boston WordCamp 2017. You can also access the slides directly.