Tag: Open Source

Adding progress bars to your WP-CLI processes.
Learn how to add a progress bar to your WPCLI commands

3 Things More Important than the Programming Languages You Know
Knowing where to get started in software development can be tricky. Here are a few tips I give newcomers looking to make waves.

Local WordPress development with Pressmatic. A Review.
Full disclosure: I was an early beta tester for Pressmatic and was provided a license key for testing purposes. Screenshots and information in this post may change as the software...

Delorean Ipsum generator for WordPress
"The way I see it, if you're gonna build a way to quickly insert placeholder text in your WordPress site, why not do it with some *style?*" A quick plugin...

Testing IP sensitive data on localhost
Recently I’ve been doing some updates to the Fraud Monitor extension for Easy Digital Downloads which helps store owners avoid costly charge-back fees from fraudulent credit card purchases. The most recent...

Why #AllMyMovies wasn’t so “stupid”
What we can learn, as software developers, from the #AllMyMovies Performance Piece by Shia LaBeouf.

WordPress Silence is Golden snippet for Sublime Text 2/3
When I’m writing plugins for WordPress, there are a lot of ‘models’ I follow to help speed up the process and one of my favorites is using snippets in Sublime...

How We Updated 37 Plugins in 4 Days
If you haven’t heard by now, there was a massive day of security releases for several WordPress plugins, and Easy Digital Downloads was no different. We were included in a...

Prevent additional discounts when renewal discounts are applied
Update: This is now a feature that’s built directly into the Software Licensing add-on for Easy Digital Downloads. It can be accessed in Downloads > Settings > Extensions > Software...

Coding In Someone Else’s Kitchen
Recently I was watching an episode of Top Chef, from Season 1. Yep, All the way back. In fact it may have been episode one. Anyway, watch this scene, where...