Tag: PHP
Removing another plugins hooks
The Problem Recently, I was working on a support thread where the user was attempting to override the default functionality of Easy Digital Downloads by using the remove_action() function. This...
Plugin: WP e-Commerce Status Board
A while back I wrote about integrating WordPress plugins with Panic’s Status Board iPad App, and while the plugin has been soft launched for about a month while I listen...
New Features and the Tyranny of the Default
It’s happened to all of us at some point or another. We see the shiny ‘Update’ button on our WordPress dashboard, phone, or other platform with excitement and can’t wait...
The benefits of WordPress actions and filters
As a WordPress plugin developer, the 3 most important things I put in my code are: Translatable Text (__, _e, _n, etc) apply_filters do_action Why are those the most important,...
Why cleanly formatted code matters
Being that I work in the software development industry and also work on open source projects, it’s needless to say I’ve seen my fair share of ugly code. I’m not just talking...
My Perspective on Debugging
So earlier tonight I was doing some work for a client and fired off a Tweet in frustration. I’ve embedded it below for easy of use: If I can't use...
5 Things I've Learned About Writing Flexible Plugins
This year I had the opportunity to travel to WordCamp San Francisco where I saw a myriad of great speakers and met a ton of great WordPress developers, users, and...
Why Building Plugins for Others can be Hard
For those who don’t know, I’ve been developing WordPress plugins for about 5 years. While it started out as some random small time stuff, it’s recently increased in scale with...
Ubuntu sendmail delays with PHP mail()
I was working on a project recently and was trying to send an email via my PHP script using the mail() command when it would appear that my site would...