WordPress Plugins

WordPress plugin development tips, ideas, guidelines and best practices.

  • Matty Theme QuickSwitch featured on The Sweet Plugin of the Day

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    One thing I enjoy almost as much as developing with WordPress is reading about WordPress development and the goings-on within the WordPress community. WPCandy, a website I’ve written a few posts for, is my main go-to resource for community news and current happenings within the WordPress community. Ryan, the editor at WPCandy, broadcasts a video…

  • My (updated) WordPress Plugins Toolbox

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    Last year, I wrote about my WordPress plugins toolbox, a series of WordPress plugins I find myself using day in and day out. Since then, the list has grown and developed further to adapt to my varying needs when constructing WordPress-driven projects. Below is an updated list of the plugins I find myself using almost…

  • Javascript and WordPress – The Definitive Guide

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    Using custom JavaScript code in a WordPress theme or plugin is, in many cases, a given. Fortunately, WordPress comes bundled with a selection of popular Javascript libraries (jQuery, Prototype and others) for use with your plugins and themes. Many users, however, simply write the `<script>` tags in the header.php file of their theme or as…

  • Child plugins in WordPress. An idea?

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    I’ve been reading a lot over the past few months about child themes in WordPress and how users have found them to be an invaluable resource when creating WordPress themes. What’s this “child theme” thing? For those unfamiliar with the concept, the way I’d explain it is as follows: A user chooses a WordPress theme…

  • Custom URL rewrites in WordPress – A Getting Started Guide

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    I’ve been tweeting quite a bit recently about custom URL rewrites in WordPress. After a few hours of trial and error, I’ve managed to get my specific custom URL rewrites working. After reading through several tutorials online (the majority of which used the same examples to explain only a portion the information I was looking…

  • WordPress theme features: What would you like to see?

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    I’ve been rolling the idea around in my head for a while now to create a WordPress theme, packed with all the features I find myself repeating on each project, as well as some new, useful features… and maybe a few whacky ones as well. Yesterday, I jotted down a list of features I’d like…