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Some of us are designers, some of us developers: we are all creators. The venn diagram overlaps more than we think. Let us explore these roles, WordPress, and how we can stretch ourselves to create amazing beautiful sites outside and … Continue reading Designer vs Developer – Creators in the WordPress →

Image manipulation in WordPress was an alchemy of mixing GD functions and WordPress functions together to (hopefully) turn out the desired result. Now, as of WordPress 3.5, GD is abstracted out, and a new class, WP_Image_Editor, allows easy manipulation of … Continue reading Image Manipulation in WordPress 3.5 →

A look at how Git saved a developer’s life more than once. Learn how and why taking the time to develop your themes and plugins with source control will increase productivity and probably make you more money at the same … Continue reading Adding Source Control to Your Code and Life →

We will show several of the most common vulnerabilities found in plugins and themes. We will exploit these vulnerabilities live and then show how they can be prevented with correct coding.

“Ever wonder what process WordPress undertakes when someone visits your site? Or how it translates that nice permalink to the database query that ultimately delivers the content your visitors requested? Or what it takes to load the appropriate template from … Continue reading From URL to Query →

I want people to walk away from my session with a much deeper understanding of how actions & filters work in WordPress core. I will cover some of the lesser-known but extremely useful hooks, such as template_redirect. I also want … Continue reading Advanced Actions and Filters →