A utility plugin is anything that modifies functionality in a WordPress site that: Whenever you are working on a client site and need to modify a little functionality, turn it…

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This week, I’m going to walk you through setting up a set of coding standards so you can maintain consistency in your WordPress plugin codebase. One of the best ways…

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It’s Thursday afternoon and you’re working through your checklist trying to get a new version of the plugin done before you need to head out for a long weekend. Just…

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At some point in creating your plugin, you’ve probably run into situations when you feel like you’re writing dirty or “bad” code. This is totally normal and a part of…

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In this issue, I’m going to walk through how to structure the main plugin file for a modern WordPress plugin. When I say modern, I mean a plugin that utilizes…

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At the core of WordPress plugin development and maintenance, whether open source or commercial, is the ability to catalog a list of versions over time. Each entry in this catalog…

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In this issue, I’m going to walk through a primer about autoloading within WordPress plugins. Especially since it is a concept that will hopefully be included with WordPress soon. When…

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Late in 2023, ​Matt Mullenweg announced a new initiative for 2024​ that he’s calling “Data Liberation”. If you look anywhere across the WordPress community, I’m sure you’ve seen or heard…

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In this issue, I’m going to walk through how to add your plugin’s information to the Site Health section of WordPress When users send in support requests, the site health…

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This week, I’m going to walk through how you can configure your WordPress plugin’s GitHub repository. Hosting open source code on GitHub is great because it is an established platform…

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