Using WPStarter to create a boilerplate I can use as a base for future projects.
How to render ACF Wysiwyg fields correctly
How to filter and format the content of your ACF WYSIWYG fields, and output them correctly on the frontend.
Performance considerations when working with ACF
Take a deep dive into the performance differences when using ACFs helper functions, compared to WordPress native functions.
How to filter the FacetWP Google Maps options
Learn how to filter the arguments passed to FacetWP Google Maps and in this case disable scrollwheel zoom.
Introducing Gulp WP Toolkit
I’ve been using Gulp on WordPress theme builds for a while now. When I started using it, I started simply – I created a Gulpfile.js in my starter theme which contained all of the tasks I needed.
Essential PostCSS Packages
I use Gulp as a build tool to automate a lot of the mundane tasks involved with creating WordPress themes and there are many Gulp packages to take care of everything from generating translation files, to compiling SCSS into CSS. PostCSS packages are JavaScript based, and can be utilised by any build tool (Gulp, Grunt, […]
WordPress Development on Windows
In April 2016, I moved from Mac to Windows as my primary development environment. It was an interesting switch, and one I’m quite happy with – Windows 10 has proven itself to be a robust operating system, and all of my software requirements have been met and often exceeded. Most of my work is WordPress […]
Why I use WordPress and the Genesis Framework
WordPress is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) around and now powers more than 27% of all websites. One of the great things about WordPress – and one of the main reasons why I develop websites using WordPress as a platform – is that even if you aren’t familiar with it, it’s incredibly easy […]