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WordPress Discussion

It's the little things that matter

It’s the little things that matter

By Justin Tadlock on February 7, 2010

Attention to detail is one of the most valuable things a developer can do to stand out from the crowd.

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Plugin and theme authors should force users to upgrade

Plugin and theme authors should force users to upgrade

By Justin Tadlock on September 22, 2009

By cutting off backwards compatibility, WordPress theme and plugin developers can help keep users’ sites more secure.

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The WordPress theme directory needs an upgrade

The WordPress theme directory needs an upgrade

By Justin Tadlock on April 10, 2009

Should WordPress theme developers be given the same access as plugin developers on the official repository? It’s time for a bit of an upgrade and a little trust.

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What's in store for WordPress themes in 2009?

What’s in store for WordPress themes in 2009?

By Justin Tadlock on March 2, 2009

Wanna know what the future holds for WordPress themes? Ian Stewart asks 15 people to answer that very question.

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Replacing "sidebar" in WordPress

Replacing “sidebar” in WordPress

By Justin Tadlock on February 14, 2009

We need to come up with standard terminology for naming widget-ready areas in WordPress as opposed to calling everything a sidebar.

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The slippery slope dilemma: How much control should users have?

The slippery slope dilemma: How much control should users have?

By Justin Tadlock on February 9, 2009

How much control should theme designers give end users over the design of the WordPress theme from the theme settings page?

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Discussion | 47 Responses

Defending King Rat and the GPL

Defending King Rat and the GPL

By Justin Tadlock on January 26, 2009

Yet another GPL argument. I may as well jump into this one and make a few statements about plugins on WordPress.org.

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Some thoughts on the WordPress community, themes, and the GPL

Some thoughts on the WordPress community, themes, and the GPL

By Justin Tadlock on December 18, 2008

I’m going completely open source with my WordPress themes and theme club. The GPL may just be the best way to work within the WP framework.

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Using bookmarks more effectively

Using bookmarks more effectively

By Justin Tadlock on December 18, 2008

Links lists and blogrolls have long ago died. We should start thinking creatively about how we could use bookmarks in WordPress more effectively.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Discussion | 20 Responses

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