I am also a writer. A front-end developer. A gardener. A small-town Alabama kid just trying to figure out whatever it is that that folks are supposed to figure out on this journey. Welcome to my little home on the web.
I just added featured image support to forums in the new forum plugin I’m building. Loads of other improvements have worked their way in, but it’s nice to be able to spruce the page up a bit with images. … Continue reading →
I’ll be doing a live AMA (Ask Me Anything) on WPChat later today at 7 p.m. EST (UTC -05:00). That’s when the main event happens. However, it will be kept open for another 24-36 hours for people from different time zones. You can read more about it on the WPChat Thread.
The above is a quick screenshot of the user directory for the forum plugin I’m building. Each column item is clickable so that you can drill down even more. … Continue reading →
 As I promised, I plan to keep you all updated with some eye candy for the new forum plugin. This is the manage topics/threads screen in the admin. … Continue reading →
 This is just a quick preview of the forum plugin I’m working on. I thought it was about time to start sharing what I’ve been up to over the last couple of months. … Continue reading →
Yesterday, WPMU DEV published an article on WordPress theme frameworks, calling it the ultimate guide to choosing one. I was happy to find that my own Hybrid Core Framework was listed among some great projects. It even garnered some nice scores in the rankings (overall score of 4/5 stars). It’s … Continue reading →
In the past week, an interesting discussion has started on how best to handle stylesheets in child themes. The discussion has centered around the best method for loading a parent theme stylesheet via a child theme. Morten Rand-Hendriksen kicked off the discussion in his post Challenges with the new method … Continue reading →
“When are you going to write some new WordPress tutorials?” people ask. I’ve been getting emails off and on this year about why I haven’t blogged as much. Generally, when I haven’t blogged in a while, it’s because I get a bit burnt out or am working too much on … Continue reading →
Because of a Twitter conversation this morning, I had a hankering for some good ol’ Southern biscuits. And, like everyone knows, no one does it better than Granny (a common name for Southern grandmas). I told Granny if she’d make some, I’d eat breakfast with her. What made this even … Continue reading →
There has been some talk recently of setting some standards for custom post types in the WordPress community. Actually, this has been an ongoing discussion for a few years. I think I’ve made it clear that I’m a fan of this idea. So, I wanted to present my take on … Continue reading →