Install and upgrade functions for plugins and themes
How developers can build install and upgrade routines into their theme and plugin projects with ease.
I am Justin Tadlock.
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.
DevPress just launched a new photoblogging and social networking theme called Visual. The theme was built off the awesome Hybrid Core theme framework.
Custom background fix for theme developers
How to prevent a theme’s background image from overwriting the user-selected background color.
Adding contextual help to plugin and theme admin pages
A tutorial on how plugin and theme developers can add contextual help to their plugin and theme admin pages in WordPress.
Members plugin beta testing
The Members WordPress plugin is ready for beta testing and needs plenty of testing to help get version 0.2 released.
Nettuts+ added Pro WP Plugin Development to their list of approved Web development books. It’s awesome to see the book alongside many other great development books.
The coolest thing since the WordPress plugin API was invented: Custom Post Type Code Generator.
Pro WP Plugin Development is now officially on the the WordPress.org books page. Thanks to Matt and Otto for making this happen.
Matt Varone posted a nice review on his blog of Pro WP Plugin Development. Check it out!
Dealing with shortcode madness
How theme developers are hurting the WordPress community by bundling shortcodes that replace basic HTML.