Rethinking how news themes work
Using a custom taxonomy rather than a theme settings page to handle the front page for WordPress news themes.
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.
Business as Usual
Look out there. Millions and millions of stars. Millions upon millions of worlds. And right now, half of them are fanatically dedicated to destroying the other half. Now, do you think, if one of those twinkling little lights suddenly went out, anybody would notice? Suppose I offered you 10 million … Continue reading →
WordPress theme function files
How to properly create a clean and organized WordPress theme functions.php file.
My college football bowl picks
Blood. Sweat. Tears. And Glory. My picks for the NCAA college football bowl games.
How to load files within WordPress themes
How to appropriately load functions files and theme templates within WordPress themes.
Sidebars in WordPress
How to properly register, load, and use dynamic sidebars and sidebar templates in WordPress themes.
Theme-supported features
How to use the theme support functionality to support WordPress features and build custom features within themes.
Development stylesheets for theme developers
How theme developers can use heavy stylesheets in development but provide lightweight stylesheets in the publicly-released themes.
Post view count extension for plugin and themes
A post-view counter that plugin and theme developers can integrate into their plugins and themes and build on top of.
Announcing DevPress
My team, DevPress, launched a new site featuring awesome WordPress themes, plugins, and tutorials.