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.

Replacing "sidebar" in WordPress

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

Anybody want to test a new widget?

I’m looking for people to test out a new, experimental WordPress widget that allow you to display content in just about any way you want.

Defending King Rat and the GPL

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

Coding the WordPress Loop

A guide on correctly formatting your code and using the proper template tags when coding The Loop for WordPress.

Easy navigation menus in WordPress

How to use the built-in WordPress links manager to create an easy-to-edit navigation menu for your site. Change links straight from your dashboard.