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October 4, 2019

It’s not all bad for WordPress themes – is it?

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how themes, as we know them, are going to be ending, and then went on holiday. I wasn’t expecting such a big …

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September 22, 201913 Comments on The End of WordPress Themes is in Sight

The End of WordPress Themes is in Sight

It’s been a long time coming. I currently earn a living selling WordPress themes. In a couple of years that won’t be the case. I might be earning something from …

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September 13, 20191 Comment on Toolbelt – WordPress Privacy and Speed

Toolbelt – WordPress Privacy and Speed

Over the last couple of weeks I have been building a WordPress plugin called Toolbelt. It’s a collection of helper modules that enhance your WordPress website, and it’s inspired by …

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May 24, 20195 Comments on Why do people use Medium (the online content publisher)?

Why do people use Medium (the online content publisher)?

I’ve tweeted my thoughts on Medium before: I’m not a fan! I work with WordPress but I like competition, and try to be objective, but Medium is not a good …

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April 8, 20197 Comments on WordCamp London 2019

WordCamp London 2019

This weekend I went to WordCamp London. I think it was my 5th WordCamp London and, as always, it was a really interesting weekend. I learnt a lot, and came …

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April 6, 2019

Remove Jetpack Social Links

I recently had a theme customer ask how to get rid of the Google plus link on their social menu. My recent themes use a social menu setup similar to …

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March 20, 20193 Comments on Tada: And now your website is faster!

Tada: And now your website is faster!

This weekend I saw someone link Instant.Page – a small javascript library that prefetches links before you click on them. I’ve seen similar projects before that used Ajax to load the …

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March 16, 2019

The WordPress Block Directory

There has recently been a proposal to introduce a new type of plugin into WordPress. One specifically for editor blocks. I find this an interesting concept, and I can definitely …

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March 1, 2019

Open Source Sustainability

A lot of the internet is powered by open source technology. WordPress being a perfect example. This article looks at the practices behind open source development and considers just how …

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