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 …
Author: Ben
Ben is a lifelong Nintendo fan who likes to build websites, and make video games. He buys way too much Lego.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …