Frequently, I am asked how to program websites by teenage students, photographers looking to setup, and those wanting to try something new and unique. This is beyond the basics of HTML that anyone could do on their own and more directed at PHP, JavaScript, and even C++. Short of teaching them myself, all I could is point them to self teaching books, one of the worst ways to learn programming.
Easy Site-Wide Markup Validation
Validating an entire website could take a few hours by using the offical W3C validator, since you can only submit one URL at a time.
Now with W3Clove, you can validate your entire site at once (limited to 100 URLs per website)!
WordPress Widget & Plugin Boilerplates
If you’re thinking about building a WordPress Widget or Plugin, you want to make sure you take the right approach. The world already has plenty of poorly coded widgets and plugins, there’s no reason to continue contributing anymore bad code into the WordPress community.
I have seen so many good plugin and widget ideas that failed at execution or broke too easily. Having a solid foundation and following a proven outline can make a huge difference.
When Tom McFarlin, co-founder of 8BIT, announced he was organizing a widget and plugin boilerplate, I was pretty excited.
Apache Index Gets Pretty
Now this is how everyone should be browsing directories on Apache servers.
With h5ai, you can browse your Apache index in a modern style, along with different display options, and a breadcrumb and a tree overview.
Speed-Up WordPress Installs with WP Install Profiles
Whenever I’m building a new WordPress site, there are a number of plugins that I always use, so the first phase of any web build is identical.
Here is a great plugin to speed-up the process of developing new WordPress websites by creating plugin profiles.
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30% Off Developer Theme
If you’re a developer, you’re probably wondering why you would bother with a premium WordPress theme.
You’re a developer.
Why not develop your own?