Web Design
Three Articles For GoDaddy
Writing articles on my personal blog and Sideways8’s blog has always been fun. I’ve been in this industry for 20 years, I should have some knowledge that is worth sharing, right?!? The industry has changed dramatically over the years. No longer does anyone use frames in pages, the blink tag is deprecated and Netscape is…
Read MoreWhat is Namespacing?
Namespacing is something that’s been around in many other languages for quite awhile. In PHP, it was introduced at version 5.3. In PHP, they are designed to solve two problems: Name collisions between code you create, and internal PHP calsses/functions/constants or third-party classes/functions/constants. Ability to alias (or shorten) Extra_Long_names designed to alleviate the first problem,…
Read MoreAnother Browser called Opera Neon
In 2000, I was using Windows 98 and ran Netscape, IE, Mozilla and probably a few other obscure browsers. As a web developer, I had to see what it all looked like on all browsers. Here I am in 2017, and a new browser came around, but it immediately reminded of the glory days of…
Read MoreThree Things for WordPress in 2017
I recently did a talk at the Marietta WordPress Meetup that I co-lead concerning the state of WordPress in 2017. This is heavily based on news topics from sites I regularly visit and things gleaned from the “State of the Word” by Matt Mullenweg (leader of WordPress). There are 3 things that are priority for…
Read MorePrint designer's terms converted to Web terms
Over my 20 years of web development/design, I have run into a lot of terms that only print designers use. I was lucky enough to work at a really cool design shop where I picked up a few terms that “new” developers might not know but clients or designers use often. One thing that frustrates…
Read MoreCustom WordPress Plugin Development
If you have been ever needed a plugin to do any type of integration, Twitter, Facebook, something else more unique, you can spend a lot of time trying to find a plugin that fits your needs. I’ve done that a ton of time doing that personally, and many time I think, “Wow, I could have…
Read MoreOpen Source and WordPress
I’ve been thinking a lot when it comes to Open Source concerning WordPress themes and plugins. It is quite a confusing topic. Let’s first define Open Source: From Wikipedia: Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change,…
Read MoreWordPress Multitenancy in Action
WordPress platforms aren’t what we normally do when we partner with 48in48.org to build 48 websites in 48 hours for 48 non-profits, we build systems. Specifically, we build a WordPress multitenancy system. What is a WordPress multitenancy setup? Well, first let’s ask what is multitenancy… Wikipedia has this defined as: The term “software multitenancy” refers to a…
Read More2017: A More Secure Year
Over the years I have seen a ton of technology come and go. Remember RealAudio? Shockwave? The web is a morphing blob of hacks. I know that sounds crazy, but the HTTP protocol wasn’t even developed originally to allow someone to upload files, but what we have done to make it work is fascinating. Take…
Read MoreContact Form 7, Gravity Forms vs Ninja Forms
When I started off with WordPress in 2008 the only plugin was Contact Form 7. Now, just like every type of plugin, there are many from which to choose. Some of the options seem to be a fly-by-night operation, but some have been around a while and don’t seem to be going anywhere. I’ll be…
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