10 Pros, But Are They Forced? WordPress as an Application Framework

Definitely starting to see more articles and discussions out there on WP as an application framework or foundation. Here's a top 10 list from Gabriel Koen on some things WP brings to the table as a framework. I'm curious as this talk grows more and more what may come or shift or replace WP_Cache for … Continue reading 10 Pros, But Are They Forced? WordPress as an Application Framework →

Cool Video of the .Ultimatum WordPress Design Suite Plugin

Since hearing Brett Bumeter speak at WordCamp Raleigh on the topic, I have a regained interest in drag and drop theme builders. Here is a pretty nerdy/fun video demo of the Ultimatum WordPress theme, which offers a full suite of options.

Tom McFarlin on Mastering WordPress.. He Would Know

Thanks to Tom for posting up this article in response to questions about how to go about mastering WordPress and how long is should take. Short answer, he applauds the effort and warns it will take years. He also gives some tips on where to learn and what to look out for. PS - If … Continue reading Tom McFarlin on Mastering WordPress.. He Would Know →

Interesting Video Comparing WordPress to Other Education Platforms

As someone who worked for Blackboard for a year and has used a number of different LMS at the middle, high school, college, and University level, I liked watching this video from Maria Erb on the topic. In my opinion, using WordPress and Sensei from WooThemes, you can create a a pretty great LMS replacement.

AppPresser… Interesting

A while back I watched a WP show with the creator of AppPresser as a guest. From there I checked out his site and it looks nice. There are a number of other options out there for creating iOS apps via WordPress, but I'm intrigued to see how this one works out, it looks a … Continue reading AppPresser… Interesting →

Great Write Up on Pros and Cons of Learning WordPress Online

As someone who teaches WordPress online, I have a lot of interest in this topic of how online learning for web design. Check out this article on the topic at ManageWP.org and then if you vote for learning online, sign up at Treehouse to Learn WordPress!!!

WiziApp Helps Convert WP Sites into Apps

I haven't ever used WiziApp, but more and more options are coming out for building web apps via WordPress. Our friends at WP Beginner have a pretty good review of WiziApp.

Why and How to Optimized Your WordPress Database

Thanks to Sourav Kundu and WPExplorer for this article on optimizing your WordPress database. It's not too often that you need to do this, although this article does explain what builds up in the database that needs optimization.

Slides From WordCamp Raleigh – Learn Web Design Via WordPress

The other week I had the great privilege of speaking at WordCamp Raleigh 2013. Here are my slides from the talk https://speakerdeck.com/zgordon/learn-web-design-via-wordpress

If For Some Reason Need to Hand Code Custom Fields, Here’s How

It's been a while since I've had to hand code custom fields. The one exception is when building plugins. If you find yourself in a position where you need to hand code fields, there is a good blog post on it from Dave Clements over on WPExplorer. He references a really helpful script for creating custom … Continue reading If For Some Reason Need to Hand Code Custom Fields, Here’s How →