WP_DEBUG and Beyond

If you've ever had to debug WordPress you have likely come across the WP_DEBUG setting in the wp-config.php file. WordPress offers a few more options as well that can help us with debugging: WP_DEBUG_LOG and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY. WPMU.org does a great write up on all of these options, check it out for more detailed information.

If You Don’t Know the Difference Between font-page.php and home.php Here’s What’ Up

This is something that came up as an issue during my How to Build a WordPress Theme project for Treehouse. I found Chip Bennet had a pretty good explanation on his blog.

Video: How to Customize the WordPress Admin Area

I wrote a while back about how Helen Hou-Sandi was a woman to watch in the WP community. Here's a great example why: http://s0.videopress.com/player.swf?v=1.03

Be Warned of the Sins of WP Theme Development

Gotta love the catchy title on this post from George Stephanis's talk from WordCamp Philly: "The Seven Deadly Theming Sins" http://s0.videopress.com/player.swf?v=1.03 You know it's good cause George works for Automatic 😉

If You’re Using Genesis for WP Read This

I don't personally use Genesis. However, I still think this list of upcoming extra features if pretty great!

Very Very Interesting Article on Adding a Templating Language to WordPress

For the first half of this article, I really disagreed with Jared that WP should have a templating language. My primary reason came from my experience as a teacher helping students learn PHP while customizing WordPress (and vice versa). If WordPress had a templating language it would make it a less ideal environment for web development … Continue reading Very Very Interesting Article on Adding a Templating Language to WordPress →

Trailer for How to Build a WordPress Theme Project at Treehouse

We have had our How to Build a WordPress Theme Project up for a while at Treehouse, but just got the trailer for it on YouTube. Check it out!

Loving the New Academia Theme for WordPress.com

WordPress.com just got a lot more helpful for schools looking to have a great site while still leveraging the benefits of using a .com site instead of self hosting. A lot of schools put huge resources into running their own sites and servers, but for the right schools now, they have a great alternative: The … Continue reading Loving the New Academia Theme for WordPress.com →

Thoughts on the UX of the P2 WordPress Theme

I remember when P2 came out as the internal blog theme that the WordPress.com team used. Now we have a nice WordPress talk the UX of the theme from Michele Mizejewski. http://s0.videopress.com/player.swf?v=1.03

Some Good Tips on Working with Genesis 2.0

The folks at StudioPress [recently released the beta for Genesis 2.0](http://www.studiopress.com/releases/genesis-framework-20-beta-2.htm). If you're working with Genesis and plan on upgrading, you should [check out this article on 11 Essential Resources for 2.0](http://www.studiopress.com/news/genesis-2-0-resources.htm).