Posts about php
How to work around PHP’s deprecation of dynamic class properties without refactoring your whole codebase.
Easier Block Patterns using Template Parts
Published in
Using register_block_pattern in WordPress can be a pain, as you need to manipulate the HTML in your code. Here’s a much less tiresome solution.
Explaining how to use WordPress hooks, and how to fine-tune them to improve legibility and code efficiency.
The user experience nicety of a legible date string.
I provide a free public Github repository containing example code for starting work on a WordPress plugin, which uses PHP namespaces.
There are many copy-and-paste examples of how to write your own functions and apply them through WordPress’ hooks and actions. But with a little simple knowledge of PHP’s namespace syntax, developers who regularly work on WordPress projects can make their lives a lot easier, whilst making their code much more robust, portable and secure. The first thing to…
New programming techniques in my daily workflow
Published in
While my main hobby in my private life is photography, I earn my living through programming websites. Since moving to !frappant back in April last year – has it really been a year already?! – I’ve been striving to learn as many new techniques as possible. It’s been a particular goal to get out of…
coll8 Social Media Streaming
Published in
coll8, named as an abbreviation of the English word “collate”, allows users of the WordPress publishing software to provide website visitors with a page which collates all of their social media streams into one place: from Twitter and Flickr to Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube and Google Reader.
