Don’t Forget about WordCamp Europe Starting Tomorrow
Don’t Forget about WordCamp Europe Starting Tomorrow →It being the year of COVID (to say nothing of America’s very recent relearning of its persistent “race” problems) means that WordCamp Europe—now...
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More than you need to know about WP’s Database
More than you need to know about WP’s Database →I really love this little tour from Iain Poulson at Delicious Brains about the WordPress database. There isn’t a lot in this that I didn’t know or...
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Install Google Analytics in WordPress with Google Site Kit
Google Analytics is by far the most popular site-analytics system in the world. This fact has many causes, but one unarguable one is that it helps that Google Analytics is free. With or without that as...
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Come to (Virtual) WordCamp Denver!
Come to (Virtual) WordCamp Denver! →In just about two weeks (depending on when you read this ) the WordCamp that I (David) have been helping to organize for a few years—I actually forget if I helped in...
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“Hello, World!” in 30 (Programming) Languages
“Hello, World!” in 30 (Programming) Languages →I know that this is a WordPress-focused site. But I also know that programming is as central to WordPress as writing. So I thought I’d share this fun...
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How to Migrate your Site with All-in-One WP Migration
Migrating WordPress sites is a common and annoying task. Whether that’s between two different remote web servers, between a development server and production, or from production to local, there are...
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How to Include JavaScript Files on Your WordPress Site with wp_enqueue_script()
Want to know how to include a JavaScript file onto your WordPress site? In this Quick Quide we use an awesome WordPress function called wp_enqueue_script() that is the correct way to include JavaScript...
View ArticleCreating a WordPress Widget to Show a Random Post
Making a widget to show a random post uses two underlying concepts you need to get familiar with to be good at WordPress development: making use of WP_Query objects, and making widgets. If you’ve not...
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Good (Free) Video Tutorial on Making Gutenberg Blocks
Good (Free) Video Tutorial on Making Gutenberg Blocks →More than a few weeks ago now, my friend Jeremy Green talked at the Fort Collins WordPress Meetup about how to make Gutenberg blocks. One of the...
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WP Engine vs WordPress: What’s the difference?
Long-time WPShout readers—seasoned in the world of WordPress—may want to skip this one. But for those new to the world of WordPress, I was interested and cheered to get assigned a fun explainer out to...
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A Great Comparison of Local-Development WordPress Options
A Great Comparison of Local-Development WordPress Options →I really really appreciate this rundown of the major options for setting up a local WordPress development (which is to say—on your own...
View ArticleHow to Install WP-CLI
This text and video Quick Guide covers how to install WP-CLI, the WordPress command line interface. What WP-CLI Is and Why to Install WP-CLI First off, WP-CLI is a command line utility. We’ve written a...
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Understanding is_singular() in WordPress Templates
This text and video Quick Guide explains how to use is_singular(), one of the more useful WordPress template tags. We also explain the difference between the is_singular() conditional tag, and the two...
View ArticleHow to Send a WordPress Password Reset Email
In this Quick Guide, we’ll help you get a WordPress password reset email. With that email from your WordPress site, you should be able to recover your WordPress password. If you’re unable to log into a...
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How to Create a Custom Taxonomy in WordPress with Pods
In this text and video Quick Guide, we’ll explain how to register custom taxonomies using the Pods plugin. Using Pods to create custom taxonomies is easy, and doesn’t require writing any PHP code of...
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Pass Data to Template Files in WordPress 5.5+
Pass Data to Template Files in WordPress 5.5+ →I’m a sucker for small useful programmer features. While most of the WordPress peeps are chockablock with opinions on Gutenberg blocks vs PAGE BUILDER OF...
View ArticleAmazing Weekly Web Dev Link-Collection, August 21 Edition
Amazing Weekly Web Dev Link-Collection, August 21 Edition →Over on her blog at Lireo Designs, Deborah Edwards-Onoro has been collecting an amazing array of great content about web design and...
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Set Your WordPress Typography with Easy Google Fonts
Today I want to show off one of our favorite plugins here at WPShout. It’s all about making your site look great by giving you the right font, or if you’re fancy “typeface.” (I say that somewhat...
View ArticleA Fun Gravatar Alternative in Pixel Avatars
A Fun Gravatar Alternative in Pixel Avatars →Ben Gillbanks has been a minor celebrity in my internet world for over a decade at this point. Even back in the 9rules days (if you knew what that was...
View ArticleHow to Schedule Post and Page Updates in WordPress
In this text and video Quick Guide, we’ll cover how to schedule a post update or a page update, so that your scheduled post revision is automatically set to go live at a particular time. Why You’d Want...
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