WP Asset Manager
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WP Asset Manager (wp-asset-manager) is a WordPress plugin that deactivates individual or all WP plugin styles and scripts per page to decrease load time.
Integrating WordPress and Magento to build an ecommerce website
I just finished building my first WordPress/Magento hybrid for a client in The Tomorrow Lab as discussed in my blog post.
A common set of EM breakpoints
A handy guide for using em breakpoints rather that pixels.
WordPress MySQL Search And Replace Via PhpMyAdmin
Below is a great MySQL query to do a table wide search and replace.
WordPress Checklist
Ive been developing WordPress sites for 6 years and like a lot of developers I have had some good and bad experiences with the CMS.
WordPress Checklist – WP Functions
Key Points
Always ALWAYS ALWAYS leave comments in your code
Before writing a function you should have an understanding of what you want to return.
WordPress Checklist – Custom Plugins
How to create a plugin
Creating a plugin can be daunting but before you proceed ask yourself the following questions:
Do I need a plugin?
Can it be solved with a function in your themes functions.
WordPress Checklist – Third Party Plugins
Below are a list of recommended plugins that I feel should be compulsory for any website.
WordPress Checklist – Custom Post Types
Custom Post Types are really easy to create through the functions.
WordPress Checklist – Custom Themes
Custom themes
Never customise default WordPress themes
You should never use the default WordPress themes as a boilerplate to new client sites as:
There are files and functions that you will not need, keep your theme clean and robust.