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WP Creative offers premium WordPress development services in Melbourne, renowned for delivering custom-tailored, high-performing websites that elevate businesses' digital presence. With a team of highly skilled developers, WP Creative specializes in building user-friendly, fully responsive websites that are optimized for speed, security, and SEO. Their comprehensive services include custom theme development, plugin integration, eCommerce solutions, and seamless migration, catering to busines ...
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In which I discuss what it looks like to be a backend developer in the WordPress economy. Early episodes include question and answers where later episodes will be audio versions of my blog posts (along with some additional commentary or bonus episodes).
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WPwatercooler: Dev Branch - Monthly WordPress Web Development Talk Show
Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper
WordPress from Install to launch. WPwatercooler's Dev Branch is a live video and audio roundtable discussion from WordPress Web Development professionals from around the industry who offer tips, best practices, and lively debate on how to put the content management system to use. DevBranch is part of the WPwatercooler Network - WPwatercooler, The WordPress Marketing Show, Dev Branch Hosted by WordPress developer Jason Tucker, the weekly panel includes the following WP experts as well as over ...
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WP Creative offers premium WordPress development services in Melbourne, renowned for delivering custom-tailored, high-performing websites that elevate businesses' digital presence. With a team of highly skilled developers, WP Creative specializes in building user-friendly, fully responsive websites that are optimized for speed, security, and SEO. T…
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On this episode of WPwatercooler titled “Lies, Damned Lies, and Analytics,” the discussion revolves around the complexities and alternatives to using web analytics tools for website management. The hosts, Jason Tucker and Jason Cosper, delve into the fallout from changes to Jetpack stats, prompting users to consider paying for previously free servi…
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This month on Dev Branch we will be discussing our approach to spring cleaning, digitally. We explore the world of digital spring cleaning to consolidate and secure digital assets for improved WordPress site management. Dive into the benefits of domain and hosting consolidation, SSL certificate management tools, and the efficient monitoring capabil…
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This week on WPwatercooler’s Dev Branch, we’re diving into a hot topic that’s buzzing in the WordPress community: GPTs and their role in programming for WordPress. It’s not just about what these powerful tools can do; it’s about how we, as developers and creators, use them. Should we lean on GPTs to craft code for our plugins and themes? And when t…
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EP476 – Free as in Piracy
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On this episode of WPwatercooler Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper, and guest Mika Epstein delve into the complex world of software piracy within the WordPress ecosystem. The discussion begins with an introduction of the hosts and quickly moves into the nuances of what constitutes software piracy, how it impacts the WordPress community, and the m…
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On this episode of Dev Branch, titled "Zip It: How Devs Gatekeep the Internet," Jason Tucker, Jason Cosper, and Sé Reed delve into the complex issues surrounding development practices, including the unintended consequences of updates and the broader implications of developer decisions on the WordPress community. They discuss a recent bug in WordPre…
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On this episode of Dev Branch, titled “EP33 – Our 2024 Predictions,” the panel, including Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper, delve into their predictions and expectations for WordPress in 2024. The discussion kicks off with a focus on WordPress’s development and the potential improvements and changes anticipated in the upcoming year. They exp…
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EP32 – WP Playground’s Plugin Problem
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This month on Dev Branch, we delve into the intricacies of the WordPress Plugin Directory with a keen focus on its newly rolled out feature, Live Preview. The addition of the Playground feature marks an innovative shift in user experience, granting potential users the capability to test a plugin in a live WordPress environment before integrating it…
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In this engaging episode of WPwatercooler titled “Playing the Fields API,” hosts Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper sit down with returning guest Scott Kingsley Clark. No stranger to the show, Scott previously joined us in February for “EP443 – WordPress Fields API with Scott Kingsley Clark” and even before that in “EP398 – Gutenberg Blocks an…
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In the upcoming episode of Dev Branch, titled “Block and Awesome”, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper, and special guest Jos Velasco. Join us as we delve into the transition from traditional themes and shortcodes towards the innovative world of Full Site Editing (FSE) and blocks within WordPress. Discover the challenges, benefits, and key strategies in embracin…
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The era of PHP5 support is coming to an end, marking a new phase in WordPress development. We’ll discuss how this shift from PHP5 to a minimum PHP7 support will impact both the end-users and the WordPress ecosystem at large. The episode will include the implications for those still using PHP5, and the benefits of the change, including reduced memor…
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This week on WPwatercooler’s Dev Branch the crew will be discussing WordPress Plugin development and the process involved in doing so. Coding, testing, submitting, approval, and ultimately being used on WordPress websites. Jason Cosper recently worked on two WordPress plugins we’ll follow up with the progress he’s done on those. https://github.com/…
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In this episode of WPwatercooler’s Dev Branch, we’ll be joined by Robert Rowley, a Security Expert, to discuss a critical aspect of building sites with WordPress — plugins. Specifically, we’ll delve into the topic of abandoned plugins and the risks that they can pose to website security. We will spend some time exploring what happens to WordPress p…
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This week on WPwatercooler we'll be discussing some different ways to WordPress with generating a static website with WordPress and using SQLite database integration. Links https://elementor.com/help/requirements/ https://ipfs.tech https://caniuse.com/?search=marquee https://caniuse.com/?search=blink https://wp2static.com/ https://wordpress.org/plu…
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This week, we will delve into the world of WordPress and explore new ways of approaching problems and maintenance through the lens of the beginner's mind. Discover how embracing a Zen-like approach can help you tackle complex WordPress issues and find innovative solutions. Tune in now to learn how to cultivate a beginner's mindset and approach Word…
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On this episode, Jason Tucker and Jason Cosper discuss the building blocks of Mastodon and how to connect a WordPress website to Mastodon. Jason Cosper talked about Mastodon at the WPNYC Meetup and discussed running a Mastodon server and the plugins needed to interact with Mastodon and the Fediverse at large with WordPress using ActivityPub and a f…
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This month on Dev Branch we’ll be discussing Test Driven Development with Steve Grunwell Confidently Testing WordPress The Five Types of Test Doubles & How to Create Them in PHPUnit PEST Behat Confidently Testing WordPress Steve Grunwell: Confidently Testing WordPress Panel: Jason Cosper, Jason Tucker, Steve Grunwell…
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This month on Dev Branch we’ll be discussing the removal of the Active Install Growth Data chart for plugins. There has been much discussion about this data in the plugin details and why was it removed. We’ll be joined by John James Jacoby and Matt Cromwell who have been discussing this at length. https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-plugin-developer…
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This week on WPwatercooler’s Dev Branch we have Courtney Robertson joining us to talk about the future of Post Formats in the Full Site Editor future of WordPress. Is there room for Post Formats? Jason Cosper is a fan of them, he hopes so! Courtney is a WordPress Training Team/Learn co-representative and a web design and developer advocate with GoD…
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Continuing our series on WordPress Blocks & FSE we have Carolina Nymark of fullsiteediting.com who will be speaking with us on Full Site Editing what developers can do to get into using it on their sites and what changes we should expect in the upcoming release. fullsiteediting.com What is Bikeshedding Gutenberg Times Roadmap to 6.1 WordPress 6.1 t…
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This month on Dev Branch we will be discussing managing media in WordPress. We primarily stuck to WP Offload Media and touched on S3 buckets as well as CDN. https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-offload-media https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-offload-media/doc/how-to-change-storage-provider/ https://wpengine.com/support/configuring-largefs-store-transfer-unl…
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This month on Dev Branch we will be discussing Performance Lab a plugin that is a collection of modules focused on enhancing performance for a WordPress website. Options go where options go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebP https://wordpress.org/plugins/performance-lab/ Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Sé Reed – sere…
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This week on Dev Branch we’ll be discussing the WordPress database schema and how things are stored in it. From serialized arrays to json objects we’ll share with you the schema and the way in which the data is stored in it. Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com Are You Looking For Brand Aware…
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This month on the Dev Branch we’re going to be talking with Robert Rowley of Patch Stack about Dependency Confusion and what WordPress developers need to know to secure their sites and what’s to think about when building plugins. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/29/introducing-update-uri-plugin-header-in-wordpress-5-8/ https://wpscan.com/vul…
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The rest of this stuff is a list of advice from what I know now I would tell myself (or someone else just entering the industry) if I were just getting started.
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Weaknesses aren't always languages or areas of a stack that you don't know. They can areas in which you do know but could be stronger or areas in which you can't control, like time.
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If you're going to write about WordPress, determine about which you primarily want to write. Is going to be less subjective material more opinionated material? You get to pick the game you want to play. But when you do that, know the rules, play by them, and be careful what you write.
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This month on Dev Branch we're talking with skilled WordPress developer John Pollock about WordPress Plugin boilerplate. What it is, how to use it and what are the alternatives? https://wpwatercooler.com/devbranch/ep15-wordpress-plugin-boilerplate/ Links https://github.com/ZeekInteractive/wingspan https://packagist.org/packages/zeek/wp-utils https:…
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Despite the fact there are more resources that ever for learning how to accomplish what it is you want to accomplish within WordPress, it’s less common to find someone who is facing the same problem under the same constraints with the same voice you have. Write about your work. Include the problems you’re solving, and the thought process that’s goi…
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Finding your niche can be tough and you shouldn't expect it to happen quickly. So this raises the following question: Where to start with WordPress Development?
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What advice would I give to those who are new to the WordPress economy what advice would I give my former self?
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This month on Dev Branch we’re discussing developing the content to develop WordPress developers with Hauwa Abashiya and Courtney Engle Robertson. Who can Learn help? – Make WordPress Training https://make.wordpress.org/training/2021/08/08/who-can-learn-help/ PROPOSAL – Learner Achievements on Profiles https://make.wordpress.org/training/2021/08/10…
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This month on Dev Branch we’re going to be discussing just how important it is to test your code on WordPress beta’s and RCs. Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com Project Panorama is a visual project management platform for WordPress that keeps clients happy and eliminates the he…
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This week on Dev Branch we continue our discuss the Full Site Editor and what it means to web developers using version control. WPMerge.io-WP DB Merging, made easy. wpsitesync.com Page Builder Cloud | The de facto Page Saver for Page Builders PublishPress provides publishing plugins for WordPress Revisionize – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org ACF E…
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On this episode of Dev Branch we’re discussing how to hire a WordPress developer but really we’re focusing on how to be an awesome client. Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Steve Zehngut @zengy Jason Cosper @boogah Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com The Events Calendar is the num…
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This week on the show we’re discussing managing 3rd party plugin updates on your WordPress project. Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Steve Zehngut @zengy Sé Reed @sereedmedia Jason Cosper @boogah Check Out Bridget’s New Book “Keys To Being Social: Being Real In A Virtual World” Kindle – https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Paperback – https://amzn.to/2H4lqvl Sho…
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This week on the show we're discussing the life of a freelance WordPress Developer. Panel: Jason Tucker @jasontucker Sé Reed @sereedmedia Russell Aaron @enqueue_russ Jason Cosper @boogah Sponsor: Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.comDi Jason Tucker, Steve Zehngut, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper
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This week on the show we’re talking about site performance and site speed! Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com #devbranch…
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This week on the show we’re discussing WPGraphQL with WordPress Panel: Jacob Arriola, Jason Bahl, Jason Cosper, Jason Tucker, Russell Aaron, Steve Zehngut WPGraphQL.com wp-graphql/wp-graphql:GraphQL API for WordPress #1124-Add WPGraphQL Extensions to the docs by jasonbahl Block API:Server-side awareness of block types·Issue #2751 wp-graphql/wp-grap…
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In this episode of Dev Branch we discuss the many options that we have as developers wanting to develop locally. There are many options some of which roll your own but there are plenty that is purpose-built. We'll be exploring these options today on the show. Panel: Jason Cosper, Jason Tucker, russell aaron Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler …
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This month on Dev Branch we talked about building a static website using both WordPress and not WordPress. We dove as deep as we could in 30 minutes and discuss Gatsby, GraphQL, the infusion of cash with Strattic and using tools like WPGraphQL. We touched on ecommerce with BigCommerce, Commercelayer and we learned what a DX is. Panelists: Brianna P…
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This week on Dev Branch we `git branch dev branch` and start up a new show focused on the developer side of WordPress. Our first topic is speeding up your dev time by working with a code snippet library. Notion–The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases. WordPress Packagist: Manage your plugins and themes with Composer Att…
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In the Season 1 finale, I update you on what's going on with my family, what I'm up to, and answer a plethora of questions including: What are your favorite plugins that you use on all of or your most essential sites? Where do you begin at getting started with the Codex? Do you like using Bootstrap when building sites or applications? What is the r…
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First, a few things as to what's up both personally and professionally as well as a few thoughts on the nature of JavaScript in WordPress. Then, I answer the question: What are your thoughts on WordPress 5.0 and the Gutenberg Editor? In the answer, I touch on the nature of new technologies, React, why this is something developers and engineers shou…
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I talk about what's going on at home as we get ready to welcome our third kiddo into the world, I briefly touch on music and fitness in the blistering Georgia heat, and then shift gears to answer the following questions: With the upgrade of PHP to 7.0 coming in new year, what changes could WP make to make the code base better? Could you spell out s…
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In this episode, I recap my experience and thoughts of WordCamp Atlanta and talk about WordSesh 2019. I also answer the following questions: What are some recommended PHP design patterns that are useful for WordPress theme and plugin development? How important is blogging in developing WordPress skill-competence?…
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In this episode, I talk a little bit about what's been going on regarding my current work in the WordPress economy, a heads up on WordSesh, and I answer the following question: I noticed that you and some other WordPress developers tweet about code review of each other code. I'm interesting are you working as freelancers on the same project or diff…
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We're up to three episodes - a trilogy, if you will of the show. In this episode, I adjust the format again to focus more on questions and less on personal rants. I answer the following: What do you recommend in terms of design patterns when writing WordPress plugins? What does your music playlist look like a typically productive day? And I end the…
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In this episode, I talk a bit about time management (and why there are things about it others don't talk about as much). I chat about what I'm currently reading, listening to, and I answer the following the question: What factors do you take into consideration when deciding between PHP various frameworks such as Laravel, WordPress, Symfony, etc.? I…
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In this episode, I talk about what the show is going to be about and I answer the following question: How can WordPress developers focus on deep work, and avoid the noise which occasionally surrounds the community?
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