But I can’t help but think the new software represents the triumph of hope over experience. Drupal looks great in theory: It’s a powerful way to govern a Web site that is born out of the collective efforts of the community. In practice, it tends to be a bit of a mess. Does that sound [...] [Posted: 29 Oct 2009]
Wednesday reading list “Micro” Optimizations That Matter Where to spend your time optimizing your PHP application. G1 owners could miss out on Android 2.0 Could Android 2.0 be too big for the G1′s internal storage? Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0 If that last post holds true, it would suck rocks. Dude, I want [...] [Posted: 28 Oct 2009]
I have struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life. In second grade, for example, my teacher made me stand in the hall because I had interrupted class for the umpteenth time. My reaction? I tried to strangle myself with the blouse’s tie (it was the early 80′s when such a shirt was [...] [Posted: 19 Oct 2009]
I am implementing JS-Kit Echo for a project at work, and I am modifying it to match our design more closely. The Echo wiki has some great documentation on how to modify an Echo skin, but I needed more. Below is the complete list of every Echo-related class, as found in the WordPress plug-in. Notes: [...] [Posted: 13 Oct 2009]
It looks like the get_categories() function in WordPress 2.8.4 doesn’t work as documented in the Codex.*. The ‘child_of‘ parameter is now ‘parent.’ *At least, not before I updated the Codex 5 minutes ago. [Posted: 12 Oct 2009]
Advanced WordPress wp-config.php Tweaks More tips on bending WordPress to your will via the wp-config.php file. There Will Be Blood But the West has a long tradition of intervening in Africa as if the continent had no history, or as if its history was irrelevant. Sudan native Jamal Mahjoub discusses the current state of Sudanese [...] [Posted: 5 Oct 2009]
An amazing video from WordCamp Portland 2009 with tips on how to build a better WordPress plug-in. Lots of nuggets about functions and constants that aren’t covered in the codex. [Posted: 1 Oct 2009]