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Working on code by yourself is simple, but working with other developers can often get confusing pretty quickly. Git is a hugely popular tool for versioning and sharing code. Some know it mode fondly as the tool made popular (and … Continue reading Gittin’ jiggy with Git →

For some, the idea of writing a WordPress plugin is scary because there is so much that you can do with them, both good and bad. But plugins don’t have to be complicated, there are some amazing things you can … Continue reading How To Write A WordPress Plugin In Less Than 10 Minutes →

NewsCorp Australia is going WordPress at scale – the why, and the how NewsCorp Australia has recently decided to go with WordPress for some of the busiest domains in the country like news.com.au and foxsports.com.au, as well as using it … Continue reading NewsCorp Australia is going WordPress at scale – the why, and the how →

Modifying WordPress beyond plugins and themes is difficult, right? It might surprise you to find out there are some mods anyone can easily make to their WordPress site. This presentation is focused on helping beginners overcome their fears of working … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Popping the Bonnet and Getting Your Hands Dirty →

Did you know that nearly half of web users expect a site to load in 2 seconds or less, and they tend to abandon a site that is not loaded within 3 seconds? If you are a WordPress developer or … Continue reading 99 Quick Tips On How To Optimise WordPress For Speed & Performance →

An insider’s look at how Troy built up WP Elevation.

Demonstrating how WordPress + WooCommerce can be integrated with an IoT based solution to help business do business.

If your WordPress site is being used for something serious, shared web hosting just doesn’t cut it. Caching plugins and CDNs are often just masking poor host performance. Virtual server hosting is now more affordable than ever. For as little … Continue reading Make WordPress Fly with Virtual Server Hosting →

Getting to the bottom of creating custom post types, and how this can benefit your clients. Learn how to declare them, label them, add taxonomys and make them navigable in the Dashboard. Then learn how to build templates for them … Continue reading Mastering Custom Post Types →

This talk will compare several naming conventions and the pros and cons of each. From here, we’ll look how these benefits can be applied from the beginning of a project, assist the design process and how they apply to WordPress … Continue reading CSS Naming Conventions →