Same WordPress plugin, new name
A little while ago, I created a plugin called Suspend Transients. It is a helpful tool that allows developers to bypass get_transient() calls on any page by clicking a button…
Thanks Adam!
Wordpress 4.7 was just released and it marks the sixth release in a row that I have been lucky enough to contribute to. Contributing to WordPress core has always been a…
Better Unit Testing with DataProviders
When unit testing your code, there are times when you need to test the same method or function with a variety of different parameters. For example, we have a function to check to see if a passed email is both valid and not already in the list of known emails:
(more…)New WordPress Plugin: Suspend Transients
Recently while working on a project in WordPress, I found myself adding and remove code to bypass cached transients. Needless to say, this was not a great solution. It caused…
Should we trust WordPress Core translations?
A while ago I was working on a patch to refresh the code for the default widgets that are included with WordPress Core. One of the changes made was to replace the i18n methods currently in-place with their counterparts that escape and translate the output. This is a pretty common practice as translation files can be a potential attack vector for hackers. WordPress.com VIP will usually request that this is added to any strings being translated and it is part of the 10up best practices. (more…)