Year: 2015
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Scaling the WP Importer
Small scale imports are handy, but when sites get large you can run into problems. Normally people fall back to using SQL dumps, but doing this sidesteps hooks, and filters that could be important. Here are some tips on how to make WordPress imports and exports using WXR files easier. The First Major Problem When loading…
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WordPress and Composer TLDR
There’s a few questions I’m commonly asked about using composer + WordPress. Here they are in a super short form FAQ: To install a composer project, run: composer install To update a composer project, run: composer update Install WordPress in a folder composer require johnpbloch/wordpress @stable or in your composer.json add: { “require” : { “johnpbloch/wordpress”: “@stable”…
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Root Composition in WordPress Plugins
When I build a WordPress plugin, I use several methods to structure things that help me greatly, all of which stem from root composition. I’m going to expand on what that is and how I use it. Every plugin has a root file that contains the plugin header comment, and gets loaded by WordPress. This…
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Escaping the Unsecure
Part of my job at WordPress VIP is review. It takes up a lot of my time, and it’s critical work. Before code reaches our servers it needs to be vetted and peer reviewed to vouch that it’s fast, safe, and secure. Every developer makes mistakes ( even VIP developers ), so we peer review…