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Code Snippets 2.5.0 brings PHP error detection
Code Snippets version 2.5.0 has just been released. It is not a large update, but includes a change that many people have been requesting for a long time: detection of errors in snippet code. As usual, you can download Code Snippets from WordPress.org and browse the code at GitHub. I’m going to use the rest […]
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Replace WordPress Admin Menu Icons
tOne of my favorite things about the new admin theme that shipped with WordPress 3.8 is the new Dashicons icon font. It brings a sense of standard and uniformity to dashboard icons with its distinctive look and vast array of icons for theme and plugin authors to choose from and use with ease. However, it […]
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Load All Grunt Plugins With One Line Of Code
When I first began using Grunt, I loaded my plugins by calling grunt.loadNpmTask() manually. While this is fine when working with a few Grunt plugins, as you install more, it can be a pain to have to add another loading declaration as well as configuring the task. So when I discovered that you could use matchdep […]
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Code Snippets 1.9 released
Released just now was Code Snippets 1.9, bringing a whole bunch of fixes, optimizations and subtle improvements. I hope you’ll enjoy discovering the changes yourself, but if you want to see the whole exhaustive list, check out the changelog. Along with this version version is a snazzy new header image for WordPress.org. Where the old […]
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Add an icon to the “Open With Sublime Text” Windows context menu
When you install Sublime Text on Windows, you are given an option to add an “Open with Sublime Text” shortcut to the right-click context menu. It allows you to right-click on any file and open it with Sublime Text. The shortcut does not stand out from the menu that well, especially if you have a […]
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Quick Tip: Convert
//comments to/* */commentsI’ve recently started using /* and */ for single line comments instead of using //. I’m still using the latter style for comments that are attached to the end of a line of code, but for lines that only have a comment on them, I’m now using the first format. // Incorrect style /* Correct […]
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WordPress Dashicons
Sven Hofmann has a great post about the new SVG icon font ‘dashicons’ that will be part of the new MP6 WordPress admin interface. He talks about the icons included with the plugin, and how to add your own for admin menus you create in themes or plugins.
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Introducing the WordPress Theme Boilerplate
A WordPress starter theme that leverages the power of Hybrid Core, Sass with Compass, and Grunt.
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Post Status
Post Status is a community-powered WordPress news site run by Brian Krogsgard. They’ve recently undergone a redesign, and the site looks nice and clean and fresh.
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Code Snippets 1.8 Released
Available immediately is Code Snippets version 1.8. This release greatly improves code quality, and fixes quite a few small bugs and adds minor enhancements. It also removes the restriction of needing to provide a name and some code for a snippet (all fields are now optional), as there is no real reason for this restriction, […]