CMB to CMB2 – a migration tale
In her post, Mika Epstein (@Ipstenu) wrote about the process of porting some CMB code to CMB2. I especially appreciate the last paragraph: Simply put, CMB2 does it well, obviously, and simply.…
The random technical musings of Justin Sternberg
Plugins and Scripts
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Don’t Repeat Yourself. Use WP Lib Loader instead!
I’m a huge fan of the DRY (Don’t repeat yourself) school of thought, and doing a thing once, and doing it well. Because of this, if I sense there’s any chance the…
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Loading the Optimal WordPress Object Cache Implementation
On the webdevstudios blog, I wrote about wrangling your object-cache.php file. Check it out.
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Bookmarklet to Toggle Lists Display in Basecamp
I created another bookmarklet that allows some UI elements for toggling Basecamp list display. Very handy for unruly projects, or trying to drag and drop that pesky task from one list to…
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Script to Download High-Resolution Images from Instagram’s Website
For some unknown reason, at this time, Instagram does not offer a way to consume the raw images from their API. This means that the max-resolution available over the API is 612×612.…
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WPSessions: “Custom Meta and Settings with CMB2”
Last Friday I had the privilege to present on CMB2 for WPSessions. If you use CMB2 at all or are interested in getting started, I HIGHLY recommend you purchase that session. Please…
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Giuseppe Mazzapica on: “What is the best way to initiate a class in a WP plugin?”
Giuseppe Mazzapica wrote a very thought-provoking and insightful response to the question “What is the best way to initiate a class in a WP plugin?” on wordpress.stackexchange.com. I definitely recommend a read. It…
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The false economy of Free WordPress plugins… — originally published by Dan Harrison (of WPDoctors.co.uk)
The one thing that people love about WordPress and the WordPress.org plugins is that they are free. Sure, they don’t cost any money. But they’re not truly free. You can ask on…
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“CMB2: The Metabox Strikes Back” Presentation – WordCamp Raleigh ’14
This talk will cover using custom metaboxes, fields, and forms to provide structure to your data, as well as keeping WordPress very easy to use for clients. By leveraging CMB2, a major…
