WP Offload S3 1.1 Released
Today is release day for WP Offload S3 and with it comes some new features and some changes. The free edition of the plugin has been renamed to “WP Offload… Read more
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A collection of resources for WordPress Developers, written and curated by experts
Creating a WordPress Theme using the REST API and Vue.js
After attending the Day of REST conference a couple of weeks ago I was inspired to dive in to the WordPress REST API and test it out. On the day… Read more
Gilbert Pellegrom
Feb 23, 2016
Let’s Encrypt HTTPS + Linode NodeBalancer
Frankly, Let’s Encrypt is possibly the best thing since sliced bread, letting you get a free SSL/TLS certificate with open source tools and an API to create and auto-renew said… Read more
Ian
Feb 16, 2016
Assets Addon 1.1 for WP Offload S3 Released
We’ve added minification and gzip options to the Assets addon, allowing you to boost your PageSpeed score from a C to an A.
Ashley
Feb 4, 2016
WordPress Plugin Review: WP Pusher
While the WordPress core project still uses SVN for version control, it’s pretty safe to say that the vast majority of serious WordPress developers use Git on their own projects.… Read more
Jeff
Jan 26, 2016
How to do Background Processing in WordPress Plugins and Themes
As WordPress sites become increasingly more complex, so do the tasks that they need to perform which can often be resource intensive or time consuming. I’m talking specifically about tasks… Read more
Ashley
Jan 19, 2016
The Awkward Addon Pricing Model For WordPress Plugins
The release of WP Offload S3 this year saw our portfolio double in size and, like our flagship product WP Migrate DB Pro, WP Offload S3 comes with addon plugins… Read more
Iain Poulson
Jan 7, 2016
Our Struggles to Stay Healthy While Working From Home
This is article 1 of 2 in the series “Our Struggles to Stay Healthy While Working From Home” Recently in a Slack chat we discussed how we try and stay… Read more
Ian
Dec 16, 2015
HTTP/2, HTTPS, Let’s Encrypt and WordPress
TL;DR — HTTP/2 is awesome, but requires HTTPS, which is hard to setup. Let’s Encrypt and WordPress can make HTTPS setup simple and help achieve a faster web sooner. My… Read more
Brad
Dec 8, 2015
WP REST API Part 2.5: Using it in WordPress 4.4
This is article 3 of 3 in the series “WP REST API” WordPress 4.4 is set to be released in the next couple of weeks, and is bringing with it… Read more
Jeff
Dec 1, 2015
Using React and Laravel Lumen to Build a Company Status Board
A few months ago I bought an Apple Cinema display to use with my Macbook Pro. My plan was to use both screens, my Cinema display as my primary screen… Read more
Gilbert Pellegrom
Nov 17, 2015
Unit Testing Ajax and API Requests in WordPress Plugins
I am scared of unit testing. There, I’ve said it. Unit testing is one of those practices that I know I should be doing, there are benefits to doing it,… Read more
Iain Poulson
Nov 3, 2015
WP Offload S3 0.9.7 & Pro Upgrade 1.0.2 Released with 3 New Addons
We don’t usually do a blog post for a minor release, but this is a massive minor release and deserves some attention. Although we haven’t added any new features to… Read more
Brad
Oct 27, 2015
Using Amazon SNS to build good habits with daily SMS reminders
Here at Delicious Brains Inc., the entire team enjoys the perks of remote work. Personally, I love having the freedom to start and end my day pretty much whenever I… Read more
Jeff
Oct 20, 2015
Managing Your WordPress Site with Git and Composer Part 4 – Installing WordPress in a Subdirectory
This is article 3 of 3 in the series “Managing Your WordPress Site with Git and Composer” In part 1 of this series we looked at how to store and… Read more
Gilbert Pellegrom
Oct 6, 2015
WP Offload S3 Launched
Although we’ll call today the “official” launch, we actually (and sneakily) pushed out WP Offload S3 last month, on August 17. We felt late August wasn’t a good time to be promoting… Read more
Brad
Sep 15, 2015
Managing Custom Tables in WordPress
Once upon a time I tried to build a theme and plugin store into the WordPress dashboard. Kind of like iTunes for WordPress. I called it WP App Store. Long… Read more
Brad
Sep 8, 2015
WP REST API Part 2: Customizing Default Endpoints and Adding New Ones
This is article 2 of 3 in the series “WP REST API” In the first installment of this series I created a very basic React Native app utilizing WordPress and… Read more
Jeff
Sep 2, 2015
Managing Your WordPress Site with Git and Composer Part 3 – Using Git Submodules to Manage Themes and Plugins
This is article 2 of 3 in the series “Managing Your WordPress Site with Git and Composer” In part 2 we looked at how we might use Composer to manage… Read more
Gilbert Pellegrom
Aug 20, 2015
WP REST API Part 1: Creating a Mobile App with WP-API and React Native
This is article 1 of 3 in the series “WP REST API” The WP REST API is a WordPress plugin that intends to be eventually integrated into WordPress’ core as… Read more
Jeff
Jul 21, 2015
Managing Your WordPress Site with Git and Composer Part 2 – Using Composer to Manage Themes and Plugins
This is article 1 of 3 in the series “Managing Your WordPress Site with Git and Composer” In part 1 we looked at how to store and manage your WordPress… Read more
Gilbert Pellegrom
Jul 8, 2015
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.5 & Multisite Tools Addon 1.0 Released
We’re very excited to announce the release of WP Migrate DB Pro 1.5 and the all-new Multisite Tools addon. We’ve already cheated a little by giving you a video preview… Read more
Brad
Jun 24, 2015
WordPress Library Review: Extended CPTs
There are a number of introductions to WordPress Custom Post Types (CPT) to be found on the web that show how to create them, both with admin plugins and manually… Read more
Ian
Jun 23, 2015
Delicious Brains in Miami: A Distributed Company’s First In-Person Meeting
A few weeks ago our team met for the first time. And I really mean for the first time. Not two of us had ever met in person before. I… Read more
Brad