Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is an amazing plugin that can revolutionize the way you build and edit posts inside WordPress. Two of the more common ACF features are repeater fields and flexible content fields, which can make the post editing experience much more intuitive. In fact, I can't recall the … Read more about An Alternative to ACF’s get_field()
Unit Testing in DesktopServer
Unit testing in WordPress has come a long way with the help of WP-CLI, but it can still be a bit frustrating to set up correctly. These two tutorials were a great help to me when getting started: Pippin Williamson's Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins Tom McFarlin's How To Perform Unit Testing with … Read more about Unit Testing in DesktopServer
Load a Custom Template for Custom Post Types
If you want to use a particular template for your custom post type (CPT) then the best choice is usually to create a new template such as single-{post-type}.php. (Check out the WordPress handbook for more details about custom post type template files). But in some cases you may want to … Read more about Load a Custom Template for Custom Post Types
Adding Navigation Buttons for Sibling Pages
When reading posts it is common to see links to the next and previous post in the sequence. Something like this: It's a nice feature that keeps readers engaged in your content and also aids accessibility by improving navigation. Recently, though, I worked on a project that required adding … Read more about Adding Navigation Buttons for Sibling Pages
Using BrowserSync with DesktopServer
One way for a freelance web developer to increase earnings is to improve upon his/her workflow. An effective workflow enables you to accomplish a given task in less time, which effectively increases your profit per hour. That is why lately I have begun to include automation using Gulp in my … Read more about Using BrowserSync with DesktopServer