Tag: WordPress

Helpful Books for Front-End Developers

“Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don’t abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.” –Patti Smith There are many great pathways to glean new information out there, whether it be on the...

What WDS Did During Five for the Future: May 2016

Although contributing to the open source–and specifically, the WordPress–community has always been a central component of WebDevStudios’ philosophy, it wasn’t until October of 2014 that we figured out how to formally contribute as a full company. We started participating in Five for...

Upcoming Webinar: Why Enterprise Companies Should Use WordPress

As many of you know, our team is filled with folks who love going to events, both WordCamps and otherwise. In particular, our executive team is well-known for organizing and presenting at events across the world, and their eclectic backgrounds have given...

WP API: Adding Custom Endpoints

Here at WDS, we’re expanding our usage of the WP API. We have had a number of API posts in the past, and now we want to cover custom API endpoints more thoroughly. When working with custom content in WordPress, it is likely...

What WDS Did During Five for the Future: April 2016

Happy 25th Anniversary For Dummies Giveaway!

It is the 25th anniversary of the For Dummies brand, and you know we’re celebrating! As you already know, we wrote the books on WordPress, and specifically, our COO, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, wrote WordPress For Dummies, WordPress Web Design For Dummies, and WordPress...

Don’t You Forget About Me: Underutilized WordPress Features

There’s a lot of customization available under the hood of WordPress. There are also great out-of-the-box features to that often get looked over in the glitz and glamour of creating new template tags. Whether you’re a WordPress beginner or not, you may find...

Oh Heyyy, WordCamp Buffalo 2016! Get Ready for WDS!

Spring is here, and here comes another awesome WordCamp! WordCamp Buffalo 2016 is coming our way on April 30th, 2016! Although I find it hard to believe that any of our regular readers are unfamiliar with WordCamp (come on, now!), for those...

Design and Photoshop for WordPress: Tips & Best Practices

Whether you’re a theme designer, freelance developer, creative lead, or any growing number of web-related job titles, chances are that you use Photoshop. Some, like myself, probably use it every day. If you’re designing the next big WordPress theme or slicing a...