Every month, WDS releases a bunch of goodies over on Github (and occasionally WordPress.org and elsewhere). While we typically share the links on social media, we know that it’s easy for things to get lost in the noise, so we will be...
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Tech Non-Profit Spotlight: Happy Joe
One of the major organs in WebDevStudios’ anatomy is its gigantic heart, and from it comes our contribution to the community in both charitable and educational capacities. As giving back is part of the core of WDS, it only made sense for...
Read More Tech Non-Profit Spotlight: Happy JoeReleasing Plugin Updates and Handling Security Vulnerabilities
In my last article, I walked you through getting your plugin up and running on the WordPress.org plugin repository. In this follow up article I want to talk about releasing updates and new versions of your plugin. I will also touch on the...
Read More Releasing Plugin Updates and Handling Security VulnerabilitiesMaintainn Gets a Refresh!
If you’ve been keeping your eyes on WebDevStudios news, you already know that Maintainn and WebDevStudios are family. They have a brand new site that looks absolutely gorgeous (thanks to the killer Maintainn team and to one of our teams headed by Jaimie,...
Read More Maintainn Gets a Refresh!How to Submit a Plugin to the WordPress Repository
The WordPress.org Plugin Repository is the canonical location to find plugins for WordPress. There are many good reasons to add your plugin to this repository–the primary being that the built-in “Add New Plugin” search capabilities are linked directly to the WordPress.org repository....
Read More How to Submit a Plugin to the WordPress RepositoryThe Question That Never Gets Old: WordPress.com or WordPress.org?
To start, this post is meant for new website owners and WordPress users. Those of us who have spent years learning WordPress know how hard it can be at the beginning, and it all starts with the basics; if you have any...
Read More The Question That Never Gets Old: WordPress.com or WordPress.org?Dealing with Brute Force Attacks by Yourself
In this post, I’m going to give you the tips and tricks I use on an everyday basis for handling those pesky brute force attempts by yourself on your own server. This post assumes that you know a few things about Linux...
Read More Dealing with Brute Force Attacks by YourselfWordCamp St. Louis 2015 is Around the Corner
And yet another WordCamp is nearly upon us! WordCamp St. Louis is coming up on March 14-15th, and as we’ve done with past events, we want to give you the scoop on what to see and where to be. None of the...
Read More WordCamp St. Louis 2015 is Around the CornerFiltering WordPress Form Data with Gravity Forms
WordPress filters are used to modify data before being rendered to the browser or saved to the database, and WordPress plugins typically provide filters to modify plugin behavior. Gravity forms is an extremely powerful form plugin that has many filters available. These...
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