Category: WordPress

All things related to the WordPress project and my contributions as a Core Committer.


  • WordCamp Providence 2014

    Today I am teaching a workshop at WordCamp Providence 2014 called WordPress Plugin Development from Scratch. Below you can find the slides for you to follow along, as well as the finished plugin that we will be creating today. Looking forward to working with you today! Workshop Presentation Slides Workshop Plugin FIle


  • WordCamp Providence 2013 Slides

    Today, I gave my WordCamp Providence 2013 talk, “Next Level Plugin Development”. In case you missed it, or were in attendance and wanted a closer look at the slides, you can find them here.


  • Speaking at WordPress Providence 2013

    I am very happy to announce that I will be speaking at WordPress Providence 2013. I will be giving a talk entitled “Next Level Plugin Development.” The lineup of speakers is exceptional this year, and it is only $30! For visit their website more information about WordCamp Providence.


  • WordCamp Providence 2012 Session Video

    In case you missed it, I was able to speak at WordCamp Providence last fall. My session was entitled Plugin Development – Stirred not Shaken. This presentation makes sense of the pandemonium of plugin development by breaking it down into three stages: planning, implementation, and release, while providing resources and discussing best practices. If you missed…


  • WordPress Theme Customizer Guide

    In WordPress 3.4, a feature called the Theme Customizer was introduced. This is a great guide that breaks down adding support for this feature to your themes. The WordPress Theme Customizer: a Comprehensive Developer’s Guide  


  • The Right Way To Use $wpdb->prepare()

    Make WordPress Core: PHP Warning: Missing argument 2 for wpdb::prepare()


  • WordPress 3.5 Download Counter

    Have some time to stare? https://wordpress.org/download/counter/  


  • WordPress Providence November meetup

    WordPress Providence November meetup

    John James Jacoby (JJJ) speaking at November’s WordPress Providence meetup about WordPress.org’s plugin directory, how it works, and how to contribute yourself!


  • Testing Jetpack 2.0 Social Media Distribution

    Testing Jetpack 2.0 Social Media Distribution

    One of a handful of new features released in Jetpack 2.0. Still no reblogging from .com sites to .org sites though.


  • WordCamp Providence

    WordCamp Providence has started. About 200 people showed up. Not bad for the first one. Great job to the organizing team. Looking forward to speaking at 1:45 in room 228. Come by and say hi!