Justin Tadlock

Justin Tadlock is a developer, designer, and writer. He is a one-time winner of National Novel Writing Month. He has worked with WordPress in some form since 2005. He also has too many cats, chickens, and ducks.

The Evolution of Anonymity in the Internet Age

As a child of the ’90s, I was growing up in one of the largest […]

October 8, 2019

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Domino’s Appeal to Determine Whether Websites Must Be Accessible

In what is seen as a win for accessibility advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court denied […]

October 7, 2019

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WordPress.org Bumps PHP Maximum for Plugin Directory to Version 7.2

The WordPress.org SVN system received a version bump to 7.2 on October 3. This change […]

October 4, 2019

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WordPress Theme Review Team Brings Back Review Shindigs

The WordPress theme review team (TRT) is kicking off a review weekend October 5 and […]

October 3, 2019

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First Look at PHP 7.4 for WordPress Developers

PHP 7.4 is slated for release on November 28, 2019. WordPress 5.3 will also include […]

October 2, 2019

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Brian Gardner Steps Down From StudioPress

Brian Gardner announced he was stepping down from his role with StudioPress this past Friday. […]

October 1, 2019

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Preparing Themes For WordPress 5.3

Now that WordPress 5.3 Beta 1 is open for testing and with the official release […]

September 30, 2019

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Rebirth of Creativity: Gutenberg and the Future of WordPress Themes

I began using WordPress in 2005. I’d already been learning HTML and CSS for a […]

September 27, 2019

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Long-Needed Date/Time Improvements Land in Core

After more than a year and several WordPress updates, an overhaul of the core Date/Time […]

September 26, 2019

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Theme Review Team Restructures Into Project Representatives

The WordPress Theme Review Team (TRT) restructured its administrative duties and laid out its new […]

September 25, 2019

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Twenty Twenty Bundled in Core, Beta Features Overview

Twenty Twenty, the upcoming default WordPress theme, was committed to core and shipped with WordPress […]

September 24, 2019

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WPHelpful: A User Feedback Plugin

WPHelpful is a plugin created by Zack Gilbert and Paul Jarvis that allows users to […]

September 23, 2019

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GitHub Adds Dependency Graphs, Security Alerts for PHP Repos

PHP developers everywhere can rejoice as GitHub adds the long-awaited dependency graphs feature for PHP […]

September 20, 2019

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Bayleaf: A Food and Recipe Blog Theme

With the WordPress theme directory dominated by business-oriented themes, it’s sometimes tough to find themes […]

September 19, 2019

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Behind New Packages Project Lead, Theme Review Team Launches Admin Notices Solution

As part of the WordPress Theme Review Team’s plan to curb obtrusive admin notices, the […]

September 18, 2019

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