The Frontend Developer plugin is a handy little tool for WordPress theme developers who are working with media queries. The plugin hooks into the admin bar to display the current viewport resolution so that developers know what they’re working with. The indicator automatically updates as you resize your browser window. In addition to displaying common…
One thing that was continually irksome about Font Awesome icons was the notable absence of a WordPress icon, despite the font having support for Tumblr, Flickr, Github, Instagram, and others. Given that the project is meant to be a comprehensive pictographic language of web-related actions, I was surprised that WordPress, which powers more than 20%…
Chris Wallace and his team at UpThemes have just pushed their new IssuePress plugin into private beta. This innovative new product is will make it possible for developers to provide public support for private Github repositories. The plugin allows you to assign a dedicated support page on your WordPress site where customers can create and…
Lightboxes are generally built using Javascript, but depending on the author/version/script, lightbox plugins can sometimes cause conflicts with other plugins and themes when used with WordPress. CSS3 Lightbox is the first lightbox plugin for WordPress that is powered purely by CSS3, making it super fast and lightweight. It doesn’t require any Javascript whatsoever and provides…
Pictorico is a new free theme for self-hosted WordPress sites, created by the team at Automattic. While many themes in the WordPress Themes Directory lean toward the blog flavor, this one is geared toward portfolios and photoblogging websites. Pictorico is a single-column, grid-based theme that includes a post slider and looks its best with large…
When the WP Ninjas launched Ninja Forms in 2010, many people dismissed the plugin, saying there was no way it would be able to compete with Gravity Forms, the dominant commercial product in that space. Fast forward two years, and Ninja Forms is now being downloaded over 34,000 times every month from WordPress.org. WP Ninjas…
Are you looking to add HHVM to Varying Vagrant Vagrants? HHVVVM is a new HHVM configuration for WordPress developers who currently have dev environments set up using VVV. HHVVVM, though it sounds oddly similar to an STD, is a configuration created by John James Jacoby, which you can fork for your own use. If you…
WordCamp Miami was held over the weekend, drawing more than 770+ attendees who converged upon the University of Miami to connect over all things WordPress. The event celebrated its 5th anniversary (quite ancient in WordCamp years) with a world-class lineup of speakers and many opportunities for attendees to network. BuddyCamp Miami kicked off the event…
WordPress 3.9.1 was released late last week, resolving 34 bugs. This maintenance release includes several important fixes for multisite, TinyMCE, the customizer, widgets, and the new audio/video playlists. Site administrators who are still doing manual updates are encouraged to bring their sites up to the latest. WordPress lead developer Andrew Nacin reported that in the…
Brian Messenlehner demonstrated AppPresser‘s new AppBuddy extension at BuddyCamp Miami with a mobile app created for any WordCamps that are being broadcasted via WP Armchair. His team is releasing the AppBuddy beta today to their customers who have purchased the Agency bundle. The app is being distributed from wparmchair.com and is in both of the…
After shipping BuddyPress 2.0, the plugin’s core contributors decided to adopt WordPress’ features-as-plugins development model for working on the possibility of a new media component. Mathieu Viet, better known as @imath, has been working on an Attachments API that will allow BuddyPress to store media as attachments. Plugin developers will also be able to make…
Accessibility is one of those areas of WordPress contribution that hardly ever ends up in the spotlight. Much of the work that goes on in this area is invisible to the vast majority of users. Accessibility experts are generally in shorter supply than other types of contributors as well. Why aren’t more people involved in…
Add to Homescreen is an open source project, developed by Matteo Spinelli, that allows website owners to include the add to home screen call-out for mobile devices. The Javascript plugin is self-contained, dependency-free, and often recommended. Spinelli has just released an official WordPress plugin that will guide users through the complicated task of configuring the…
Hosting a giveaway is a popular way to introduce a new product or service on your website. When properly promoted, a giveaway can bring you an influx of new readers, traffic and can boost participation on your existing content. Other than using a 3rd party randomizer of some kind, there’s no easy way to do…
Adam Clark, founder of Bottlerocket Creative, just launched a new WordPress service that churns out a website in one day. That’s right, a complete website in a single day, for $999. This new project is called wptheory and the service claims to be be able to customize and launch a WordPress theme in a scheduled…