Tom McFarlin

Hi, my name is Tom McFarlin, and, in this four-part mini-series, we'll be discussing advanced WordPress plugin development. Specifically, we'll be building a...

In the first post in this series, we took a look at the variety of emails that WordPress sends depending on how it's used. We also discussed how it's...

On this site, we spend a lot of time sharing information and discussing how to accomplish certain things with WordPress. After all, the purpose of the site...

In this two-part series, we're taking a look at building a case for code comments. In the first article, we covered the server-side by taking a look at PHP....

When it comes to writing WordPress plugins, there are generally two ways to go about doing so: Object-Oriented Programming and Functional Programming (with...

When it comes to professional WordPress development, it's imperative that developers understand both actions and filters - that is, it's important to...

A few articles ago, I gave a primer on Ajax in the WordPress Dashboard, but the comments lead to a discussion for exactly how to do this on the WordPress...

In this series, we're taking a look at the various practices that are used in professional WordPress development. In the previous article, we reviewed a set...

Working in the WordPress community is both a blessing and a curse. Because of its open source nature, we have a fantastic platform on which to build...

In this two part series, we're taking a look at how to properly introduce Ajax-specific functionality into the WordPress Dashboard. In the first article...

Not long ago, Ajax was all the rage - the idea of updating part of a page without actually needing to reload the entire page was awesome, remember? But...

We've been looking at unit testing for WordPress development. Through the use of practical examples, we've reviewed what unit testing looks like for both...