We talked about Building Web Apps with WordPress at our Jan 15, 2015 meetup. Below are the notes. WordPress as a Web App Presented by Brian Richards Components Custom post types Custom taxonomies Custom meta: post meta, user meta, comment meta User roles & restrictions Post relationships (via Posts 2 Posts) Methods WP_Query pre_get_posts: can be more specific…
We talked about Development Environments and Version Control at our Dec 18, 2014 meetup. We talked about ServerPress, Git, and developing locally. Below are the notes. DesktopServer Gregg Franklin gave a demo of DesktopServer, a local server package which runs on Mac and Windows. He showed how to create and manage local development sites. He also showed…
We talked about what we learned at WordCamp Grand Rapids 2014. We took turns sharing specific things we learned and actions we took as a result of WordCamp. Chad Warner and Topher DeRosia summarized a few points from talks. Others added their thoughts or asked questions. We also had plenty of discussion about other WordPress topics….
We talked about WordPress Performance Optimization at our May 15, 2014 meetup: testing, hosting, caching, CDNs, image optimization, queries, transients, and more. Get ready! WordCamp Grand Rapids 2014 is August 15-16! Remember, you can also find us on Meetup, Twitter (@wpgrandrapids and #wpgr), and Google Groups. If I missed anything in the notes below, please leave a comment, and…
Our February 2014 meetup topic was WordPress Business Workflow. Four people gave short presentations, then we had an open discussion. If I missed anything, please leave a comment, and I’ll add to the post. Work standards Ryan Hinkle Work standards are important (version control, backups, SSH, etc.) Taking shortcuts can hurt you Work standards can save…
Our January 2014 meetup topic was Lightning Talks: 6-minute WordPress Presentations. Here are notes from the 5 lightning talks. If I missed anything, please leave a comment, and I’ll add to the post. Advanced Custom Fields Chad Warner Advanced Custom Fields in WordPress Plugin Directory Description Visually create custom fields. Select from multiple input types…
