This article was originally published by Torque Magazine, and is reproduced here with permission. Starting completely from scratch when developing themes naturally means you’re free to do anything you’d like. This opens up plenty of room for creative freedom, but getting started can take up a lot of time. Many …
There are differences between WordPress posts and pages. There are times when a post is more suitable to use, while for other types of content, a page is more appropriate. In this article, I’ll cover what pages are and why they are different to posts. I’ll then show you how …
This article was originally published on Sentry. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. One of Sentry’s more powerful features comes with languages like Python. In Python, PHP, and the JVM, we’re able to introspect more deeply into the runtime and give you additional data about each …
This article was originally published on Alibaba Cloud. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. Cockpit is a server manager that makes it easy to administer your GNU/Linux servers via a web browser. It makes Linux discoverable, allowing sysadmins to easily perform tasks such as starting containers, …
Are you looking for better ways of bringing the team together? Would you benefit from an arsenal of tools that facilitate team working, while boosting productivity and creativity? Project managers in development teams have to be leaders of balance, progress, decision, and business need. Exhausting! Maybe you need to consider …
This sponsored article was created by our content partner, BAW Media. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. WordPress plugins offer easy ways to add or extend the functionality of a WordPress site. There are hundreds of these plugins on the market. But which ones you choose …
This article was originally published by Torque Magazine, and is reproduced here with permission. Three out of every four WordPress websites are vulnerable to attacks. If your site is hacked, it will not only cost you in terms of restoring the system back to a safe level, but it will …
I’m willing to bet that there are a lot of developers out there who still reach for jQuery when tasked with building simple apps. There are often times when we need to add some interactivity to a page, but reaching for a JavaScript framework seems like overkill — with all …
This article is part of a series created in partnership with SiteGround. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. WordPress’ simple theme development is partly responsible for its success. A developer with front-end and PHP knowledge can consult the excellent Codex and get started on their next …
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With the ever-increasing number of ecommerce users, more and more ecommerce websites are coming up. There are several dedicated ecommerce platforms out there, such as Shopify, that take care of everything for you, such as web hosting and SSL certificates. Ecommerce stores can also be powered by WordPress. In this …
React Hooks are special functions that allow you to “hook into” React features. For example, the useState hook allows you to add React state to a functional component. useEffect is another hook that allows you to perform side effects in function components. Side effects are usually implemented using lifecycle methods. …
Like it or not, JavaScript has been helping developers power the Internet since 1995. In that time, JavaScript usage has grown from small user experience enhancements to complex full-stack applications using Node.js on the server and one of many frameworks on the client such as Angular, React, or Vue. Today, …
This article was created in partnership with BAWMedia. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. Creating a portfolio website is a lot easier than once was the case. You don't need to learn HTML and CSS or rely on someone else to present you or your business …
On an impulse just before Christmas, I bought myself an NBA “over-the-door” mini basketball hoop. I wasn’t sure what I’d do with it, but having a basketball hoop for my office seemed like a good move. In the end I decided to experiment and bring some connectivity to it by …
It’s common for WordPress users to pick a ready-made theme. But you can also create a theme of your own. This article covers various ways to go about this. Options range from making edits to an existing theme, to creating your own WordPress theme completely from scratch. In between these …
In this tutorial, we will deploy a Laravel application using Docker and Alibaba Cloud Container Service. Prerequisites Before you begin this guide you’ll need the following: Docker installed on your local machine (if you can’t install the latest version you can use Docker Toolbox) Composer installed on your computer Preparing …
This sponsored article was created by our content partner, BAW Media. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. As the saying goes: "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". More companies than ever are beginning to heed this advice. They're realizing that it is …
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to integrate Vue.js with a WordPress plugin to provide a modern UI experience to our WordPress users. Vue.js is a very popular progressive JavaScript library for building modern and rich user interfaces similar to Angular and React in terms of popularity, performance and component-based …
Over the years, we’ve become so much more knowledgeable about the UX design process, especially in regards to wireframing — a highly useful design exercise that can significantly improve the overall user experience of the final product. In this roundup, we’ll take a look at the best wireframing tools. What …
