A few weeks ago I gave a presentation at WordCamp Europe on writing secure WordPress code. The methods I described in my presentation are extremely important when writing code for WordPress. Whether you are a theme designer or a hardcore plugin developer, you should follow all of these security measures to verify your code is […]
Next week I will be attending and speaking at the first ever WordCamp Europe! The event takes place October 5th-7th in Leiden, Netherlands. WordCamp Europe is going to be an amazing event with a insane amount of awesome presentations. I will be presenting on Writing Secure WordPress Code. I’m scheduled to be the last presentation […]
I’ll be hosting a free WordPress Security Webinar Thursday, September 26th at 4pm EDT. The webinar was organized by SiteGround and is available free for anyone to attend. I’ll be hosting the webinar with my WebDevStudios Co-Founder Brian Messenlehner. If you run a WordPress website and want to learn how to keep your website safe […]
I’ve been pretty bad at blogging lately, but I’m really working to change that. Stay tuned!
One of my favorite drinks lately has been what I call: Grub Soda. It’s a delicious, refreshing, and low-calorie drink for any occasion. If you’d like to try it follow the instructions below. Ingredients: Club Soda Grape Vodka To make, simply mix 1/3 parts Grape Vodka with 2/3 parts Club Soda. I prefer Three Olives […]
Recently I’ve been thinking about my book Professional WordPress Plugin Development, and whether there’s enough demand for a second edition. Over the years I’ve received some amazing feedback from readers, many of whom have since released plugins on WordPress.org after reading the book. The book is an amazing resource for anyone creating custom plugins in […]
If you’ve ever created a custom plugin in WordPress, you should be familiar with the standard plugin header code. The information set in your plugin header is displayed under the Plugins admin menu in WordPress shown below: There is a lesser known piece of information that can be defined in your plugin header that tells […]
May was a very busy month for me. Stay tuned!
WordSesh, the first ever 24 hour free live streaming WordPress event, took place just a few short days ago. I had the privilege of helping organize and run the event with Scott Basgaard and Chris Cochran. The event was a huge success that featured an epic list of presenters from the WordPress Community. Below are […]
When developing custom themes and plugins for WordPress there are times you will need to get the logged in user’s ID. There are a few different ways to accomplish this, but I’m going to show you the easiest method. To get the user’s ID you’ll use the get_current_user_id() function like so: The get_current_user_id() function will […]
Brad Williams is a computer programmer and tech junkie who enjoys exploring technology and sharing his knowledge and experience with others.
CEO of WebDevStudios, Maintainn, and Pluginize. Co-author of Professional WordPress and Professional WordPress Plugin Development.
Brad resides in Philadelphia.
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