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 […]
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 […]
WordSesh, a 24-hour live streaming WordPress event, starts tonight with a special edition of the DradCast! The show starts at 8pm EDT ( 0:00 UTC ) and will feature the WordSesh organizer, and my good friend, Scott Basgaard. This is the first ever online-only WordPress event and I’m very excited to be a part of […]
Over the years I have used a lot of WordPress plugins. From free, to paid, chances are at some point in my WordPress career I’ve probably tried it. Below is a list of my current favorite premium plugins for WordPress. Gravity Forms – Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past 3 years, you’ve […]
The DradCast, a new WordPress focused podcast hosted by Dre Armeda and myself, kicks off tonight with episode one! The new show will be a weekly podcast every Wednesday night at 8pm Eastern time. Dre and I have put together a really fun show format that is different from the other WordPress podcasts out there. […]
My latest book, Professional WordPress Second Edition, has hit the shelves at major book retailers nation wide! The book is also in stock on Amazon.com! Professional WordPress is still the highest rated WordPress development book on Amazon! The Second Edition has been completely updated for WordPress 3.5. Every single chapter has been rewritten with updated […]
My latest WordPress book, Professional WordPress Second Edition, is scheduled for a January 9th release! This book is jam packed with new content for Professional WordPress developers and designers. Every single chapter has been reworked to provide the most current and proper methods for developing and designing in WordPress. We’ve also added some completely new […]
Last week my company, WebDevStudios.com, announced the acquisition of StartBox. StartBox is a very powerful theme framework originally created by Brian Richards. If you haven’t used StartBox before, I highly suggest you give it a try. You can download the StartBox Theme Framework for free via Github. StartBox has some very powerful and easy to […]
Professional WordPress Second Edition is now available for pre-order on Amazon! A lot has changed with WordPress since the original book was released, which was written for WordPress version 2.9. The second edition, written around WordPress version 3.5, is jam packed with awesome WordPress knowledge. Not only did we update every single chapter in the […]
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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