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Do You Want Professional WordPress Plugin Development Second Edition?

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 […]

How To: Create a Network Only Plugin in WordPress

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 […]

How To: Get the Current Logged in User ID in WordPress

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 […]

My Favorite WordPress Premium Plugins

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 […]

Professional WordPress Second Edition Has Hit The Shelves!

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 […]

Professional WordPress Second Edition Reviewers Wanted

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 […]

StartBox – A Powerful Theme Framework for WordPress

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 […]

Pre-Order Professional WordPress Second Edition

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 […]

Free WordPress Security eBook

CodePoet.com, a site dedicated to being a solid resource to anyone that builds WordPress websites, has released a free WordPress Security ebook that I contributed to! The book is titled “Locking Down WordPress” and is available in PDF, Kindle, and EPUB formats for FREE! The ebook was co-authored by Rachel Baker, John Ford, and myself. […]

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Brad Williams is a computer programmer and tech junkie who enjoys exploring technology and sharing his knowledge and experience with others.

 

CEO of WebDevStudiosMaintainn, and Pluginize. Co-author of Professional WordPress and Professional WordPress Plugin Development.

 

Brad resides in Philadelphia.

 

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