Michael Beckwith Job Title: Support Engineer Years at WebDevStudios: 8 My move into working for WebDevStudios (WDS) was a very swift transition in September 2012. If memory serves me right, on a Saturday or maybe Sunday, I was tipped off that WDS...
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Stay Healthy While Working at a Desk All Day
I consider myself lucky every morning when I wake up and get out of bed. I remind myself that I am a web developer, and every day is another day to make the internet better. I hope you feel the same. If...
Read More Stay Healthy While Working at a Desk All DayWelcome Custom Post Type UI Version 1.3.0
On Thursday, March 24th, 2016, we pushed out the latest version of Custom Post Type UI, now at version 1.3.0. This is our latest major version of the plugin. It brings in a nice number of changes that I will cover here. CPTUI...
Read More Welcome Custom Post Type UI Version 1.3.0Custom Post Type UI Version 1.2.0 Now Available!
It’s been awhile since we last visited Custom Post Type UI on the WebDevStudios blog. We released version 1.1.0 on June 12th 2015. Not long after that, Custom Post Type UI surpassed 1 million downloads. Since then, I’ve been slowly but steadily...
Read More Custom Post Type UI Version 1.2.0 Now Available!The Custom Post Type UI Million Download Celebration
In the spring of 2013, I was moved into a “Plugin Czar” position within WebDevStudios. This meant that I was now in charge of the support, maintenance, and development of many of our free plugins available on our WordPress.org account. Custom Post...
Read More The Custom Post Type UI Million Download CelebrationStaging Websites for Safe Development
Imagine you have been evaluating your web presence and have determined that there are tasks you need to work on to improve your website. After careful deliberation, your team has identified points A, B, and C are all either not working, or...
Read More Staging Websites for Safe DevelopmentThere and Back Again: A BuddyPress Tale
The Beginnings I am no stranger to contributing to open source. I have contributed in some way or another since early 2007, when I found a love for Linux and the Fedora Project. I was approaching the end of my time in...
Read More There and Back Again: A BuddyPress TaleChecking Plugin Activation Status on Multisite Networks
Recently Chris Reynolds brought up an issue he was experiencing with one of our client projects; he was struggling to compare the current active status for plugins in a multisite network between internal dev servers and a WPEngine staging site so that...
Read More Checking Plugin Activation Status on Multisite NetworksCall for Beta Testers: Custom Post Type UI 0.9.0 Beta 1
Custom Post Type UI has been around for the better part of five years and is one of WebDevStudios’ oldest plugins in the WordPress.org repo. It has amassed over 640,000 downloads and maintains a rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. Since its...
Read More Call for Beta Testers: Custom Post Type UI 0.9.0 Beta 1