Category: Development

Finish Your Coding Projects with the MVP Method

Input Overload With so many resources available today, learning software development can still be a challenge. The anxiety of constantly changing technologies, along with having to sort through vast amounts of content, all while committing hours of your life to complete courses...

Asking Questions as a Website Developer

I started working at WebDevStudios just over six months ago. Previously, I worked as the sole developer at a small design studio. Beyond developing websites, I was responsible for making any development related decisions—from what tools were best for our clients down...

Local Development with Node and Express

Create your Server If you are working with React and webpack, you probably or mostly never have to create your own local server. If you ever wonder how it works under the hood, here is a simple way to get a local...

How to Use Dynamic Imports in Next.js

During some late night performance testing, I kept asking myself, “How can I reduce page load times in Next.js load times?” While obsessing over the Network Panel tool, I did what most engineers do in times of desperation and hit the Google....

MySQL Database Export Errors and Solutions

I recently encountered a couple of frustrating MySQL database export errors and wanted to share the solutions I used with other folks, as well as document it for future me. Here’s my setup. These issues could appear on any platform, though. OS:...

Scary Warning Signs Your Website Needs a Redesign

If your website looks like the one above you either have really, really, really particular brand following… or it might be time for a website redesign. There is never a perfect checklist or milestone your website needs to meet in order to...

Safely Coding: Nonces

Introduction You are working on a new plugin or theme to sell to customers. You think to yourself, let’s just go ahead and process this form or button request. What can go wrong? Nonce so fast. It’s always fun to develop...

How to Create an Addon for Local by Flywheel

A while back, I wanted to create an addon for Local by Flywheel that connected a popular database management tool, TablePlus with Local by Flywheel. Local is a development tool used by WordPress developers all over. At WebDevStudios, we use it daily....

Post Event Report: Jamstack Conf Virtual 2020

Jamstack Conf is a two-day celebration of the next generation of web apps, where the JAMStack community and ecosystem come together to learn, connect, and create. Conference attendees range from frontend and full-stack engineers to web agencies, all ready to push the...