Category: Employee Post

Getting Started with SassDoc

SassDoc is to Sass what JSDoc is to JavaScript: a documentation system to build pretty and powerful docs in the blink of an eye. – SassDoc.com So your team is using Sass, and everybody is whipping out amazing @mixins, @extends, custom functions,...

Remembering Community in the Face of Negativity (AKA When .Org Users Attack!)

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that WordPress is actually a community. I’m easily reminded of the community aspects when I look at my Twitter feed–where I can catch up with awesome WP community members quickly, jump into conversations, or just revel in...

Dealing with Brute Force Attacks by Yourself

In this post, I’m going to give you the tips and tricks I use on an everyday basis for handling those pesky brute force attempts by yourself on your own server. This post assumes that you know a few things about Linux...

The Basics of Developing Accessible Websites

Imagine not being allowed to buy a gallon of milk because you’re color blind. What a ridiculous scenario right!? But the reality is: Grocery stores don’t discriminate against those with disabilities…but your website (probably) does. The reality is that there are millions and millions of...

Filtering WordPress Form Data with Gravity Forms

WordPress filters are used to modify data before being rendered to the browser or saved to the database, and WordPress plugins typically provide filters to modify plugin behavior. Gravity forms is an extremely powerful form plugin that has many filters available. These...

Using Vagrant and IIS for WordPress Development

…And lo! It came to pass that I needed to set up a local environment built on IIS. Many things (like communicating with a MS SQL server) can be emulated or replicated on a *nix environment, in which case the Vagrant workflow I’ve...

10 Things I Learned Migrating Websites to WordPress

Since joining WDS, I’ve had the awesome opportunity to be a part of our internal migrations team and create scripts to help migrate sites for Microsoft to WordPress. It’s an ongoing joke about my joy for migrations because in my initial interview I...

Tech Non-Profit Spotlight: Hack the Hood

Prior to becoming a writer and communications dork, I was immersed in the non-profit world. From non-profits that focused on the arts to those that offered direct assistance to underserved communities, playing small time Wonder Woman (or trying, at least) was my...

Using Git Flow and Forget to Branch? Stash it.

Here at WebDevStudios, we use a variation of the Git workflow known as Git Flow. One of the benefits of using Git is quick and easy branching and merging without conflicts. Git Flow makes extensive use of branches to ensure that work...