This past week VersionPress went Open Source. This is great news for WordPress Developers, allowing us to streamline our change history and deploy edits to websites faster and easier than ever. By going Open Source, VersionPress hopes to increase development speed and should be landing on our production sites soon. What is VersionPress? VersionPress brings…
Category: Web Development
How Strong is Your Password?
In a previous post I discussed the importance of Password Security, both in terms of creating a strong password as a user, and encrypting them as a site administrator. In this post I’ll cover the ins and outs of the password strength score in WordPress and WooCommerce. The New Password Requirements Back in October 2013, with the release…
CSS Naming Conventions
Naming conventions ultimately come down to personal preference, but you have to imagine that someone at some point will be looking at your work so it needs to be “legible”. Good code is commented, adheres to industry best practices, and allows for others to easily understand its purpose. I’ll be taking a look at some…
Using Google PageSpeed Insights to Gauge Site Performance
As you may imagine, there are countless variables that go into making a successful website. Between design, search engine optimization, and technical performance, it can occasionally be difficult to know exactly where a website excels and where it falls short. Fortunately, Google has a tool made to quickly gives you a snapshot of your site’s…