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Whether you’re using WordPress for development or simply as a blog or CMS, it is always a good idea to keep an eye on your PHP error log.

As a developer, it helps you notice and fix errors in your code.
As a normal user, it lets you discover plugin bugs, […] Continue Reading…

The built-in json_encode() function in PHP puts everything on one line. For development and debugging, it can often be more useful to have properly indented, human-readable JSON that makes it easier to manually inspect the encoded data and check it for problems.

Here’s a function that lets you format/pretty-print any […] Continue Reading…

As you probably know, you can use the add_menu_page() function to create a top level admin menu for your WordPress plugin or theme. This function allows you to specify a menu icon by passing an image URL as the $icon_url argument. But what if you want to use one […] Continue Reading…

Most of my income comes from developing and selling commercial WordPress plugins. Up until recently, I sold many of those plugins through the WPPlugins.com plugin marketplace. Now, however, I’m planning to remove my wpplugins.com listings and build a separate site for each plugin. If you want to know why, […] Continue Reading…

For plugin developers desiring an easier way to perform common tasks, a little more structure in their code, or perhaps even a dash of MVC goodness, here is a list of WordPress plugin frameworks.

This list is intended to be comprehensive. If you find an actively maintained plugin framework that’s […] Continue Reading…