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The Essential Plugins You Should Install On Every Website – WordCamp Port Macquarie 2019

October 8, 2019

Cameron Jones

Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress

This past weekend I made the trek down to Port Macquarie for their very first WordCamp! It was an excellent event, congratulations to Robey, Jake and the rest of the organising team on a very successful first WordCamp. I was privilaged to speak at WordCamp Port Macquarie, presenting The Essential Plugins You Should Install On…

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An Introduction To Plugin Development – WordCamp Brisbane 2019

September 30, 2019

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Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress

Recently, I was honoured to speak at WordCamp Brisbane 2019. Being my local WordCamp, I’ve been wanting to speak here for a long time. It was such a great experience and probably my favourite WordCamp so far. I presented An Introduction To Plugin Development, where I gave a simple walkthrough for developing your first WordPress…

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How To Automatically Generate Post Type Labels

September 2, 2019

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Developer Tutorials, WordPress

WordPress’ custom post types are a fantastic way to organise different types of data. It’s quick and easy to spin up a new post type with just a couple of lines of code. Post types can be used to store anything from products, forms, profiles or even logs, pretty much any type of content stored…

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I’m Speaking At WordCamp Brisbane 2019

July 24, 2019

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Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress

I’m pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the upcoming WordCamp Brisbane 2019! I haven’t spoken at a WordCamp since WordCamp Sunshine Coast 2016 so it’s a great feeling being back on the speakers list. I will be presenting an Introduction To Plugin Development. If you’ve ever thought about developing your own plugin,…

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How To Add PHP Coding Standards Checks To Your WordPress Project

May 23, 2019

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Developer Tutorials, WordPress

WordPress is a massive project, with hundreds of developers contributing code over more than 15 years. When developing at such a large scale, it is virtually impossible to maintain consistency in the codebase, as every developer has their own methods, styles and preferences. Heck, it’s practically impossible with just two developers, let alone a project…

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Learn WordPress Plugin Development With My New Course

April 27, 2019

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Website Design & Development, WordPress

Have you ever wanted to learn how to develop WordPress plugins? I’ve just released a new course on Skillshare that will teach you exactly that! WordPress Plugin Development For Beginners: Building Your First WordPress Plugin is my brand new course for aspiring plugin developers available now on Skillshare. With just a little bit of PHP…

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How To Force HTTPS With Your .htaccess File

March 5, 2019

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Developer Tutorials, Website Design & Development

Having an SSL certificate is becoming more and more important for your website, but just installing one isn’t enough. Learn how to force your website to use HTTPS with your .htaccess file.

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WordPress Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

January 24, 2019

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Podcasts, WordPress

There are so many WordPress podcasts out there it can be difficult to know what to listen to. Here’s some of my favourites.

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Formatting A 12 Character DateTime Value

January 5, 2019

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Website Design & Development

I have been working with an API recently that was giving me dates in a format that was twelve character string made up of just numbers. My initial thoughts were that it might be a Unix timestamp, but they were too long. I also knew what some of the sample dates needed to equate to,…

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