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Skinning a Site

July 28, 2014 by Eric

What more can I do, through design, to help my message reach the world? I’d like to find out, and I plan to experiment heavily in the coming months.

Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: design, layout, theme

Query, Template, Actions as MVC in WordPress

December 12, 2013 by Eric

I love WordPress. I also love MVC design fundamentals. Unfortunately, these two loves of mine are at odds with one another, and that makes me sad. Here’s my simple idea to make WordPress’ built-in templating engine play nice with MVC sensibilities – everyone can win!

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: core patch, MVC, template, theme, WordPress

Doing it Wrong the Right Way

July 17, 2012 by Eric

Telling someone there’s a right way to include a plugin in a theme is like telling someone there’s a right way to cheer for the Beavers during the Oregon Civil War. ThereĀ is no right way. However, there are still ways to do it if you absolutely need to. Let’s admit it. As developers, we’re lazy. […]

Filed Under: PHP, Tutorials Tagged With: plugin, theme, WordPress

About Me

Eric is a storyteller, web developer, and outdoorsman living in the Pacific Northwest. If he's not working with new tech in web development, you can probably find him out running, climbing, or hiking in the woods.

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