Fully-featured private Git repositories hosted on Google Cloud Platform. Browse, edit and commit repository files in our integrated source editor. Activate the Cloud Debugger to debug hosted applications during runtime.
Google quietly launched a GitHub competitor. Could be an interesting option, if you need hosting for private repositories and don’t want or can’t pay for a GitHub Account.
I recently ran into a problem where we had a text field in a metabox, that was meant to be able to hold multiple paragraphs of text, but still be properly sanitized.
The text sanitization (sanitize_text_field) removes all tags, including line-breaks, so i had to find a workaround. This is the best solution i found:
$pdr_multiline_text = implode( "\n", array_map( 'sanitize_text_field', explode( "\n", $_POST['pdr_text_field'] ) ) );
Basically, what it does is breaking up the given string into smaller chunks on line-breaks (Implode on "\n"), then sanitize those smaller strings using sanizite_text_field() and then put them back together (explode on "\n").
Stackoverflow – How to sanitize multi-line text from a textarea without losing line breaks?
Proper debugging and unit testing are both very high on my list of things i need to get my head around and implement into my development workflow as soon as possible. Luckily, there are people like Jonathan Christopher who wrote this great introduction on how to use Xdebug for WordPress Development.
He goes into great detail on how to install and configure Xdebug with MAMP (Pro) and use it with either a separate application or right inside an IDE.
Monday by Noon – Improving Your Process: WordPress Development Using Xdebug
WP Rocket reminds us that we should never forget to measure the actual Page Speed results when optimizing a page, instead of only trusting the grades we get from tools like Google Page Speed Insights.
Do not blindly trust Google PageSpeed or take it at face value.
I couldn’t agree more on that one!
WP Rocket – Why you Shouldn’t Care About Google PageSpeed Insights
WPMUDEV has an interesting post about the History of WordPress Security. It’s also a good reminder to read through the WordPress.org Security white paper.
A History of WordPress Security Exploits and What They Mean For Your Site
A comprehensive list of tools and WebApps related to Web Site Performance and Optimization, catalogued by CSS-Tricks.
Weekend roundup time! From the multitude of Grunt and Gulp plugins to web apps that can help us visualize our websites with data, learning all the ins and outs of performance tooling is tough. I thought it might be useful to catalogue as many tools out there as I could find.
Scott Bolinger on the challenges running a WordPress Theme Business, how it changed over time and about the differences between selling Themes, Plugins or a SaaS Product.
Keep in mind SaaS is not free money, it comes with lots of unique challenges. My experience with Reactor has been that SaaS is a more difficult business model in the short-term, but the revenue potential is higher long-term.
A very good read for anyone thinking about entering one of those markets.
In your opinion, what are some daily habits that made you a better developer.
I’m a young developer from Cameroon and I’m trying to adapt myself for personal growth. What are some tips?
Acho Arnold – @najela
Zach Holman was recently asked this question on GitHub, which he answered with a list of things you can do daily to help you writing code. Worth a read.
GitHub – What are some daily habits that made you a better developer?
An interesting talk by Chris Wiegman about code security for WordPress Developers.