Speakers: Jonathan Bossenger

  • Testing WordPress 6.5

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 9, 2024 — In this week’s livestream I’m in full “testing WordPress” mode. With 6.5 coming out later this month, it’s time to spin up the latest Release Candidate, and see what developer focused goodies are in store.

  • Custom post type data

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — Sometimes, the default custom post type fields might not be enough, and you need to store additional data on a custom post type.

    In this video, you will learn how to use post metadata to store additional information about a post.

  • Custom taxonomies

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — In WordPress, taxonomies are a way to group things together. In a default WordPress install, there are two types of registered taxonomies: categories and tags.

    In this video, you will learn how to register custom taxonomies for your custom post types, for further flexibility.

  • Custom Post Types

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — One of the more common use cases for developing a custom plugin is to take advantage of the WordPress Post API to create custom post types. In this video, you will learn how you can do this.

  • Plugin Requirements

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — If you’re brand new to developing plugins, let’s explore what you need to create one.

  • What is a plugin?

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — As a WordPress developer, you will often need to create custom functionality for a WordPress website.

    In this video, you will be introduced to WordPress plugins, which are packages of code that can be installed on a WordPress website to add new features or functionality.

  • Working with Hooks

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — Besides knowing how to register a callback function to a hook, there are a few other things you need to know about working with hooks in WordPress.

    In this video, you’ll learn about hook priority, hook parameters, and hook order.

  • Filter Hooks

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — There are two types of WordPress hooks, action hooks, and filter hooks. These are more commonly known as actions and filters.

    In this video, we’ll focus on filters and how they work.

  • Action Hooks

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — There are two types of WordPress hooks, action hooks, and filter hooks. These are more commonly known as actions and filters.

    In this video, we’ll focus on actions and how they work.

  • WordPress Hooks

    Speaker: Jonathan Bossenger

    March 7, 2024 — One of the most regularly used developer features in WordPress is its Hooks system.

    In this video, you will learn what hooks are, how they work, and how you can use them in your WordPress themes and plugins.