8 blogs you should read if you want to be a WordPress developer (or a better one) | Heart Internet Blog – Focusing on all aspects of the web

There is so much written about WordPress on a daily basis that keeping up to date with the latest developments and ideas can become an impossible task. Instead of trawling through the internet trying to find that little nugget of information, regularly coming back to these websites should be more than enough for you.

catswhocode.com

Example posts:

• https://www.catswhocode.com/blog/awesome-wordpress-hacks-to-make-your-blogger-life-easier

• https://www.catswhocode.com/blog/wordpress-how-to-insert-data-programmatically

• https://www.catswhocode.com/blog/how-to-create-a-built-in-contact-form-for-your-wordpress-theme

wprecipes.com

Example posts:

https://www.wprecipes.com/add-custom-parameters-into-the-body_class-function

https://www.wprecipes.com/how-to-remove-wordpress-3-1-admin-bar

https://www.wprecipes.com/how-to-automatically-notify-your-members-on-new-posts

wpcandy.com

Example posts:

• https://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-create-your-own-powered-by-system

• https://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-create-attractive-blog-post-images

• https://wpcandy.com/teaches/how-to-move-a-wordpress-site

tutsplus.com/category/tutorials/wordpress/

Example posts:

https://code.tutsplus.com/articles/create-wordpress-plugins-with-oop-techniques–net-20153

https://code.tutsplus.com/

https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/create-a-custom-wordpress-plugin-from-scratch–net-2668

digwp.com

Example posts

https://digwp.com/2011/04/graphing-blog-comments-over-time/

https://digwp.com/2011/03/htaccess-wordpress-seo-security/

https://digwp.com/2010/12/custom-message-after-comments/

wpshout.com

Example posts:

https://wpshout.com/creating-a-tumblog-with-wordpress/

https://wpshout.com/a-to-z-of-wordpress-htaccess-hacks/

https://wpshout.com/create-an-advanced-options-page-in-wordpress/

wpengineer.com

Example posts:

https://wpengineer.com/2190/move-wordpress-admin-bar-to-the-bottom/

https://wpengineer.com/2114/delete-all-feed-cache-via-sql-in-wordpress/

https://wpengineer.com/2078/custom-pagination-without-wordpress-plugins/

wpbeginner.com

Example posts:

https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-facebook-send-button-in-wordpress/

https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/display-popular-posts-by-day-week-month-and-all-time-in-wordpress/

https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-increase-the-maximum-file-upload-size-in-wordpress/

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