Author: tlovett1
WordPress Best Practices at PHPKonf 2019
Today I am presenting on Best Practices for WordPress Applications at PHPKonf 2019. Here are my slides:
ZendCon 2017
I'm excited to once again be presenting at ZendCon 2017. This year I'll be doing two talks. On Tuesday, October 24, I'll be presenting "Isomorphic WordPress Applications using NodeifyWP" which will cover isomorphic JavaScript in WordPress, specifically NodifyWP, Twenty Sixteen React, and the NodifyWP Environment. Here are my slides. Isomorphic WordPress Applications with NodeifyWP from…
Isomorphic WordPress Applications using NodeifyWP at WordCamp Lancaster 2017
This weekend I'll be presenting on "Isomorphic WordPress Applications using NodeifyWP". I'll also be discussing the NodeifyWP Environment – a Dockerized environment pre-setup for running NodeifyWP applications. Isomorphic WordPress Applications with NodeifyWP from Taylor Lovett
NodeifyWP and Twenty Sixteen React Debut at WordCamp Denpasar
Today, I am speaking at the inaugural WordCamp Denpasar. I will be giving a talk on NodeifyWP and Twenty Sixteen React, giving the debut demo of the framework. NodeifyWP is a framework, created by 10up, for creating isomorphic JavaScript applications within PHP and WordPress. Twenty Sixteen React is an example theme using the framework along with…
Data Compression, PHP, and the Web
Data compression is an extremely important topic in modern computing, networking, and software engineering. Sharing information faster and in smaller sizes across a network is a boundary that will continue to be pushed as long as computers and the internet exist. Large companies like Google and very smart people have continuously refined and created new…
WordPress Best Practices for Enterprise at Music City Code
Today I'm presenting on Best Practices for WordPress in Enterprise at Music City Code 2016. Here are a few of the topics that will be covered: – Caching for high traffic situation – Security techniques – Writing maintainable/extensible code – Optimizing database reads/writes – Search Teamwork in software development – Browser performance – Workflows –…
post_class() and get_post_class() – Performance Killers for WordPress and WooCommerce
The get_post_class() function is a WordPress function commonly used within post “rivers”. For example, if I had a list of posts, WooCommerce products, or any content type really, I might have some code like this: <div > Note: post_class() just calls get_post_class() and outputs it to the browser. post_class() will output something like class=”post has-post-thumbnail…
WordPress Best Practices at WordCamp Porto 2016
Today I'm presenting on Best Practices for WordPress at WordCamp Porto 2016. This talk is similar to my WordPress Best Practices for Enterprise talk but will be a bit more general and has some updated topics. Specifically, this presentation will include: – Caching for high traffic situation – Security techniques – Writing maintainable/extensible code –…
Fluxible at DevIgnition 2016
Today I am presenting at DevIgnition 2016. Fluxible is a framework by Yahoo that follows the Flux architecture by Facebook. The framework enables you to build powerful isomorphic JavaScript applications that are extremely maintainable, extensible, and scalable using React.js components. The Flux architecture employs a “unidirectional dataflow” and has three major parts: “dispatcher”, “stores”, and…