Quick Tip: WordPress “get” and “the” template functions

If you’re learning how WordPress templates work, there are two kinds of functions you’ll see a lot. What I like to call, the “get” and “the” template functions. If you haven’t noticed by now, there are functions in WordPress that seemingly do the same thing, so what is the difference?… Read More

10 Quick WordPress Tips for Front-end Developers

We don’t always realize how much we’re actively learning in our day to day work. We’ve gotten so used to the daily grind of web development, that perhaps finding answers to “gotchas” or successfully troubleshooting a problem, is something we celebrate with a fist bump in the air before we… Read More

Escaping WordPress Template Functions. To do or not to do?

Sanitization, escaping, and validation have become a regular part of my WordPress theme development within the last year. If those words confuse you, don’t worry, I’ve got another draft in my dashboard waiting to be finished. Eventually. 😉 But for those of you that do have a general idea of… Read More

How to get WooCommerce Category Info with an ID

The universe has been telling me to write this post for a very long time. The first time was a year-ish ago, when I googled how to get WooCommerce category data with an ID and couldn’t find a clear answer. “Hey, this is a pain to find an answer for -… Read More