Anyone who has created a WordPress plugin understands the need to create configurable fields to modify how the plugin works. There are countless uses for configurable options in a plugin, and nearly as many ways to implement said options. You see, WordPress allows plugin authors to create their own markup within their settings pages. As a side effect, settings pages can vary greatly between plugins. In this article we are going to go over three common ways you can make your plugin configurable. We will start by creating a settings page and create our fields using the default WordPress Settings API. I will then walk you through how to set up your fields with a custom handler. Finally, I will show you how to integrate a great configurable fields plugin Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) into your own plugin. The post Three Approaches To Adding Configurable Fields To Your WordPress Plugin appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

When discussing a potential project with a client, have you ever broken out into a cold sweat? Perhaps your sudden bout of stress wasn't quite so outwardly visible - but... The post Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast... appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

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If you've been building anything with Node.js for long enough, then you've no doubt experienced the pain of unexpected speed issues. JavaScript is an evented, asynchronous language. That can make reasoning about performance tricky, as will become apparent. The surging popularity of Node.js has exposed the need for tooling, techniques and thinking suited to the constraints of server-side JavaScript. When it comes to performance, what works in the browser doesn't necessarily suit Node.

Critical CSS is one of those things I see in my performance reports but always seem to ignore. I know what it means. It means to put only the CSS required to render things immediately visible in a <style>… The post Jetpack Boost Handles Critical CSS For You appeared first on CSS-Tricks. You can support CSS-Tricks by being an MVP Supporter.

The PHP Roundtable podcast, hosted by PHP community member Sammy K Powers, has posted a new episode: Episode #78 - DocBlocks, Annotations, PSR-5 & The Like. In this show Sammy is joined by * Chuck Burgess*, Marco Pivetta, Rasmus Schultz, Margaret Staples and Alexey Gopachenko We discuss DocBlocks, PSR-5, Annotations, reflection, automatic API documentation generation, and their future in PHP. You can catch this latest episode either using the in-page video or audio player or by watching it directly on YouTube. If you enjoy the episode, be sure to subscribe to their feed and follow them on Twitter for updates when new shows are being recorded and released.

Creating an effective pricing structure for your freelance web design business can be challenging. Ideally, you'll want to strike a balance between making a decent living and providing value. This... The post The Hidden Benefits of Raising Your Prices appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Landing pages are extremely important for any online business and online marketers as well. Designing them to be effective can be tricky, so that’s why we decided to gather here some of the best app landing pages designs to inspire you. Having a landing page as an entry point of your website or as a […] The post 20 Best App Landing Pages Designs appeared first on Line25.

It is important for brands to have a distinct style. To create an effective brand, designers must keep a close watch on trends that populate the marketplace. They have to be able to get more creative with how they display their products and services. By studying trends, designers can get a better understanding of what […] The post Best Visual Design Trends of 2019 appeared first on Line25.

CSS is designed to keep your content readable. If you consider an HTML document that is marked up with headings and paragraphs (with no CSS applied), it displays in the browser in a readable way. The headings are large and bold, and the paragraphs have space between them which is controlled by the browser default stylesheet. As soon as you want to change the layout of your page, however, you start to take some of the control into your own hands.