Tom J Nowell

Year: 2017

  • Where Gutenberg Leads Us

    The new editor has the potential to be an amazing experience. While there’s a lot of kinks to be ironed out, there are some less appreciated consequences, that lead to more exciting places! I’m a strong believer that the new Gutenberg editor introduces a landmark shift in WP UX design for WordPress. Similar to the…

  • VIP-VVV

    Mourning the loss of VIP Quickstart? A fan of VVV? Then I have something for you.

  • Not all Post Meta is bad

    A few weeks ago, I wrote an article titled Post Meta Abuse, but I think some have misunderstood the problem at hand. Meta Queries are Bad? Searching for posts via post meta is bad, but grabbing post meta is not. For example, this is a hideously expensive/slow query: $args = array( ‘meta_key’ => ‘color’, ‘meta_value’…

  • Writing a WP REST API endpoint in 2 minutes

    I need to write a REST API endpoint, but lets assume we know nothing about REST APIs.

  • What’s New in VVV 2.0

    Varying Vagrant Vagrants ( VVV ) has undergone a small transformation for the better. This post will cover what’s changed and how to make sure your local developer environment isn’t left behind. The New Main Provisioner The fabulous Lorelei Aurora has rewritten the provisioning system for VVV, enabling a slew of new features and improved…