Tag: developer tools

  • Webinar: Use Xdebug to profile PHP

    Webinar: Use Xdebug to profile PHP

    Xdebug is an open-source tool for code profiling and debugging. We mention it in almost every presentation we give on WordPress performance.


  • Webinar: Dismantle WordPress Performance Bottlenecks

    Webinar: Dismantle WordPress Performance Bottlenecks

    We recently held a webinar on the benefits of the excellent PHP profiling tool Tideways.


  • PHP 7.4 released

    PHP 7.4 released

    PHP 7.4 is once again slightly faster than any previous release. That alone is a good reason to upgrade but it does come with some new features as well.


  • Give Your Content a Boost With Blocks

    Give Your Content a Boost With Blocks

    WordPress blocks offer an efficient and quick way to build pages or write articles. There are several types of blocks for different kinds of content.


  • WP-CLI v2.3 Released

    WP-CLI v2.3 Released

    WP-CLI is a great tool for WordPress developers. The new 2.3 version is a smaller release that we also participated in.


  • WordPress 5.1 ”Betty” is released

    WordPress 5.1 ”Betty” is released

    With the WordPress 5.0 release in mind that we wrote about earlier as comparison, this is a much smaller and quicker release. Improvements for editors and site administrators As an editor on WordPress install you will probably mostly recognize the…


  • The Next-Generation WordPress Testing System

    The Next-Generation WordPress Testing System

    Part of our premium hosting and upkeep for WordPress service is testing and updating our customers’ sites for errors and otherwise reduced functionality. Previously the testing has been done with the help of our own wp-test command that has been…


  • WP-CLI v2.1 Released

    WP-CLI v2.1 Released

    Access to great developer tools is a key feature on our WordPress platform. Therefore we are excited about this new WP-CLI v2.1 release which brings some interesting improvements. Improvements to i18n There has been multiple improvements to wp i18n make-pot…


  • WP-CLI v2 has arrived

    WP-CLI v2 has arrived

    WP-CLI is the go-to command-line tool for WordPress users and developers, and the latest 2.0.0 version has just been released to the public. The latest update comes with plenty of new commands which you can further educate yourself on by…