OpenLampTech issue #82
PHP in WordPress development | WordPress newsletter software | WooCommerce data store updates coming soon. And a whole lot more in your PHP, MySQL, LAMP stack media source, OpenLampTech.
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The Role of PHP in WordPress Development
Blocks are doing away with PHP…
No, that's an unfair statement (by me), although I certainly feel that way sometimes with the overwhelming feeling of block-based this and that everywhere. PHP is integral - and needed - in order for WordPress to operate.
WordPress.com challenges Substack with launch of paid newsletters
Newsletter platforms are popping up everywhere. Although I'm (currently) writing on and using Substack for OpenLampTech, I am also aware that there are other available options. I haven't tried WordPress's offering yet for newsletters. Have you?
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Here is a discussion area you can get in on for all the things about WooCommerce Blocks. It looks like the original Extensibility Monthly Chats is moving to its own channel with more asynchronous collaboration in mind.
20 PHP Features You Should Know in 2023
PHP continues to evolve and get better and better. I'll absolutely admit that I need to have my thumb on the pulse as I should in keeping up with new features. This article covers some downright handy and powerful functions and features you may not be aware of (like me).
Writing Clean Code in PHP: Best Practices and Examples
I'm as guilty as all get out of writing a spaghetti mess of a murder scene of code. It's one of my confessions I'm not too proud of but acknowledge openly. This article has several examples of a better way that I want to make strides in implementing.
Platform Update: High-Performance Order Storage for WooCommerce
Significant changes are coming to WooCommerce data storage in August of 2023. I am working on an in-depth piece for the OpenLampTech readers about this very important change being implemented into the WordPress database for WooCommerce order data storage.
Troubled MariaDB shuffles CEO sideways
MariaDB as an SQL database is one fantastic piece of software. MariaDB as an IPO'ed company… Well, there have been some road bumps along the way. A newly appointed CEO may help steer the way forward.
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New Requirement for WooCommerce 8.2: PHP 7.4+
Modern PHP is leaps and bounds ahead of - and better - than previous versions. WooCommerce is taking strides in assuring that the e-Commerce platform is optimized and secure by requiring newer versions of PHP beginning in October 2023.
Automattic launches an AI writing assistant for WordPress
I'm not sure how I feel about an AI plugin in WordPress. I mean, for as useful as AI is, can't you pick out an 'AI-generated' article a mile away? I can. There's no soul or feeling to AI. Not for me at least.
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