Tag: local environment

Rendering External API Data in WordPress Blocks on the Front End

There’ve been some new tutorials popping here on CSS-Tricks for working with WordPress blocks. One of them is an introduction to WordPress block development and it’s a good place to learn what blocks are and to register them in WordPress … Rendering External API Data in WordPress Blocks on the Front End originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...
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How to Test Webhooks From Public APIs in Local Development

Webhooks are a mechanism for receiving notifications about events from disparate systems without having to continuously poll them. Also called Reverse APIs, they can be thought of as providing “API… Read more The post How to Test Webhooks From Public APIs in Local Development appeared first on Delicious Brains. ...
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A Deep Introduction to WordPress Block Themes

The relatively new WordPress editor, also known as the WordPress Block Editor, always under development via the Gutenberg plugin, has been with us since 2018. You can use the block editor on any WordPress theme, provided the theme … A Deep Introduction to WordPress Block Themes originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. ...
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Reviewing Craft Nitro & DevKinsta for WordPress Local Development

One of the cool things about my job as Developer Educator at Delicious Brains is that sometimes I get to try out new things that I might otherwise never discover.… Read more The post Reviewing Craft Nitro & DevKinsta for WordPress Local Development appeared first on Delicious Brains. ...
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What is Laravel?

Laravel is a solid and easy-to-understand open-source PHP framework. The design pattern is model-view-controller. Laravel reuses existing components from several frameworks to aid in the development of web applications. The resulting web application is more organized and practical. ...
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How to Use Xdebug for Advanced PHP Debugging

You could just debug your PHP code using dump debugging functions such as error_log, print, and var_dump, and let’s be honest, we’ve all done it a lot! While helpful sometimes,… Read more The post How to Use Xdebug for Advanced PHP Debugging appeared first on Delicious Brains. ...
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PHP and cURL: How WordPress makes HTTP requests

cURL is the workhorse of the modern internet. As its tagline says, cURL is a utility piece of software used to ‘transfer data with urls‘. According to the cURL website,… Read more The post PHP and cURL: How WordPress makes HTTP requests appeared first on Delicious Brains. ...
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The 4 Best Local WordPress Development Environments in 2021: XAMPP vs MAMP vs Local vs DesktopServer

An easy-to-use local testing server is one of the most important tools in a WordPress developer’s utility belt. Developing in a local environment lets you make changes to dev sites… Read more The post The 4 Best Local WordPress Development Environments in 2021: XAMPP vs MAMP vs Local vs DesktopServer appeared first on Delicious Brains. ...
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Switching to Windows for Local WordPress Development

As you may have noticed from reading our blog, we’ve highly favored Mac and Linux for WordPress development. And we’re not alone – through my very scientific and thorough research,… Read more The post Switching to Windows for Local WordPress Development appeared first on Delicious Brains. ...
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Valet vs VVV vs Chassis: A Comparison Guide to CLI-Based Local WordPress Development Environments

In my last article, I reviewed the best WordPress development environment apps out there. But that’s not all of it, there are a number of great options available as well… Read more The post Valet vs VVV vs Chassis: A Comparison Guide to CLI-Based Local WordPress Development Environments appeared first on Delicious Brains. ...
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