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tom mcfarlin software engineering in web development backend services and more skip to the content tom mcfarlin software engineering in web development backend services and more toggle mobile menu toggle search field search for all articles categories articles notes projects resources speaking partners kinsta wordpress hosting contact all articles categories articles notes projects resources speaking partners kinsta wordpress hosting contact welcome hey there obviously i m tom over the course of 14 years i ve written extensively on topics around software engineering especially in the context of wordpress php databases and other backend technology recent articles where can i watch 1 3 0 a clarity pass building and evaluating a codebase onboarding skill for claude code mute menu notifications a wordpress plugin for silencing update badges where can i watch 1 2 0 episode tracking and more burnrate 1 4 0 it updates itself now articles since starting this blog i ve written over 2 000 articles about software development in php javascript mysql wordpress and related technologies the full catalog is available in the archives if you re looking for some valuable content aren t sure where to start but are open to looking at some of the most popularly tagged content then check out the following series object oriented programming in wordpress using visual studio code php mysql data reconstructions other published articles in early 2012 i wrote about a process for professional wordpress development for smashing magazine this was one of my earliest posts on a major publication from there i began to participate more broadly often contributing to envato for years i produced screencasts and authored tutorials at this point many of the screencasts are out of date but some of the more popular ones are design patterns in wordpress using the wordpress settings api working with meta boxes in wordpress i also have an archive of articles running about 17 pages deep regarding how to do things within wordpress note that envato has opted to change of the date of some of these articles to appear more recent than they are for reasons that i assume are to maintain seo but some of the more popular series i published are object oriented programming in wordpress a summary adding custom hooks in wordpress creating custom wordpress administration pages internationalizing wordpress projects using namespaces and autoloading in wordpress plugins again though the context in which some of the ideas are produced or shared may be dated the principles often transcend the version of wordpress that s available presentations i ve given a number of presentations at conferences and meet ups wordcamp atlanta 2013 wordcamp atlanta 2015 wordcamp atlanta 2016 wordcamp san diego 2016 wordcamp atlanta 2017 wordcamp atlanta 2019 web apps with wordpress speaking at all things wordpress north atlanta podcasts i ve been a guest on a number of podcasts wp square one about pressware and me products services blogging and wordpress with matt medeiros talking wordpress as a web application foundation live in the feast podcast season 3 the wordpress economy employment strategies and more with wp tonic participating in voices of the elephpant books and i ve had the pleasure of co authoring or contributing to a number of books on the topic discover object oriented programming using wordpress by carl alexander smashing wordpress beyond the blog by thörd daniel hedengren refactoring tweaks 7 easy wins to make your wordpress code better increase your profits by tonya mork the ultimate guide to the wordpress rest api by cal evans now i work as a senior software developer on the research and development team at awesome motive where we help small businesses grow and compete with larger organizations primarily my work revolves around building and maintaining software workflows and related infrastructure that keep our systems running smoothly though i still enjoy writing i don t have the opportunity to do so as much as i once did such is life as you get older build a family try to more deeply participate in various interests and hobbies and involve yourself in a number of different activities for those who are new you can see much of my most popular work above for those who are interested you can continue to follow my blog support i d also like to give a special thanks to kinsta for hosting this site if you re looking for a premium managed host then i d highly recommend checking them out search for kinsta offers premium managed wordpress hosting for everyone small or large powered by google platform and strengthened by cloudflare they take performance to the next level all hosting plans include 24 7 365 support from their team of wordpress engineers get started with a free migration today current projects apps now playing notify tunelink where can i watch extensions session stash plugins excerpt check remove empty shortcodes find missing more tags mute menu 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