When reviewing themes for the WordPress.org theme directory, you will find that there are mistakes that are more common than others. This means that we often use the same type of messages in different tickets and reviews. We can use this fact to make our reviews faster. I have done so many reviews that many… Continue reading Speed up reviews with autocomplete snippets
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Things to consider when using underscores
I use underscores as a base for my WordPress themes, and many -if not most -themes submitted to the WordPress.org’s theme directory are based on it as well. But there are some typical mistakes that we see frequently in underscores based themes: Using old versionsDon’t use old versions of underscores, since they may contain references… Continue reading Things to consider when using underscores
You don’t need searchform.php
Searchform.php is only needed if you are actually making changes to the default search form. While reviewing themes submitted to WordPress.org, I often notice that authors are including searchform.php without making any changes compared to the default form. Other authors are using: add_theme_support( ‘html5’, array( ‘comment-list’, ‘comment-form’, ‘search-form’, ‘gallery’, ‘caption’ ) ); But replacing the search… Continue reading You don’t need searchform.php