WordPress development with NetBeans IDE

PHP is most popular programing language for web development, and WordPress one of the most important applications for PHP. Comfortable and powerful development environment is essential, and right now, no other solution comes close to the power of NetBeans.
How to optimize plugin loading

Few weeks ago I have tested 35 plugins to find how they affect WordPress in terms of loading and resource usage. What can plugin author do to make plugin loading faster, to use less memory and to lower its impact on website loading? There are several things to consider.
Monthly plugins resource usage testing
Earlier this month I have published test of 35 plugins and their impact on the loading of WordPress. Based on interest for that article, I will not stop there. Each month new tests with more plugins will be conducted to help users and to help developers to make better plugins.
GD Custom Posts And Taxonomies Tools 2.4.2 Pro / 1.3 Lite

New versions of both Lite and Pro editions are here, as a preparation for the next major release: WordPress 3.1 that is now weeks away. Plugins contain fixes and minor changes to the code handling taxonomies and post types. JavaScript used in both plugins has been updated.
Use Firebug to track AJAX requests and responses
Whenever you use JavaScript powered application, data is usually transported using AJAX from the server to the client side. During that process, errors can occur on the server side to cause application to fail. Firebug is extension for Firefox that can help us track these problems.









WordPress Benchmark: 3.0 vs 2.9.2, Part 2
After the first part of the benchmark of WordPress 3.0 versus 2.9.2, here is the second part focusing on the admin section of the WordPress and the execution on the client side. Part 3 is coming in a few days and it will be dedicated to testing on the blog side of the WordPress.