RFC #17: Experiments and the Economics of Open Source. I joined Nadia and Mikeal to discuss my work on WP-CLI, the economics, origins, staying productive as a maintainer, fund raising, and the state of WP-CLI "today" (aka last May when this was recorded). Update: I forgot I said this: "[The GPL] is used often as […]
Tag Archives: WP-CLI
WordPress needs automated browser/integration/end-to-end testing
One thing I love most about WP-CLI is its Behat-based test suite. In fact, if you consider WP-CLI successful at all, I'd attribute said success to the test suite. Having a great test suite ensures exceptional build quality because: It’s easy to write new tests, which means they actually get written. The tests interface with […]
So good
A limited set (199 in total) will be headed to WordCamp Europe next week for WP-CLI’s biggest fans.
WP-CLI v1.2.0 released
WP-CLI v1.2.0 released. Notably, a bootstrap refactor and brand new logo. But, refactoring always introduces bugs, so WP-CLI v1.2.1 was released today.
10 advanced WP-CLI tricks
Adapted from my VIP Workshop presentation last week, which may have been my favorite presentation of all time. It was probably the GIFs.
New co-maintainer: Alain Schlesser
WP-CLI welcomes its second maintainer, thanks to the support of our 2017 sponsors.
Managing an open source project
My responses to a series of questions from Xavier Borderie.
Two new commands: doctor and profile
wp doctor lets you diagnose problems within WordPress by running a series of checks for symptoms; wp profile quickly identifies what’s slow with WordPress, by giving you visibility into key I/O indicators.
WP-CLI v1.1.0 released
Chock full of enhancements and bug fixes from 21 contributors.
WP-CLI v1.0.0 released
First time in five years that the issue backlog is back down to zero.