Launching a business online can be hard. So hard that many entrepreneurs give up trying. I know the feeling of helplessness and disappointment this process involves. And I also know that when things seem impossible, there might be a solution waiting for you just around the corner. “Not in my case” you may think. And […]
Wondering how to price and estimate a WordPress project? Here are some golden nuggets that I’ve compiled as a result of 7-year research for my Ph.D. on “Software Project Duration Estimation”. This is the actual methodology we are using when we work on a WordPress project 🙂 Enjoy. Marius Vetrici: Pricing WordPress Projects with Confidence […]
If you are concerned about delivering high-quality code, compliant with WordPress coding standards, you’d better use an automated tool for these checks. PHP Code Sniffer together with PHPStorm editor is a great and powerful combination as you get all these code checks in real time, as you type your code. There are many great tutorials […]
The concept of mastermind dates back to 1900 when Napoleon Hill introduced it in his books. Mastermind refers to a group of people working harmoniously to reach a common goal. Famous businesspeople of that time such as Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford formed their own Masterminds within their companies, and those groups became the engine […]
I have been interviewed recently by Mark Zahra, from mastermind.fm We’ve discussed life, business, and personal growth. You can find the podcast here: http://mastermind.fm/episode-85-mark-talks-business-personal-growth-marius-vetrici/
About Bucharest WordPress Meetup Bucharest WordPress Meetup is a community of 1054 WordPress enthusiasts at the time of writing, who have regularly gathered together for more than 34 events throughout the previous three years. Marius Vetrici is one of the founding members of the Bucharest WordPress meetup and is the event host. If you are […]
Productivity! Oh, yes! The ever-elusive goal of a software developer. No matter how much one tries, trivial tasks will aGrunt is a popular tool that assists developers to automate code management actions, but practical applications of this tool are still elusive. In this article, we share our take on using Grunt to process CSS and […]
Have you ever had to parse the structure of an email, which contains html, text and images? Easier said than done 😅 As a developer, you need to examine the email content, extract images or text, and do something with them, like upload the images to the web server or save them to a database. […]
7 years ago, I’ve spent around $200,000 on a product that never took off. That was my own money, earned from outsourcing, and I’ve learned some expensive lessons down the road which I’d like to share with you today. Here’s how it all usually begins… Finding the product/market fit is very hard You’ve got an idea […]
Using Live Templates in PhpStorm, developers insert code snippets and provide values for parameters. For quite some time, PhpStorm has been one of the leading development tools, as it allows developers to apply their ideas into code with impressive speed. Among the features that stand out, PhpStorm’s ability to navigate between files and auto-complete keywords […]
It’s easy to just go ahead and update your WordPress website, your theme, and plugin files by yourself. You just hit the “update” button three times and the job is, well… mostly done. You think that. Everybody thinks that too. But that’s not where the real challenge lies and where some issues might arise eventually. […]
The Keyword Density Check plugin provides the data needed to choose which keywords to associate with your post. When putting the final touches on your post, you frequently ask which keyword should you choose. Alternatively, you wonder whether your option for a keyword is really relevant to the post – some of the important decisions […]