Load testing for WordPress functionality

You can use a tool like loadimpact.com to generate load, include following user scripts, for a huge number of users. However, as with anything like this, it doesn’t come free. We’ve just used it, so far, for simple load testing of user views as that’s been our biggest issue with sites. We wrote an article … Read more

Plugin development: How many plugin and WordPress version combinations to support?

Usually a plugin developed in WordPress version will run fine on several newer versions. What you need to care about is ‘deprecated` features/apis in WordPress. Any API in WordPress is not removed overnight, rather it remains deprecated for several versions. You will get such a list here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Category:Deprecated_Functions When you develop a plugin, you can … Read more

Best way to notify WordPress plugin users of new release candidates for beta testing?

After no answers for a long-term solution, I have developed a solution called the WP247 Extension Notification System. It is comprised of two plugins that are in the WordPress plugin directory: A “Server” plugin called WP247 Extension Notification Server that runs on the extension developer’s website to compose and distribute notices. A “Client” plugin called … Read more

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