I have some eight so-called must-use plugins in my WordPress install’s “mu-plugins” folder, and use them as an alternative to “functions.php” (which is where most online guides still tell people to add custom bits of PHP). Continue reading Must-Use Plugins →
It’s been exactly 3 days since I released the Feed Reader plugin for WordPress, and a first vulnerability has already been discovered … in 2007. Continue reading False Positive →
I, uh, created a very simple, and very proof-of-concept, WordPress plugin that lets site admins run YAML data through a template, and spits out the outcome. Continue reading WordPress and YAML →
If you were to install IndieBlocks on top of a fresh WordPress site, it’d give you short-form post types, microformats, and the ability to send and receive webmentions. Continue reading IndieBlocks v0.3.4 →
Mastodon’s a resource hog. Where’s the IndieWeb for everyone? Continue reading A Social Web for Everyone →
A brief overview of some of the things IndieBlocks does, and will, do, and why. Continue reading What IndieBlocks Does, and Why →
I’m definitely not the first to dabble in Gutenberg blocks “for the IndieWeb,” but, bear with me. Continue reading IndieWeb Blocks →
A little while ago, I switched from WordPress to ClassicPress (and back). While on ClassicPress, though, I needed something other than Jetpack’s Markdown module to render my “Notes” to good ol’ HTML. Continue reading Easy Markdown →
Rather than follow one of the many tutorials out there and use a custom page template and WP_Query, let’s look at rewrite rules and some “easy” filtering. Continue reading Custom WordPress Archives →
… and can use a built-in hook instead. Continue reading You Don’t Need an SMTP Plugin for WordPress →
Jetpack, turns out, will append geolocation data—if present—to your posts. Continue reading Prevent Jetpack From Displaying Geolocation Data →
I still haven’t established a single workflow to import “bookmarks” into WordPress. Here’s some of the things I’ve tried. Continue reading Importing “Bookmarks” →
With Micropub image uploads working, I thought it’d be nice to just make the first uploaded image the Featured Image. Continue reading WordPress, Micropub and Featured Images →
I’m often the first to want to somehow modify the behavior of my own WordPress plugins. I also, however, prefer small plugins that do one thing well instead of bloated plugins that are pure hell to maintain. The solution? Hooks! Continue reading Keeping My WordPress Blogroll in Sync With More Than One OPML Endpoint →
I liked the idea of a dead-simple Twitter plugin, so I forked my Mastodon plugin and tweaked a few things here and there. Continue reading Micropub, Crossposting to Twitter, and Enabling “Tweetstorms” →