Writing for Oneself
Sometimes it’s okay to just get things out of your head. Continue reading Writing for Oneself →
On Web Development, WordPress, and More
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Jan Boddez
Jan Boddez
WordPress, Micropub and Featured Images
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 →
Keeping My WordPress Blogroll in Sync With More Than One OPML Endpoint
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 →
Micropub, Crossposting to Twitter, and Enabling “Tweetstorms”
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” →
Adding Microformats to WordPress’s Twenty Twenty Theme
I recently moved another blog of mine back to “plain” WordPress, and in the process added microformats2 support to its Twenty Twenty child theme. Continue reading Adding Microformats to WordPress’s Twenty Twenty Theme →
Sending Webmention Notifications to My Social Reader
I’ve only now started using my Microsub server’s Notifications channel. Here’s how I’m pushing a new notification to it everytime I receive a new webmention on my blog. Continue reading Sending Webmention Notifications to My Social Reader →
Micropub, Syndication Targets, and Crossposting to Mastodon
One of the many things Micropub offers, is a way to indicate which other platforms posts should be syndicated to. Here’s how I’ve made Micropub’s syndication targets work with the plugin I use to crosspost to Mastodon. Continue reading Micropub, Syndication Targets, and Crossposting to Mastodon →
Owning My Watch Later List
I don’t actually use YouTube a whole lot, but I’ve absolutely stolen Marty McGuire’s idea for “owning your ‘Watch Later’ list.” Here’s the approach I came up with. Continue reading Owning My Watch Later List →
“Tootstorms” using Micropub and Share on Mastodon
I mostly use Indigenous, on Android, and Micropub to post “Tweetstorm-like” status threads to this blog. Like, I’ll post a note, navigate to it, post a reply, and so on. Using a fairly simple WordPress hook, I can crosspost these complete threads to Mastodon, too. Continue reading “Tootstorms” using Micropub and Share on Mastodon →
Fight Contact Form 7 Spam
On this other WordPress-powered site of mine, I’ve been using the following Akismet alternative to effectively fight Contact Form 7 spam: a combination of a honeypot and WordPress’s built-in blocklist. Continue reading Fight Contact Form 7 Spam →