From time to time, I need a WordPress plugin to edit this setting, clean up this bit of the database, or effect some other edit or change. While I often rely on wp-cli to handle the majority of tasks, there are times when a plugin is absolutely the best choice (read simplest, fastest, and easiest). […]
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Last updated: 30-Oct-2021 As I began a new project for a new client this week, I was tasked with tracking down the web host for the client. The client did not have a record of where its site was hosted. What seemed like a simple enough task actually turned out to be a real challenge.
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Last updated: 23-May-2021 Ensuring that website-driven emails are properly delivered and received presents a well-documented challenge in WordPress. While I will leave others to discuss the technical reasons for this, I will share that when those website-driven emails go missing, using an SMTP plugin for WordPress and a third party email service can provide the
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Last updated: 27-Mar-2021 As I began a new client website project, I was eager to build the site using the new block editor, commonly called Gutenberg. Since Gutenberg was officially added into WordPress a few years ago, it has become a powerful and flexible way for displaying and styling content on the front end of
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This is a blog post where I share various commands for use in the terminal. Mostly, I add new commands here when I find them and when someone shares something useful with me. This blog post helps me keep all these commands in a single place. Search Files and Folders for Code When working with
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In the latter months of 2019, I began to explore more earnestly the command line tool for WordPress, WP-CLI. I quickly discovered that for someone who prefers the keyboard to the mouse, it’s a wonderfully powerful, quick, and robust tool for managing and updating WordPress sites. What follows below is a resource that I’ve building
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In advance of my talk at WordCamp Niagara 2019, I am sharing a blog post where I will share further materials, information, and resources related to my talk. Keep It Simple: WordPress-to-Static Sites for Non-Developers View WordPress to Static Site: A Designer’s Leap into Something New on Notist. Here are my slides, which are posted
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In advance of my talk at WordCamp Niagara, I wonder what people might be most interested in learning about. At the risk of letting the cat out of the bag a bit, I will walk through using plugins to convert locally installed WordPress sites into static sites. With that in mind, I wonder what information
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Liam Dempsey is a marketing and design consultant. Through his business, LBDesign, he works with businesses and non-profits in the US, UK, and beyond. He loves pizza, craft beers, and time with family and good friends.