I’m reinventing myself as my original self on Wednesday. The last 11 months have been a wild ride. One where I’ve learned a lot. I learned a lot about those around me, their capacity for supporting me, about Ohio dissolution law (and about interesting tangentially-related laws that seem decades behind where […]
Breaking vs Non-Breaking Plugin Changes
If you’re anything like me, when you open up old files, you like to clean them up while working in them. It only adds a small amount of time to your work and is the most convenient time to “get around” to cleaning things up. There are some things we […]
When is wpautop() going to grow up?
Every time I look at this function, I wonder when someone will rename the argument and the variables and . The Code Refactoring section in the Contributor Handbook suggests not to focus on style fixes, but I’m not sure if renaming variables is considered refactoring in terms of WordPress. “[Refactoring […]
I’m Speaking at WordCamp Jackson on Saturday!
After a little over 2 years since my first speaking gig at WordCamp Columbus, I’m getting my head back in the game. I’ll be talking about the “human side” of testing, which I’ve talked about on my blog briefly before (Testing Plugin/Theme Updates & Testing Updates for Your Clients). So come to […]
Another Weird WordPress Mystery
I found this in a theme’s functions.php file: So this function only affects admins who cannot administrator…
Put Google’s Invisible reCAPTCHA on WordPress Login Without a Plugin
How to Integrate Google Invisible reCAPTCHA on WordPress Login If you’re looking to protect your WordPress site against brute force attacks, you can add features like a CAPTCHA or honeypot on your login page or enable 2-factor authentication. The code below is an example of how to add Google’s invisible […]
WordPress Mystery Story
One time, I was working in a WordPress site that had a category that contained seemingly random posts. The name was “New Members” and it wasn’t really descriptive of what was actually in it. I went to edit the category and realized I couldn’t delete it. Then, one day months […]
5 Things You Can Do Today To Clean Up Your Code
Cleaning up your files can be a daunting project. However, there are some easy ways to clean code. This is a list of smaller clean up tasks that can each be completed in a few minutes. Depending on your time constraints and the current state of your files, you can […]
WordPress Show & Tell Day – Brunswick, OH
At our next Meetup in Brunswick, OH, we will be having a special WordPress Show & Tell day, where all are invited to share something they are proud of that they did using WordPress. Whether you are a beginner and finally got a hang of your publishing schedule on your […]
WordCamp Kent 2018 Recap
Thank you to all who attended WordCamp Kent 2018! We loved getting to know all of you and want to hear your feedback so we can make our 2019 event even better. Join the Northeast Ohio WordPress Meetup group in Brunswick to share your experience at WordCamp Kent and reconnect […]