This post deals with the human aspect of testing plugin/theme updates on a WordPress site. For the technical side of testing, please read Testing Updates & New Features for Your Clients. When testing updates to WordPress, plugins, or themes, be sure to ask yourself the following questions: Does the site look […]
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Testing Updates & New Features for Your Clients
Before You Start – Documentation When you are working on someone else’s site, it’s imperative to minimize the risks you introduce. One of the first steps in minimizing risks is understanding the current setup and documenting your process. The documentation may start off as notes for yourself, but could quickly […]
How to Write Technical Instructions
Recently, I was searching for a good resource on how to write technical instructions. What I was searching for was simple pointers on technical language including: Tense Voice Length Sentence Structures Complexity of Words Everything I found when Googling “writing technical instructions,” or “how to write clear instructions,” was long […]
Automatically Clear Cache on a Site When Closing Chrome
Recently, I was testing a redirect issue on a WAMP WordPress installation. I was getting tired of going through my history to remove my cache from just the one site, localhost. So I googled and found this solution to make Chrome automatically clear cache for localhost on exiting. Menu > […]
Security Team at KHM Travel Group
This summer, one of my main focuses at work has been on security. I formed a team in May with individuals from our Systems, Operations, and Fraud teams. Armed with each of our unique strengths, we’ve been tackling topics like password managers, phishing and ransomware, firewalls and network security, cybersecurity […]
The History of The Web
One of the few blogs that I’m subscribed to and one that I actually open and read the emails from is Jay Hoffmann’s The History of The Web. Hoffmann does a great job of narrating how the web developed into what it is today, covering everything from the history of […]
Thoughts on Clean Code
Towards the end of May, I started reading Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert C. Martin. The book is broken down into three sections. The first is described as the “feel-good” section, where the rules are introduced and detailed. The second section of the book focuses […]