Last week Keith Devon asked if anyone knew how to fix Gutenbergs floated image blocks. For some reason the floated image gets wrapped in a containing div.I’m not sure why this is done, but the code is right there cherry...
Recently I wanted to duplicate a WordPress database table but I couldn’t because I got the error ERROR 1067 (42000): Invalid default value for 'post_date'.This fix also works for other Invalid default value errors such as invalid default value for...
Over the past few years, online privacy has become a significant concern, with companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Google being criticized for their tracking practices. The Cambridge Analytica scandal in particular has had a profound impact on people’s attitudes towards...
Recently Justin Tadlock posted on the WP Tavern about the WordPress Privacy teams plans for local avatars in WordPress to improve privacy options in core WordPress.I’ve been thinking about making my own avatar system for years. I like doing creative...
Last week I took part in the first WP Cafe with Keith and Mark from Highrise Digital. The subject was Gutenberg, the new WordPress editor, and talking about the work we have done with it.Below is the video from the...
This tweet from Kelly Vaughn caught my eye recently. It came a couple of days after another tweet from Brad Touesnard who said “I have run out of empathy for people whining about having to learn React”.I really sympathise with...
Justin, from WPTavern, has recently posted an article considering whether WordPress needs a grid system. As a designer, I am inclined to say yes.I have been using the Layout Grid plugin, that Justin mentions, for a couple of months now...
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how themes, as we know them, are going to be ending, and then went on holiday. I wasn’t expecting such a big response but since then a lot of people have been...
It’s been a long time coming.I currently earn a living selling WordPress themes. In a couple of years that won’t be the case. I might be earning something from themes, but themes as we know them will no-longer be made.In...
Over the past few weeks, I have been developing a WordPress plugin called Toolbelt, which is designed to enhance your WordPress website with various helper modules. Inspired by Jetpack, Toolbelt is perfect for those who appreciate Jetpack’s features but prefer...
I’ve tweeted my thoughts on Medium before: I’m not a fan! I work with WordPress but I like competition, and try to be objective, but Medium is not a good solution.Not a day goes by without someone tweeting a screenshot...
This weekend I went to WordCamp London. I think it was my 5th WordCamp London and, as always, it was a really interesting weekend. I learnt a lot, and came away with a bunch of ideas for things to try...
I recently had a theme customer ask how to get rid of the Google plus link on their social menu.My recent themes use a social menu setup similar to the one found in the TwentyNineteen theme. This involves setting up...
This weekend I saw someone link Instant.Page – a small javascript library that prefetches links before you click on them. I’ve seen similar projects before that used Ajax to load the html and then substitute a container with the new...
There has recently been a proposal to introduce a new type of plugin into WordPress. One specifically for editor blocks.I find this an interesting concept, and I can definitely see some benefits, but there are also some downsides. For starters;...
A lot of the internet is powered by open source technology. WordPress being a perfect example. This article looks at the practices behind open source development and considers just how sustainable it all is.One story looks at OpenSSL and how...
As someone who makes a living selling themes the recent outline for Phase 2 of Gutenberg is is an interesting article to read. I’ve been wondering about the long term future of themes for a while; and to be honest...
When I was at school in the 90’s everyone argued about which was best, Nintendo or Sega? You had to be on one side or the other, there was no way you could like both.A few times recently this article...
Recently WordPress has been changing how it’s built. Obviously we have had Gutenberg which was built on Github, which is so much nicer than Trac, but that’s not what I mean. The actual process, and a lot of the decisions,...
Ross Wintle recently wrote an article about who the new WordPress editor has been created for, and it got me thinking.I’ve talked a lot, in past newsletters, about how people are disappointed in the direction the new WordPress editor has...
I don’t often recommend specific WordPress plugins but I rather like Slim SEO for it’s simplicity. SEO plugins is a hotly contested category in the WordPress space and Slim SEO brings something new to the table.The go to plugins these...