How to fix “Invalid default value” MySQL error on WordPress database
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’. It took a bit of …
Category: Tips
Web Design tips and tricks. A combination of WordPress, CSS, and javascript tricks I use. I mostly use this as a public repository of the things I use so that I don’t have to Google them every time I want to do something again.
Remove Jetpack Social Links
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 …
WordPress get_post_gallery() Gutenberg Polyfill
I’m working on a new WordPress theme designed for Gutenberg, however Gutenberg isn’t finished, and there are elements that won’t work until the plugin is merged with core. One such …
Defaulting to the Gutenberg Classic Editor – Fixing Gutenbergs Paragraphs
I have noticed one of the most frequent complaints about Gutenberg is the fact that paragraphs are treated as individual blocks. This disrupts the writing flow and makes normal text …
YouTube Playback Speed Chrome Extension
YouTube videos at the speed of podcasts. I often watch tutorials on YouTube, but I’m also impatient. To save time I like to watch them at 2x speed – as …
WordPress: The Difference Between is_home and is_front_page
When making WordPress themes there’s 2 functions that are really handy. is_home and is_front_page. I use them all the time in both themes and plugins. But I can never remember …
Using Git Hooks to Clear Cloudflares Cache
I have a couple of sites powered by Jekyll on Github pages, and I use Cloudflare to help make them nice and speedy (and to get around the github pages …
Fixing Theme Issues with WordPress 4.8 Media Widgets
WordPress 4.8 has just been released and, whilst not a ground breaking update, it includes some nice features that make WordPress more pleasant to use. One of the main areas …
Fixing Typographic Widows in WordPress
Typography on websites is hard – especially if that site is powered by a CMS such as WordPress. Making the text on a site look good when the screen size, …