“TEC Reset” gets a shoutout on the View Source podcast!
Thanks to Aurooba and Brian from the View Source podcast for sharing a bit of work and thinking I’ve done about WordPress themes and plugins playing nicely with each other.
Open Source
The Events Calendar “Reset” now on Github
I built a thing for people who build WordPress sites with The Events Calendar. It also is a great excuse to show people a technique I think can make most sites in the WordPress ecosystem more beautiful. (Not kidding.)
Celebrating My Accomplishments in 2021!
I always tell my clients that they need to celebrate their victories. So it’s time to follow my own advice. Building off my site launches from last year, I wanted to quickly recap some of the other exciting things I did and built in 2021.
Supporting Multiple “Block Styles” in the WordPress Block Editor
Block Styles let developers hand powerful design controls to WordPress site editors. Right now, there are some key limitations to the feature. I found some workarounds and have some ways I think Block Styles can evolve.
More Code Contributed to WordPress 4.9!
Two versions of WordPress in a row have had my code in it! How cool is that! Best yet, the latest bug fix came straight out of a client project, proving once again that nonprofits and open source mix wonderfully.
Contributions in WordPress 4.7 and 4.8
After years of using WordPress, I finally made small contributions to the last two versions.
Chronicle VI & Blog Status
I’ve been busy. That means I have lots of interesting things to share (including an award!) and an announcement about this blog.
Chronicle V
This is post 5 of 7 in the series “MRW Web Design Chronicles” One of my favorite blogs, CSS Tricks, publishes a “chronicle” every once in a while to publish updates about what the author is up to. It’s a great idea and I’m going to steal it! The MRW Web Design chronicle will get … Continue reading “Chronicle V”
What I’m Thankful For (Work Edition)
Using Thanksgiving as an excuse to give shoutouts to the people, organizations, and communities that make what I do possible.
How to Write a Good Review with Three Examples
I missed the first Rate and Review a WordPress Plugin day so I played catch-up this morning and rated three. Here’s what I think makes a good review.
Rethinking the WordPress Admin Menu
I use WordPress a lot, and so I have strong opinions about it. I’ve watched people do amazing things with it and watched people struggle to add a single menu item to their site. So here’s me putting out an idea of how to improve a part of WordPress. What do you think?
Trusting Your Plugins
It’s a big scary world out there, full of monsters, ghosts, faceless multinational corporations, and WordPress plugins THAT HAVEN’T BEEN UPDATED IN TWO YEARS!!! OH THE HUMANITY! Take a moment and review why you need to be careful about what plugins you use.
Good Ideas Come From Remixing! [video]
This is a great four-part video series about remixing pop culture, good ideas, and technological innovations. It’s relevant to just about everything, but it gave me a new appreciation of the culture surrounding a lot of web design.
Vote with Your Mouse for the Best WordPress Ideas [link]
Even if you’ve never written a single line of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, or PHP code, it’s still easy to contribute to the future of WordPress! WordPress.org’s “Ideas” section is a tucked-away but important way to submit feedback to the WordPress team. Everyone from a plugin developer to a first-time WordPress user can express their opinions, … Continue reading “Vote with Your Mouse for the Best WordPress Ideas [link]”
Give Thanks to your Favorite Open Source Products
This year, I’ll be adding a new tradition to my year-end giving: open source “thank you” donations! Join me!