Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. The friction tends to arise when the two are not the same. There is no more hollow feeling than to stand with your honor shattered at your feet while soaring public reputation wraps you in rewards. That’s soul destroying. The other way around is merely very, very irritating.
Spam Your Blacklist
Tired of cranky people being jerks? Want to stop them from abusing your contact form? It’s sadly harder than it should be.
Hiatus: Irregular Updates
From here out, updates will be irregular.
Monitored Automation
Trust but verify what your systems are doing.
Being Aware about Safe Spaces and Self Care
Taking care of yourself, even in work, may mean walking away.
ES5, ESNext, and a Headache
If you’re confused about the weird “ES” names with regards to Gutenberg and Javascript, there’s some history that may help you out.
Blocks: Another Way to Adjust Settings
Adding buttons to a Gutenberg block can indeed be done. Dare I say it? Simply.
Shortcodes Aren’t Leaving Us
Don’t panic about shortcodes going away. It’s not all what you think.
Context is Everything
It matters not just how we do a thing, but what we do it for and what
Show Feedback in “Right Now”
Adding Jetpack messages to At a Glance in WordPress isn’t all that complicated, and it works out nicely.
Selective DeGutenberging
Okay let’s be honest, friends. Not everything is ready for Gutenberg. In fact, I myself have certain sites that aren’t ready for it today. That’s why there exists an excellent plugin known as the Classic Editor. This allows you to decide it you want to block Gutenberg (which is the default option) or if you want […]
Shortcodes vs Blocks
Thinking about blocks vs shortcodes and what’s coming next.