Tag: wordpress
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Brilliant introduction to WordPress
I have been using WordPress for many years but have never taken the time to get familiar with the new block editor Gutenberg because I use a mix of WPBakery and handwritten code to create my sites including SupportMyLocal.org which arranges deliveries by small businesses. I have just found this brilliant video with gives an…
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A Tech Stack for a Start-up
I am a fan of IndieHackers and one of the members posted an great article about their own tech stack https://www.indiehackers.com/article/how-i-chose-my-startup-stack-d9bc800e2a My own start-up, CryptoStar uses WordPress as the key platform. This is a good choice for a solo developer because of the huge number of high quality and inexpensive open-source plug-ins that can be…
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Quotes – better straight than bent
I will be launching CRYPTOSTAR.MONEY soon (“Find Rated Crypto Businesses”) which is built on WordPress. JSON Requires Straight Quotes Many integrations are required and at one point I stash some JSON from the database in a DIV and then read it into Javascript (it would be better to use AJAX but I am doing this…
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API first development (using Postman)
This is a great article about API first development https://medium.com/postman-engineering/api-first-software-development-for-modern-organizations-fdbfba9a66d3 It is often said that every generation thinks that it has discovered sex and in the same way sensible coding practices are “rediscovered” every couple of years. Nevertheless I like this article because it frames API development in a modern context.
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Medium is above average
I have just become a paid publisher on Medium (it’s free). I am going re-post my most popular articles from here and cryptoindex.guru to Medium and see if I get any “claps”. If I do, then I might get paid. My WordPress blogs generate little interaction with users. Most of my traffic comes from organic…
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node.js, WordPress and Google App Engine
node.js Google App Engine is very cool. It hides all the complexity of creating a highly available, load-balanced and scalable application. It is a very natural fit for node.js applications. You can quickly and easily achieve “Google Scale”. This is explained in this great video, https://youtu.be/yiOtZDICUfI There is a synergy between node.js and Google App…
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node.js is really cool
I have just finished a contract and for the last 4 years I have been doing infrastructure work and team team building. A lot has changed in the software development space and one technology interesting technology is node.js. The big ideas in node.js You don’t need a “proper” web server Unlike a typical application server…
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Understanding Formidable Forms and WordPress
I have been using Formidable Forms with WordPress on and off for about 3 years. I have a conventional SQL and web programming background and I have found understanding the Formidable framework difficult. Today I had the insight that Formidable “views” are really just HTML fragments that contain data fetched by a simple SQL statement working…
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How to create great visuals
A very interesting article from Getty Images on current trends and the “Four I s” that help you to choose visuals that grab the audience.
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What matters is WordPress and Office 365
Two years ago I placed a bet on what matters in IT and I said it was WordPress and Office 365. I think I won. WordPress powers 25% of the web and the new REST API coming out later this year will drive that upwards. There is a good article that discusses this here. Office…
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