Updating WordPress and it’s plugins and themes is usually straightforward. You navigate to the “Dashboard | Updates” and update the components. If an error happens while updating WordPress Core or plugins/themes, WordPress can usually handle this and roll back, but … Read more →
Some weeks ago, I had quite an unusual issue with Git. In a repository I hadn’t used for quite a while, I simply wanted to see, if I had any changes, so I ran a git status on it with … Read more →
Today’s blog post is a personal one and a call for people from the community. I want to talk about my experiences volunteering at a WordCamp. My very first volunteering experience came quite late. I’ve attended my first WordCamp in … Read more →
When using custom JavaScript and CSS files, you usually use the wp_enqueue_script() and wp_enqueue_style() functions. If not, please start doing so. Using them is really easy, but when it comes to effective usage, there are some little things to keep … Read more →
I really like using GravityForms to create highly dynamic forms. The form builder offer a wide range of possibilities. But sometimes you need to use some code to hook into parts of the form processing. In this blog post I … Read more →
In a Facebook group someone wanted to know how to order the posts on a category page alphabetically. In this blog post want to show, how you can easily sort posts on a category (or any other) archive page. Sorting … Read more →
I usually don’t post “New Years” blog posts – I usually only have a post on the blog’s birthday – but as it’s still the last calendar week of 2021, and I’m unsure if I have to post something for … Read more →
When developing projects, I often use Custom Post Types (CPT). In a new project, the content of the entries were build completely with core blocks. In the past, I typically used custom meta fields and a fixed page template. But … Read more →
When developing a plugin or theme, you sometimes want to debug one specific function. This function might be used in a larger context, which makes debugging quite difficult and/or slow. Let’s take the example of a function used in a … Read more →
While working on a client’s website this week, I found one very nice thing, I want to share with all of you. On the dashboard I found a widget with a YouTube video of a recorded training session. Adding a … Read more →