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  • July 26, 2020
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Use startup tasks as a replacement for file watchers in PhpStorm

Last week I started with a new project and developed a theme using Underscores as the base theme. I always use the “sassified” version and create it with the WP-CLI scaffold command. When I inspected the files, I could see … Read more →

  • Posted in: Software
  • July 12, 2020
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Cleaning up space on your development environment

Even the largest hard drive has a limit. From time to time, you have to clean up some file to be able to work on some new projects. Working on multiple WordPress projects, old and new ones, can use up … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web development
  • June 28, 2020
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Fixing the Markdown editor in PhpStorm

I’ve probably wrote in earlier blog posts, that I usually use PhpStorm when developing websites. Some weeks ago, every time when I have tried to open a Markdown file, I got the following error: As I’m quite familiar with writing … Read more →

  • Posted in: Software
  • June 7, 2020
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WordCamp Europe 2020 – An unexpected journey

Yesterday, the 8th edition of WordCamp Europe had it’s final day. And it was an amazing experience. I had the pleasure to take part as an organizer, but the result was quite different, that I would have expected. WordCamp Europe … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordCamp
  • May 24, 2020
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Block external requests for faster local development

I always develop sites locally. My local environment is using Docker, which I will probably cover in an upcoming blog post series. Sometimes I’m experiencing really long request times, especially in the WordPress backend. As I also usually use the … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web development
  • May 10, 2020
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Managing reusable blocks

I love reusable blocks! OK, right now everyone is talking about “(Block) Patterns” and they will be amazing. But many still don’t know about reusable blocks or just don’t know, why they are so useful. What is a reusable block … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • April 26, 2020
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Prevent staging website from being indexed by search engines

Working on a website, wheater it already went live or is a new project, you should alsways have a copy of the website in staging environment. But you probably don’t want that website being index by search engines. In this … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web server
  • April 13, 2020
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Replace WordPress domain and paths in the database

In the last blog post I explained how I move a WordPress website to another server. In step 7 I told you, that you have t replace the domain in the database. But this is not the only replacement you … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • March 29, 2020
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Migrate a WordPress installation in less then 5 minutes

Working on a WordPress project I always develop locally. For many projects, there is also a staging server. So migrating WordPress installations is a very frequent task for me. Therefore a good process is key. Easy migrations without plugins When … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • March 15, 2020
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Thank you WordPress community!

The last week was tough. I mean really tough. Just two weeks ago, I thanked event organizers on this blog. Now I see myself in the exact same situation. The cancellation of WordCamp Europe 2020 On Thursday evening last week, … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordCamp
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Portrait Bernhard Kau

 

My name is Bernhard Kau. I am a PHP developer, living in Berlin and a passionate WordPress user. I code plugins as a hobby and organize WordPress events, like the Meetup in Berlin.

Recent Posts

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