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  • December 18, 2021
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Using Block Patterns for new entries of a Custom Post Type

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 →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • December 5, 2021
  • 1 comment

Debugging PHP functions in WordPress

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 →

  • Posted in: Web development
  • November 21, 2021
  • 0 comments

Video documentation of a WordPress installation in the backend

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 →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • November 7, 2021
  • 0 comments

Overwriting the “Register” link

In a previous blog post, I wrote about how I used Gravity Forms to register users. This was done on a static page and not on the default WordPress registration page. When you want users to register using a different … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • October 24, 2021
  • 0 comments

Fixing the “Illegal mix of collations” WordPress database error

When updating projects I also check the log files. In a project I maintained, I recently found the following error in the log files I have never seen before: As WordPress is not very strict with collations, your own WordPress … Read more →

  • Posted in: Database
  • October 10, 2021
  • 0 comments

Generate a dynamic username with the Gravity Forms User Registration add-on in a multisite

As mentioned in previous blog post, I use Gravity Forms quite often when creating forms. It also offers some great add-ons. One of this add-ons is the User Registation. With the help of this extension, you can create a WordPress … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • September 26, 2021
  • 0 comments

Get a custom primary navigation per page

In my last blog post I wrote about how to create a simple landing page template. In the text I’ve also mentioned, that you might want to create a custom navigation for the pages you create using this page template. … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • September 12, 2021
  • 0 comments

How to create a landind page without a plugin

A new client is using multiple WordPress plugins to create “landing pages”. Some of these plugins have been removed from the plugin directory. They will not receive any (security) update in the future. In a call it became clear, that … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • August 29, 2021
  • 0 comments

Checking your domain security with Mozilla Observatory

In the last two blog posts I have presented two tools I use a lot. This week I want to continue with a third tool, that I have already briefly mentioned in my blog post Better security for WordPress with … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web server
  • August 15, 2021
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Generating your own custom nginx configuration

In my last blog post I have presented you a tool I use to get “The perfect SSL configuration for your server”. This week I want to talk about another tool I use quite frequently to get a good nginx … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web server
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My name is Bernhard Kau. I am a PHP developer, living in Berlin, working in the beautiful Babelsberg and I am a passionated WordPress user. I code plugins as a hobby and organize WordPress events, like the Meetup in Berlin.

Recent Posts

  • Fixing the Matomo opt-out iframe when using secure headers
  • Allow co-editing of content by multiple users
  • Overcome the “ERROR 1153” when importing large databases
  • How to remove the “update lock” after a broken WordPress update
  • Repair a broken Git Repository file system

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