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  • Why WordPress developers often get the is_admin function wrong

    Let me first say that I’m guilty. For “performance reasons” I’m always careful to only run functions in their appropriate area of WordPress – so, something only used in the admin area will be checked via the use of is_admin. Only if this is true will I then run that code. It makes sense. But…

  • My Wedding Singer Diary – Part 4

    It’s now just 3 weeks to the opening night of the show. Nervous? Me? Actually, no. I have some lines left to learn and a couple of dances to work on but, otherwise, yeah, I’m confident. My hair, which got a mention in my last diary entry, it getting to new levels of annoyance -…

  • And here’s how NOT to do WordPress Support…

    Many companies that sell premium WordPress Themes will make “Lite” versions available, free of charge, via WordPress.org. It gets the theme known, gives them a promotional springboard and allows people to try many of the theme’s features. For me too it also gives you an opportunity to see what their support is like.

  • Do Sony Do Anything About Abusive PSN Messages? (NSFW)

    Yesterday I was playing Overwatch, which I’m relatively new to. Not only that but I was trying out a different character which I had little experience with. Combine both of these, the former reflected in the fact that I’m only rank 12, and, yeah, I’m not a brilliant player. But I’m not THAT bad. Someone…

  • New Domain for WordPress Development

    Until now I’ve run various test WordPress sites as sub-folders to this domain. However, with potentially insecure sites sitting in the same folder structure as this site this adds an understandable security risk. I’ve therefore purchased a secondary domain (MyWPPlug.in) from which I will now perform all development and testing.