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Create a live preview of your WordPress plugin using Playground
WordPress Playground, if you’ve not tried it already, is a browser based instance of WordPress, operated by WordPress.org. Essentially, you can create a temporary version of WordPress for use in trying things out. And developer, with plugins in the official directory, can now add a button to their plugin page, with a direct link to…
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ShareOpenly: Now for WordPress
Ben Werdmuller, a developer and startup founder, has recently launched ShareOpenly, a method of adding sharing links to your website content but for the modern, open, social web. You know all those “share to Facebook” / “share to Twitter” links you see all over peoples’ websites? They’re all out of date. Social media has evolved…
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My contribution to WordPress 6.5
I was on vacation last week so wasn’t around for the release of WordPress 6.5. Look closely at the long list of contributors and you’ll find my name. And, once, once more, my change was related to inclusionary language.
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Please don’t buy any Google Nest products
I have a house full of Google Nest products, adding a video doorbell to my collection only last year. And, yet, I would no longer recommend them and will be looking to find alternatives as my existing products need replacing. Why? Well, it’s the usual thing of not being able to trust Google to just…
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Why is changing your email address so tricky for some websites? Part 2
A few years ago, I wrote about my issues updating my email address with some website. Now, a secondary problem has come to light, and all within a few weeks – despite some website allowing me to change my email, they’re retaining my old one in their system and using that for important emails. Let…