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My WordCamp Europe Talk
Everything you ever wanted to know about WordPress transients: in 10 minutes WordPress has a native database caching system called the Transients API. This simple wrapper can be used for caching database queries, remote data, or other expensive routines. In this technical talk you will discover how to best use the API and the pitfalls…
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Goodbye Mazda 3, hello Ford Puma
After 3 years the finance on my Mazda 3 has come to an end and it’s time to keep it or sell it. I was always going to do the letter but it was whether I upgraded to the latest model or move on. After much thought, I’m moving on.
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How can I create a plugin for WordPress?
Powering over a third of the internet, WordPress has become insanely popular due to its open-source nature and the vast array of plugins and themes available to extend your website further. At the time of writing, there are more than 56,000 free plugins available from WordPress.org. Assuming you have a basic knowledge of PHP, creating your own…
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How to Black Friday
Whether Black Friday, New Years or other, online sales are booming business and can easily suck the innocent consumer into buying things they never wanted in the first place. But, shop well, and you can end up with a genuine bargain. I’m quite an organised chap and, I think, I’m quite good at negotiating myself…
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How to rename your Github master branch
There’s a lot of discussion right now about the default Git branch of master and about renaming itself to something more inclusive. I’m going to take you through a little of the background to why this is occurring and how to do it in Github.