artiss.blog

Category: WordPress

Plugin developer, Core contributor and support volunteer. Yeah, I’m a WordPress fan!

  • How to abandon a WordPress plugin

    How to abandon a WordPress plugin

    Look, it happens. There are numerous reasons why we may need to walk away from one of our plugins. But just leaving it isn’t cool.

    Why shouldn’t you walk away from your plugin? Simply put, your users won’t know and, without realising, the plugin they have installed may become a security risk containing unpatched vulnerabilities. Or it may no longer work as well with newer versions of WordPress, without the person using it realising that’s the cause.

    So, In this article I’m going to provide a multi-pronged approach to how you can do it but not leave your users in the lurch – everything from a minimal approach to full, deleting from the WordPress directory and walking away.

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  • Threads: How to create a link to your profile

    Threads: How to create a link to your profile

    Yesterday Threads launched, to much media fanfare. Right now, it’s staunchly app-only, with threads.net taking you to a pretty logo and a QR code that will help you install the app.

    But, how do you link people through to your profile from, say, your website if there’s no web presence? After a bit of digging I found the answer…

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  • Björk WordPress Theme: Violently Happy

    Björk WordPress Theme: Violently Happy

    I’ve used themes by Anders Norén before. They’re extremely well made and always free, with no missing features that you need to pay extra for.

    One of his more recent ones is Björk – a simple, clean and fast block theme intended for blogs and personal websites. Most importantly, for me, is that it makes use of Full Site Editing (FSE), something I’ve never played with before. And it was really time for me to do so.

    Hence, I’m now using this very theme on this site. I hope you like the change.

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  • WCEU 2023: Speaking in Athens

    WCEU 2023: Speaking in Athens

    If I could wrap my planning for WCEU 2023 into one word it would be “chaotic”. And when it comes to travel, that’s not normally what I’m like.

    The last couple of months have been hard – physically and mentally. And, as a result, I’d put WCEU to one side and, as a result, I didn’t do a lot of things I should have. Thankfully, my people network, and a lot of luck, got me through.

    Which was lucky, as I wasn’t just attending, but speaking.

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  • Hello Dolly. Revisited.

    Hello Dolly. Revisited.

    The plugin Hello Dolly comes bundled with every WordPress installation and adds a line of the famous to the top of the WordPress dashboard. And it’s not always appreciated.

    This is the most useless plugin ever created

    Why???

    For The Love of GOD, Why is this STILL on the Repo?

    …are just 3 of the 1 star reviews for it.

    Why is it included? Well, it’s not basically Matt wants everyone to learn the lyrics to one of his favourite songs. No, it’s included as an example of a basic plugin and how anyone can write one. It’s a demo.

    But it’s been in the plugin directory for 15 years and probably existed for even longer, with no real updates during this time. And, as a demonstration, it’s now out-of-date. As an example of how to write a plugin, it’s no longer doing its job.

    So, as a mini personal project, I’ve decided to bring Hello Dolly up to date. Sadly, I can’t make people love it.

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