When developing for WordPress, one of the great thing about adding admin menus is the flexibility that it gives you. But that same flexibility has led to some truly awful user experiences.
Let me show some examples and explore what is wrong with some of the things that developers do and what best path is.
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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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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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Long name, right?
As a follow-up to an earlier hand cream review, I’d like to talk about the Garnier one that I’m now using.
Unlike the Dove, this isn’t at all greasy. It’s a lot thicker and rubs in quickly, with no residue. There’s a light, pleasant, smell to it and my hands feel softer and for a long time after applying it.
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Use of AI is the big thing right now, and that includes using it within customer support.
And although many are convinced that this is something we should be adopting with urgency, I’m more cautious.
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