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  • Bookmarked https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-gateway-dummy. TIL This extension allows you to …


    Bookmarked https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-gateway-dummy. TIL This extension allows you to test payments on a Woo store, includes subs support, etc. Also on: website

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  • WordPress 6.1 Sponsored Contributor Stats

    A month ago I wrote a post about stats for WP Core releases and received some good feedback on it. Some folks also pointed out that Jb Audras writes better general stats posts for releases than what I put together, and I agree! One thing that I found was missing from all other sources was stats on sponsored contributors,…

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  • If a Visitor is There to See: WP-Cron and the Clock of the Long Now


    If a Visitor is There to See: WP-Cron and the Clock of the Long Now

    What do WP-Cron and the 10,000 Year Clock of the Long Now have in common? They both only tell time if someone is there to see them. Huh? Most clocks have a power source to keep their faces updated. But in a clock buried deep in a mountain, why waste energy updating the clock face…

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  • Migrate your Etsy Shop to your own website


    Etsy recently hit sellers with a 30% fee increase on sales, not including the processing fees, listing fees, platform store fee, and marketing fees (opt-in) they charge. They are taking quite a cut from indie sellers! They do provide a nice service and a built-in community. But indie sellers that have their own social following…

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  • Switching from Jekyll back to WordPress


    This blog started on WordPress in 2008 and moved to Jekyll in 2015. Now it is back on WordPress. Here is how I did the migration.

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  • Building JSON for WPComplete in Excel with Concatenate


    Building JSON for WPComplete in Excel with Concatenate

    TIL how to build JSON strings in Excel with concatenate.

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  • Rebuilding cagrimmett.com and Moving Old WordPress Posts to Jekyll


    Rebuilding cagrimmett.com and Moving Old WordPress Posts to Jekyll

    Earlier this week I did a major revamp of cagrimmett.com. It started with redesigning my page templates to include a sidebar, then it morphed into making a long-standing goal of mine reality: Reviving the posts from my old 2008-2012 WordPress blog and getting them into Jekyll while preserving old links. Here’s how I did it.

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  • WordPress Template Hierarchy


    WordPress Template Hierarchy

    TIL a ton about the WordPress template hierarchy and the conditionals that select them.

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  • Genesis Framework’s Hooks and Filters


    Genesis Framework’s Hooks and Filters

    TIL about Genesis hooks and filters.

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  • My WordPress Development, Testing, and Deployment Workflows


    My WordPress Development, Testing, and Deployment Workflows
  • Bulk Clearing Expiration Dates in Restrict Content Pro


    Bulk Clearing Expiration Dates in Restrict Content Pro

    At Praxis we use Restrict Content Pro as the membership system for our curriculum portal. We decided that all grads get access for life, not just during the program. So, I needed a way to clear over 200 member expiration dates. Here is how I accomplished that task with SQL.

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  • Gulp and Sketch first use notes


    Gulp and Sketch first use notes

    Gulp and Sketch first use notes

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  • HTML and CSS Basics for WordPress


    HTML and CSS Basics for WordPress

    Resources for WordPress users who want to use HTML and CSS to alter the structure, look, and feel of their themes, posts, and pages.

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  • My WordPress Stack


    My WordPress Stack

    Here are the tools, hosts, themes, and plugins I use to build WordPress sites quickly and get the most out of them after they launch.

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  • Adding Full Width Front Page Widgets to Genesis Themes


    Adding Full Width Front Page Widgets to Genesis Themes

    Most Genesis themes don’t allow content to go edge-to-edge out of the box. Here’s how to add a new full width widget area to your Genesis theme.

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  • Loading scripts in WordPress with wp_enqueue_scripts


    Loading scripts in WordPress with wp_enqueue_scripts

    Here is how to load scripts on specific pages in WordPress with wp_enqueue_scripts

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  • WordPress Plugins, Development Planning for New Developers


    WordPress Plugins, Development Planning for New Developers

    TIL a new-to-me development philosophy and the basic parts of creating a WordPress plugin.

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