< 1 minute read About 3 years ago I started the Cowichan Valley WordPress Meetup with my then-neighbour Sheryl Gilding. We ran it for about a year, it was a great growing experience for me, and it was really good connecting with fellow WordPress users trying to share their ideas with the world. I intended to stop hosting new […]
Read More Letting wpcowichan.org expire, but there’s a book5 minute read jQuery UI is a great way to add slick user interface elements to your WordPress plugin or theme, provided it’s done in a way that doesn’t blow up other plugins or themes!
Read More Using Jquery UI in WordPress Plugins and THemes without Conflicts2 minute read Tl;Dr; To copy your site’s Health Check info, go to on WordPress 5.1 and earlier, install the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin; on WordPress 5.2 and later skip this WordPress admin dashboard under “Tools” click “Site Health” click “Info” tab click “Copy info to clipboard” paste it More Details In WordPress 5.2, the plugin Health […]
Read More How to Send Debug Info with WordPress’ Health CHeck8 minute read This technical tutorials shows how I enable a SAAS site to validate a Freemius license key sent from a user’s site.
Read More How to Validate Freemius Licenses Outside of a Plugin3 minute read For my WordPress plugin Print My Blog, I wanted to change WordPress’ “Publish” button to instead say “Save”, and it was complicated enough to merit sharing a blog post. My Situation The plugin registered a custom post type called “Print Material”, which isn’t publicly visible on the website. So the button “Publish” was misleading because […]
Read More How to Relabel WordPress’ “Publish” Button for Custom Post Types5 minute read I used to take pride in my work, especially building software, but I’m learning that’s actually a problem. Building something great can actually get in the way of doing something great. Before I explain, here’s a couple examples. You Heard of the $400 Squeezing Machine, Right? If not, this is the summary: a Silicon Valley […]
Read More Take Shame in your Work, Not Pride3 minute read I finally created a new site dedicated to my WordPress plugin Print My Blog: printmy.blog Important: if you’d like to continue following development of Print My Blog, please subscribe to the mailing list. Thanks! All posts about Print My Blog transparency reports and tutorials will be on that site going forward; this site will still […]
Read More Introducing printmy.blog6 minute read This month post titles in printouts were improved, there are more options for hyperlinks in printouts, there was a lot of code cleanup, and I have more accurate active install growth to report.
Read More Print My Blog Transparency Report – January 20205 minute read Active Installs took a hit upon release of version 2.0 and front end print buttons, but there were lots of new features and donations nearly doubled.
Read More Print My Blog Transparency Report – December 20194 minute read “Print My Blog” 2.0 adds the option to place print buttons onto your posts. This lets visitors convert a post into paper, PDF, or eBook for easier reading, sharing, and storing. In this post, I’ll show what the buttons are like and how easy they are to add. Print My Blog does such a good […]
Read More How to Add Print, PDF, & eBook Buttons to your WordPress Website with Print My Blog