How to Validate Freemius Licenses Outside of a Plugin

8 minute read This technical tutorials shows how I enable a SAAS site to validate a Freemius license key sent from a user’s site.

How to Relabel WordPress’ “Publish” Button for Custom Post Types

3 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 […]

Take Shame in your Work, Not Pride

5 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 […]

Introducing printmy.blog

3 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 […]

Print My Blog Transparency Report – January 2020

6 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.

Print My Blog Transparency Report – December 2019

5 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.

How to Add Print, PDF, & eBook Buttons to your WordPress Website with Print My Blog

4 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 […]

Print My Blog Transparency Report – November 2019

6 minute read This month author-related features were added, image sizing was tweaked, and I began adding front end print buttons for version 2.0.

Print My Blog Transparency Report – October 2019

5 minute read This month the display of YouTube videos in printouts was significantly improved, the printout header content was made more customizable, fatal-error protection for PHP 5.2 sites was added, and policies about free support were added.

7 Reasons my WordPress Plugin Grew to 1,000 Active Installs in a Year

6 minute read What did I do to get my plugin Print My Blog to 1,000 active installs in a year? Here’s what I think helped, and even a few things I think didn’t.