Quickly Turn your Entire WordPress Blog into an eBook with Print My Blog and dotEPUB

5 minute read In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Print My Blog plugin and dotEPUB browser extension to convert an entire WordPress blog or website into an eBook. Why would I want an eBook of My Blog? Blogs are great, but eBooks can be read offline keep track of your progress allow you to highlight […]

Print My Blog Transparency Report – July 2019

4 minute read This is the 4th monthly transparency report for Print My Blog WordPress plugin. Mostly I’ve been responding to support requests and making corresponding small tweaks. There were no major releases this month, but 5 minor ones. What Happened in July 2019 Open Collective Stats Hours: 22.25 (+3.75) support 28.25 (+2.25) copy writing 62 (+8.5) development […]

WordCamp Vancouver 2019 Session Proposals

2 minute read The following are some WordCamp presentation proposals I sent in for WordCamp Vancouver 2019. They thought the second one, “Zombie plugins,” would be good. But unfortunately, once it got accepted, Amanda and I decided the timing isn’t great for me to attend WordCamp this year. Our youngest is only 6 months, and we will have […]

Print My Blog Transparency Report – June 2019

4 minute read This is my 3rd monthly transparency report for Print My Blog WordPress plugin. What Happened in June 2019 Open Collective Stats Hours: 18.5 (+3.5) support 26 (+3.5) copy writing 53.5 (+7) development 6.5 (+0) management Expenses: $3588.91 (+470.40) Donations: $40 (+0) Plugin Stats Downloads: 5, 771 (+1177) Active Installs: ~500 (+100) Languages: 3 (+1) Five […]

Print My Blog WordPress Plugin Transparency Report – May 2019

8 minute read This is my second monthly transparency report regarding development of Print My Blog WordPress plugin. For me, the most exciting developments this month has been hearing how folks are using Print My Blog. If you use it, please let me know on Twitter, through my contact page, or through a review on WordPress.org. What Happened […]

How I Moved from WordPress.com Without Paying for the Redirect

3 minute read In this post I show I avoided WordPress.com’s charges for forwarding users onto my new self-hosted WordPress site.

Me: Self Hosted!

1 minute read I finally made the move from WordPress.com to becoming self-hosted. I was able to bring all my old posts, pages, categories and tags, images and other media, and even subscribers. So if you were subscribed to my .com blog before, you’re now automatically subscribed to this new self-hosted one. I have yet to pretty it […]

Is Blogging in Conflict with Privacy? (Or, How to Effectively Use Password-Protected Posts)

4 minute read I enjoy blogging but I’ve had mixed feelings about sharing details about others that they might not want to be so publicly accessible. In this post I’ll describe my thoughts on blogging vs privacy, and how I balance the two. What Is The Purpose of a Blog Anyway? I’ve written an entire post on this, […]

Print my Blog Plugin Transparency Report – April 2019

9 minute read Stats and discussion about April’s progress developing the WordPress plugin Print My Blog. Benefits other plugin devs, plugin users, and (let’s be honest) myself.

Why We don’t Donate to WordPress Plugins, Even When We Know We Should

10 minute read Have you ever been on a WordPress.org plugin page, and seen a link saying “Donate to this plugin”? You probably didn’t click it. Nearly none of us do. But why not? You probably think you should, but something is preventing you. In this article, I explore the reasons we rarely donate to software we depend on, and what can be done about it.