Should I Update To WordPress 5

Should you update to WordPress 5? This is a question that has been asked thousands of times in the past week. I have been asked at least a dozen times and every time my answer is the… Read More
Vue – JavaScript Library Outside Google/Facebook Control

Vue is running on several projects to create a better admin user experience. Vuetify is layered on top and baked into WordPress themes and plugins. You will need to add a little custom CSS to stop WordPress from… Read More
Cypress.IO Data List Processing — Testing A WordPress Plugin

Testing Store Locator Plus with lots of locations is a chore. Thankfully Cypress.IO data list processing makes this a lot easier. It turns out that the old-school Selenium IDE scripts that we’ve been using to test Store Locator… Read More
Why Jetpack Autoupdate Is A Bad Idea

I’ve written articles on Jetpack Autoupdate before — you’ll find some of them in the Jetpack blog. For many neglected sites autoupdate of plugins is a good idea. Plugins often have security patches that you should not… Read More
WordPress Plugin Loader Tricks

An unusually short article, for me, on basic WordPress plugin loader tricks. Basic setup Name the “loader” php file the same as the plugin directory. Text Domain must match the directory name. Avoid leading * on header lines… Read More