Category Archives: wp

WordPress Boilerplate Theme Version 4.3.2 Now Kind-of-Sort-of Live…

Cross-posted from: https://aarontgrogg.com/boilerplate/version-4-3-2-is-kind-of-sort-of-live/ Well, WordPress has dumbfounded me yet again… I do not know for how much longer I can deal with the WordProcess… Version 4.3.1 never made it live because I accidentally forgot to delete two Git files from … Continue reading

Update to HTML5 Boilerplate WordPress Theme is on it’s Way!

I know it has been a while, and that is partly my fault (busy) and partly some fault of the WordPress repo system… Versions 4.2 and 4.3, for some reason, never made it to the live repo… If you’re in … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

The next great subset of HTML features is coming, with Web Components. Get to know Shadow DOM, HTML Templates, Custom Elements, and HTML Imports better. And think you can’t use Web Components yet? Think again… A new set of tools … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

Planning ahead, maybe, but just to be safe, Don’t Be A Glasshole… Brilliant, tiny, nearly-hidden use of video on the HandHeld conference website… Scroll down and hover over a presenter’s pic/title/description… I mean, this was one of the coolest things … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

Let’s start this one out right: David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. Including playing guitar, in space… Whether or not you like the upcoming upgrades to JavaScript (via ECMAScript 6), they … Continue reading

WordPress Plug-in Update: Navigation Menu IDs & Classes

There was an issue with the plug-in that prevented any WP classes from being retained, regardless of the site owner’s preferences. That issue has been resolved, and is now available in both the WP Repo: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/navigation-menu-ids-classes/ And on GitHub: https://github.com/aarontgrogg/wp-plugin-navigation-menu-ids-classes … Continue reading

Site Changes & Optimizations

With my recent move from GoDaddy to Dreamhost, I decided to take the time to make a few other modifications, both under the hood and to the UI. Below are a few notes on the process, for anyone interested… Continue reading

WordPress Plugin: Enhanced Admin Links in Multisite ‘My Sites’ Drop-Downs

Another WordPress plug-in that started with me finding something to be annoying, finding a way to fix it, then figuring if it made my life a little better, someone else might appreciate it too… Currently, in a multisite installation, when … Continue reading

Shared Host Smackdown: GoDaddy vs. Dreamhost

As I mentioned earlier, I have moved my site hosting from GoDaddy to Dreamhost. My reason were: I had experienced multiple security incidents, one requiring me to completely rebuild my site, the other half of my .htaccess file just, disappered… … Continue reading

Ah… That Fresh Feeling When You Start Using a Brand New Host…

I have been dreading and putting-off a migration off of GoDaddy for so long, because, well, migration of a WP site just plain sucks… It never works right the first time around, especially when you have a multisite, and it’s … Continue reading