WordPress 5.5
Just upgraded Perishable Press to WP 5.5. So far so good..
Web Dev + WordPress + Security
SAC Pro: Unlimited chats.
Thought Bucket | RSS
285 thoughts
Wow great support
LOL @ “weekly” support: “Your request has been received and will be reviewed soon. Neil (your support guy) checks support requests weekly. Rest assured we’ll get to it!” — Gotta be kidding with this.
BoTW
After several days of work, finally taking a break. If anyone needs me, I’ll be in Zora’s Domain, working thru Mah Eliya shrine.
Words of wisdom
Never ever call the client a useless idiot. Even if it’s true.
Feedburner alternatives
Inevitable that Google shuts down Feedburner. Maybe this year? Who knows. Here is a nice summary plus alternatives.
Marvel and wonder
There is no way that Marvel can serve up anything better than what they’ve already done with Infinity saga/Endgame. Knowhere to go but down, sadly.
Search launchpad
I built a new search launchpad to make my life easier. So I can search multiple engines quickly and easily.
Plugin Updates!
Updating all muh plugins for WP 5.5 imminent release! Wut August :)
Book updates!
Book updates complete! DigWP, .htaccess, Tao-WP, and WP Themes books all updated and current with all the latest.
Own your own
Stop giving so much juice to social media. Get a site and OWN your content.
Finder column width
I would give my left testicle for macOS Finder to remember column widths.
Longest word
The chemical name for titin (the largest known protein) has 189,819 characters and takes several hours to pronounce.
Book updates
Working on book updates, should be available for download sometime next week.
iCloud
iCloud is like the Terminator. It will never stop trying to get your data. An endless fight on each Apple device to keep iCloud disabled and empty.
Screenshots with Firefox
Take a screenshot with Firefox (no extension required). Open Developer Tools Settings and enable the “Take a screenshot” button. Then click the button :)
Screenshots with Chrome
Take a screenshot with Chrome (no extension required). Open DevTools, type Cmd + Shift + P, then type screenshot.
Welcome
Perishable Press is operated by Jeff Starr, a professional web developer and book author with two decades of experience.
Here you will find posts about web development, WordPress, security, and more »
Wizard’s SQL for WordPress: Over 300+ recipes! Check the
Demo »
Thoughts
The Office is Cheers with more irony.
More fine-grained control of macOS screen brightness: hold down Option + Shift before pressing either of the brightness keys. You get 64 increments instead of the usual 16.
REST Pro Tools featured in David McCan’s new video on locking down WordPress.
Gonna try exercise.
Launching my new plugin, REST Pro Tools 🛠️ Granular control of the WP REST API.
The algorithm is way too hypersensitive.
Working on a new pro WP plugin :)