Star Trek
I enjoy listening to original Star Trek and NG episodes while working online. After a while it feels like I’m working on the ship as part of the crew, going on adventures.
Web Dev + WordPress + Security
The Tao of WordPress: Master the art of WordPress.
Thought Bucket
233 thoughts
shapeSpace theme update
New version (2.6) of my shapeSpace starter theme now available! Always free & open source for everyone :)
Book updates!
Finished updating all of my books! As always, book owners can download the latest versions for FREE :)
Accessibility Tools
W3C.org has a very thorough list of accessibility tools.
Waking up
The more you wake up, the more you realize you are still asleep.
7G Firewall Update
7G Firewall v1.4 now available!
Big phones suck
I would pay twice as much for a shorter/smaller/lighter phone.
August 2021
Taking a much needed break in August :)
Social Media
The Web was better before social media.
Classic Widgets FTW
WP 5.8 Gutenberg/Block Widgets is breaking many sites. Fortunately Disable Gutenberg makes it easy to restore Classic Widgets with a click.
Hot scans
Easily the most common exploit scan for WordPress is /{path}/wp-login.php.
Heat wave
Pushing 110+ ℉ for several days now, expected for at least another week or so.
Finally
After 12 intense weeks the Plugin Planet redesign is now live. Much work still happening behind the scenes.
June, July, August
June, July, August historically are slow months on the Web. Perfect time to get some real work done (think projects).
Almost there
Redesigning Plugin Planet is one the most challenging things I’ve done online. Almost there, about another two weeks ’til launch.
Mouse Rat
I could listen to Mouse Rat all day.
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Head Meta Pro: Perfect Meta Tags for WordPress
Thoughts
Launching my new plugin, Head Meta Pro 🚀 Complete meta tags for WordPress.
Migrating sites to a new server, so far so good. Please report any bugs, thank you.
Arc browser looked good but lost me at “account required”. No browsers do that.
Finishing up the pro version of Head Meta Data plugin, launch planned this month.
Finally finished my ultimate block list to stop AI bots :) Blocks over 400+ AI bots!
After 10 years working late at night, my schedule has changed. I am now a “morning person”, starting my day at 6am or earlier.