If you've followed the development of WordPress the last couple of years, you couldn't help but notice that more and more parts of WordPress, such as the Customizer, are using primarily JavaScript instead of PHP. With WordPress 4.4, the latest version available currently, the amount of JavaScript used has increased once again.During the State of the Word 2015, Matt Mullenweg made it very clear that this trend will continue to grow in the years to come and urged every single WordPress developer out there to start learning JavaScript. I've been thinking about learning JavaScript properly, ... Continue reading »
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Fix for Git Warning: No merge candidate found because value of config option
Found myself a dealing with a Git message that took me quite a bit of time to solve, so I figured I'd post it here real quick in case anyone else needs it as bad as I did:The warning that I got was this one: Warning: No merge candidate found because value of config option "branch.master.merge" does not match any remote branch fetched. Basically this stopped me from doing a proper git pull on a server I was working on. The solution ended up being a few lines that needed to be added to the Git config file. Just add the following command in your terminal and that should do the ... Continue reading »
10 Things you did not know about WordPress
One thing I love equally as much as WordPress is sharing (my) knowledge. If I'm asked to share my knowledge about WordPress then I'm most definitely winning. Big time. Recently I was asked to speak at WordCamp Sevilla in Spain, which I gladly did. WordCamp Sevilla was a two day event and I got to do a presentation on both days. Fun times for sure.This post is about the first presentation I did which I dubbed: 10 Things you did not know about WordPress. I'm assuming a lot here, but just roll with me ;). ... Continue reading »
How to use GlotPress for your translations
This tutorial is now quite dated. GlotPress is now available as WordPress plugin. This obviously makes installing GlotPress a walk in the park now.From the first day I started using GlotPress for translating WordPress into Dutch and Frisian, I fell in love with how GlotPress facilitates the actual process of translating. Before GlotPress I relied on PoEdit, but I felt very little love for how PoEdit worked. GlotPress on the other hand, as a webtool, makes translating software as/with a team an actual possibility. For this very reason alone I installed my own installation about a year ... Continue reading »
When sharing WordPress related code snippets, I can haz standards please?
I love WordPress. Just absolutely love it. One of the things I love especially is how you can alter the output by adding just a small snippet of code. Turns out I"m not the only one who loves doing that because when you"re googling any given WordPress related subject, the pure amount of hits on Google can be overwhelming. I love how you can easily copy any of those snippets of code and put "em to use on your site.But, I believe there"s something missing with all those snippets, at least in most cases. Two things: proper WordPress coding standards and inline documentation. Of those two ... Continue reading »
Free Antivirus For Your Windows Home Server
I have been rocking a Windows Home Server since Microsoft released a beta back in 2008. A great solution for handling automated backups for the various PC's and laptops in our house, plus it makes for a great torrentserver. One thing I still hadn't installed, and which was long overdue, was a proper antivirus scanner. Mainly not on there yet, because I couldn't find an affordable solution since pretty much any company creating those, assume you're running a business server and don't mind to pay a shit load of money for their antivirus scanner. I don't mind paying, ... Continue reading »
How to setup Tweetdeck with YOURLS
I've been a long time fan of YOURLS, a small set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run your own URL shortening service, you know, just like bit.ly and I've grown very acustomed to Tweetdeck as my main Twitter client.If you have the latest version of YOURLS (version 1.4.3 at the moment) running somewhere on a server you can now set it up with Tweetdeck so Tweetdeck will use your favorite URL shortening service.You will need to go to your admin panel of your YOURLS install, which should be something like http://sho.rt/admin Via your menu go to tools and there you will find ... Continue reading »