Recently I found myself needing to force download all plugins and themes in a WordPress installation. Now, the old way would be to download them, upload them via SFTP. Very laborious, no fun. Enter the fun way: WP-CLI. If you’re unfamiliar with WP-CLI, it’s the command line tool for WordPress. And as all sites on… Continue reading »
Genesis + IndieWeb
I’m a big fan of the whole IndieWeb movement. You own your content. Always. I believe we have a better future ahead of us when we start publishing our content independent of the big “news” outlets again like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you’ve never looked into it, I’d start here. Inspired by my good… Continue reading »
I made my blog the primary for my content
This is just a short note to let you all know I’ll be using my blog as the primary for my content again. I’ve tried in previous years to backup my tweets into WordPress, but I’ve since deleted that. Turns out, not all of my tweets should be saved. So, I solved it differently this… Continue reading »
Covers are fun!
Covers are fun. I sometimes discover a new song that I enjoy a lot. After then learning it’s a cover, it becomes an interesting process of defining your preference. I’ll give you an example. I first discovered the song Elastic Heart by Longfellow. And I thought, wow, this is a great song! Only to then… Continue reading »
Letting go…
This is just a reminder to let go. To let go of things you’re not going to pursue. Of things that are never going to get the full attention that they deserve. Of things that are cluttering your todo list. Of things that you feel obligated to do because you once thought of them. I’m… Continue reading »
About mental and physical health
My working days consist of my sitting behind my computer all day. I’m not sure what the percentages are of people having similar work scenarios, but I’m guessing they’re pretty high. This sedentary work life is something I struggle with. I like being active during the day, but it’s hard to be active when you’re… Continue reading »
WordCamp Soltau Recap
Last weekend Taco, Karin and I from team Yoast attended a new kind of WordCamp. A WordCamp Retreat. Located in the North of Germany we experienced a very relaxed WordCamp with some interesting differences from your regular WordCamps. I’ve written a full recap for WP Tavern which was published this morning, and this is one… Continue reading »
On Theme Onboarding in WordPress
One of the actions that raise a lot of questions over for clients over at WP ServicePoint is the moment when a client decides to switch to a new design, a new theme. It’s one of those actions that is surprisingly poor handled by the vast majority of the themes out there. A few of… Continue reading »