I’m currently studying Modern JavaScript Cheatsheet and testing ideas in the console. There’s plenty of goodies included there.
The Last Life
A period of time encompassing some of my darker days and the path on my way out.
About a Girl
When Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville premiered, I wasn’t impressed. The show was flat, the jokes didn’t seem to land, and the plot was mediocre. At best, I figured Fox (who is notorious for pulling the plug on good sci-fi) might give this new series a half-season run before shutting down … Continue reading →
In What’s so bad about HTML Comments as structure?, Greg Schoppe explores the problems of using HTML comments instead of an existing standard like JSON in the upcoming Gutenberg editor for WordPress.
In my morning JavaScript JavaScript reading, I’m catching up on arrow functions. The ES6 In Depth: Arrow functions article by Jason Orendorff is a good rundown of how they work.
I’m also still exploring James K Nelson’s tutorial on React’s Most Basics, which runs you through the core of what the React.js framework does without having to understand Babel, JSX, or anything else. Just plain JavaScript.
Blackberry wine: Getting started
Over the past few years, I’ve been studying and attempting to implement various permaculture designs into the home and garden. One of the ideas behind permaculture is to stop fighting nature so much and work with it. Bill Mollison once said, “You don’t have a slug problem; you have a … Continue reading →
Early 2017 homestead
As this year’s spring season gets underway, I’ve already gotten the garden fever. That’s just a given for me after waiting and planning all winter. Here’s a look at some of the homestead so far this year. I’ve got a few other things planted that I hope to show in … Continue reading →
Vision for the theme directory: Part 1
I’ve now been involved in some form or another with the theme review team at WordPress.org since late 2010. Some of that has been as an author, reviewer, and administrator. I’ve been a part of every aspect of the process. I’ve been frustrated as a theme author. I’ve been worried … Continue reading →
Settings wrappers for plugins and themes
I’ve seen many methods of retrieving settings in themes and plugins over the years. Everything from an object property buried somewhere I can rarely find to a global variable wrapped by a function set up by a global variable. Suffice it to say, I’ve seen it all. Over time, I’ve … Continue reading →
How to remove the customizer CSS option
Now that WordPress 4.7 has been released, most people will notice an “Additional CSS” section in the customizer when they update. This is an awesome feature and a perfect use of the customizer. It’ll be great for the vast numbers of users who just need to add some basic CSS … Continue reading →
Using WP_Query properties instead of an iterator
Sometimes, when running through a post loop, theme authors need to do something special, depending on the current post in the loop or the total post count. For example, displaying ad space between the first and second post. Or, as in the screenshot above, displaying posts with drastically different markup … Continue reading →
Happy 13th, Smeagle!
While everyone was celebrating Thanksgiving this past week, my oldest cat, Smeagle, was celebrating his 13th birthday. He wasn’t particularly fond of the camera. The above shots were the best I could get him to pose for in the last few days. Yes, Smeagle is named after the Lord of … Continue reading →