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Filter the URLs in WordPress’ Social Link/Icons Block
Social media links are such a common design element, and it’s now one less thing to think about when building…
How to Transform the WooCommerce Shopping Flow into a Wishlist Flow without a Plugin
WooCommerce is highly customizable, allowing developers to adapt its default behaviour to fit various business needs. In this tutorial, we’ll…
How to properly secure a WordPress website using Lighthouse
I will start by saying that the title is a bit misleading. Security starts at the lowest level (i.e. the…
What is PropTech?
PropTech, short for Property Technology, refers to innovative technological solutions designed to transform the real estate industry. It encompasses a…
Launching Two New WooCommerce Plugins
Recently, I built my first WooCommerce store (previously I only managed a handful, or researched functionality plugins), and it was…
Switching from WordPress to ClassicPress
Switching a WordPress website over to ClassicPress can be done smoothly with minimal impact if approached carefully. The process involves a few key steps…
ClassicPress vs. WordPress
ClassicPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) that originated as a fork of WordPress in 2018. It was developed…
How to Build an Awesome Page with FX Builder for ClassicPress
What is FX Builder? FX Builder is a simple, but powerful page builder plugin designed specifically for ClassicPress, offering users…
How to Add Voice Search Capability to Your WordPress Site
How to Add Voice Search to Your WordPress Site Ever wanted to offer voice search functionality on your WordPress site?…
How to Generate an Expandable Archive List in WordPress
Creating an expandable and collapsible archive list in WordPress is a great way to provide users with an organized view…
Why ImagePress is the Best Plugin for Wedding Photographers
Introduction “Amazing support and plugin! Support was 10/10 and helped me solve a few issues I had with the Pro…
How to Create a Logo Carousel as a WordPress Plugin
You would be surprised to see many bloated alternatives to this simple task. Even in the age of the WordPress…
How to Create and Manage Multiple WordPress Subsites in Bulk
My latest project involved a WordPress Multisite installation and 20+ subsites. As the websites were the same, both from a…
How to Extend or Create Variations for WordPress Blocks
WordPress comes with a set of native blocks that should be enough for every designer. However, if you are a…
How to Protect Your WordPress Website Against Malware Attacks
I wrote before about this topic, and I have proactively created WordPress plugins, code, and functionality to successfully prevent malware…
PropertyPin – A Visual Bookmarking Platform for Property Images
By now, you should be familiar with my ImagePress plugin for WordPress. If not, here’s the gist: it allows website…
How to Get Dominant Colours of an Image in PHP
This feature has been requested by some of my ImagePress customers. It is also being used on my PropertyPin website.…
How to Completely Remove the Jetpack Plugin
This is mostly a note to myself. Jetpack is a well-used plugin on a number of sites and has over…
ClassicPress TinyMCE: How to Add Styles, Buttons, Fonts, Dropdowns & Popups
When I took over FX Builder and started updating it for the new ClassicPress 2+, I wanted to add some…
Moving to a System Font Stack (How and Why)
I believe the “why” in the title is self-explanatory. If not, it’s all about performance. Over the past decade, I…
How to Build a Vertical Off-Canvas Menu Bar Using JavaScript and CSS
In my work, coming up with fresh navigation ideas and creating an intuitive and efficient navigation system is essential for…
How to Correctly Configure GDPR Privacy and Google Consent Mode v2
For this tutorial, I will use the WP Google Consent Platform (GCP) plugin for WordPress. This is a two-step operation.…
How to Lazy Load Google Map Iframe Embed in WordPress
If you embed a Google Map iframe on your WordPress website, you may notice an increase in the total webpage…
What’s New in the Latest Lighthouse Release
The last few releases of Lighthouse have been silent, and fixed or patched various issues with individual websites. I have…
Dark Mode for Lighthouse!
I’ve long wanted to add a dark mode to my WordPress back-end, but “thanks” to the block editor, it’s not…
WordPress Plugins and User Experience
What happens when WordPress plugins reach maturity? At this moment, and I’m talking strictly from a code/design point of view,…
How to Build a Front-end Password Reset Form in WordPress
I have just moved an entire user account module from the back-end of WordPress to the front-end. This includes the…
WP Send
WP Send is the simplest way to send your files around the world. Share large files with configurable filesizes and…
WordPress Plugins – Focus Update
“Every 3-6 months, it’s smart to take a step back and see if you are still on the path you…
Lighthouse – CAPTCHA, Akismet Integration and Spam Registration Hooks
I am excited to announce the latest release of Lighthouse in 2024, the WordPress performance tuning plugin that removes a…
New ImagePress release, new profile editor UI and lots of issues fixed
The latest version of ImagePress decouples the user profile hooks from the front-end profile editor. The reason is that, when…
Mingle Forum Refactoring, Dogfooding and More
I have just launched version 3 of my Mingle Forum plugin. Yes, forums are a dying breed, and that’s why…
The Golden Age of Forums
Do you remember forums? They’re still around, obviously, but do you remember the golden age of forums? Every developer or…
How to Build a Multi-User Image Gallery in WordPress: A Comprehensive Guide
So, you want to build a specialized online platform designed for artists, particularly those in the fields of digital art,…
ImagePress – User Onboarding
The latest version of ImagePress has a new feature: onboarding. It's something that every plugin should have, and this is…
tail.select is getting an update
The tail.select JavaScript library is getting an update, jumping from 0.5.x to 1.0.0, and breaking custom functionality.
Advantages of PHP 8.3 with WordPress
I have upgraded my hosting server to PHP 8.3 for all my WordPress and non-WordPress websites. While I am yet…
How to build a block editor sidebar using vanilla JavaScript
This article will explain how I moved away from the True Metabox plugin and coded my own sidebar for a…
20 essential steps in payment gateway testing for your WordPress plugin store
We have recently updated the user interface for our WordPress plugin store. We have also updated the customer experience with…
How to remove spam users and prevent spam registrations
A client of mine had an old website that grew uncontrollably large with thousands of spam registrations, spam posts, spam…
How to Enable JavaScript
How to enable JavaScript in your browser and why Nowadays, all web pages contain JavaScript, a scripting programming language that…
The Musk Algorithm
Walter Isaacson’s new book about Elon Musk is a fine biography, but an even better business book. And like all the best…
Segmented Horizontal Bar Chart (Graph) Using Vanilla JavaScript
If you're looking to create a segmented (stepped) horizontal bar chart using nothing but vanilla JavaScript, you're in luck!
How to allow subsite administrators to edit users in a WordPress Multisite Network
WordPress Multisite is a powerful feature that allows me to manage multiple WordPress websites (or subsites) from a single installation.…
How You Can Join Successful Sellers Running an Amazon Business from Home
If you follow technology trends in recent years, you can’t help but notice the number of people running their Amazon…
How to disable and remove old post revisions in WordPress (including multisite)
If you don't want to use a plugin to clean up your WordPress website and insist on custom coding it,…
How to add a Media Manager button to a block editor metabox
How to add a "Manage Media" (remember "Add Media"?) button to any post type and allow users to attach images,…
A collection of modern native JavaScript object and array utilities
Arrays Chunk Creates an array of elements split into groups the length of size. Compact Creates an array with all…