rsync isn’t new. It’s been around since the late 1990s. So why are we talking about this in 2021?!? If we’re still using SFTP for transfers to some hosts, it’s likely you may be too. But you may have also heard of...
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WordPress Blocks Backwards Compatibility
When I narrowed my development career focus from the PHP world at large to WordPress land, one of the things I enjoyed was WordPress’ commitment to backwards compatibility. As my fellow Minnesota coworker and pragmatist, Richard Aber, would say, new features are...
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TL;DR? NPM 🥊 Composer 👊 npm install (libraries go in node_modules, executables in node_modules/.bin) composer install (libraries go in vendor, executables in vendor/bin) npm install --production composer install --no-dev npm install --package-lock-only composer update --lock npm install <package> composer require <package> npm...
Read More Let’s Get Ready to Rumble! Composer vs npmCreating, Extending, and Upgrading Custom ACF Fields That Use Select2
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) has been around for quite a while now, and it’s super popular. We’re on version 5.x now, and the earliest dated reference documentation I could find was for ACF 2.0 in 2011. There have been some bumps along...
Read More Creating, Extending, and Upgrading Custom ACF Fields That Use Select2Speaking at Your First WordCamp? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Are you contemplating speaking at your first WordCamp? You should do it. One thing I hope you’ll recognize throughout this blog post is that we all have different perspectives. The different journeys we have taken provide real value for others. So, let’s...
Read More Speaking at Your First WordCamp? Here’s What You Need to Know!WDS Single Sign-On
Single Sign-On (SSO) is one of those features every pointy-haired boss in the world wants on their websites. Managing user accounts and passwords across dozens of work-related sites gets very old, very quickly. The longer time went on, the greater the need...
Read More WDS Single Sign-OnBeaver Builder Custom Fields
At WebDevStudios (WDS), we’ve used Beaver Builder for several projects because it provides a quick and intuitive way for our clients to customize their websites. The development documentation for Beaver Builder is pretty good, however it falls short in one particular area: custom...
Read More Beaver Builder Custom Fields5 Things to Think About as a WordPress Website Owner
As a WordPress website owner, there’s a lot to think about. The biggest mistake I’ve seen repeated, especially by small businesses, is that they set up their website and then forget about it. Your website is your storefront to the world. It’s...
Read More 5 Things to Think About as a WordPress Website OwnerWhat Five for the Future Means to Me
Five for the Future (5FTF)—an ideal that WordPress companies should give 5% of their time back to the WordPress community. When I joined WebDevStudios (WDS) in April of 2017, I considered the company’s ongoing participation in 5FTF a fringe benefit. I was even...
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