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Should I Update To WordPress 5

December 10, 2018Lance Cleveland

Should you update to WordPress 5? This is a question that has been asked thousands of times in the past week. I have been asked at least a dozen…Continue readingShould I Update To WordPress 5

Vue – JavaScript Library Outside Google/Facebook Control

August 23, 2018Lance Cleveland

Vue is running on several projects to create a better admin user experience. Vuetify is layered on top and baked into WordPress themes and plugins. You will need to add…Continue readingVue – JavaScript Library Outside Google/Facebook Control

Programming WordPress

WordPress Needs To Abandon PHP 5.2 Compatibility

July 17, 2018Lance Cleveland

As PHP continues its march into the future with improved support for objects, better memory management, and notable performance boosts WordPress seems to be dead-set in sticking to the “must…Continue readingWordPress Needs To Abandon PHP 5.2 Compatibility

Technology WordPress

Best WordPress Hosting Companies, Honestly

May 25, 2018Lance Cleveland

Far too often people do NOT ask me, or my colleagues in the industry, whom they should use as a web hosting company. Most business owners figure they are smart…Continue readingBest WordPress Hosting Companies, Honestly

Plugin Development WordPress

Why WordPress REST Performance Sucks

May 15, 2018Lance Cleveland

WordPress REST performance sucks. There, I said it. Not because I dislike WordPress — in fact I think it is the best open source web application we have seen…Continue readingWhy WordPress REST Performance Sucks

Programming Technology

How To Hire A Programmer

May 8, 2018Lance Cleveland

Businesses have been hiring programmers for decades now. Back in the 70s it was something only Fortune 100 companies did. Today everyone from your local cafe to full-fledged software…Continue readingHow To Hire A Programmer

Plugin Development Quality Assurance WordPress

Cypress.IO Data List Processing — Testing A WordPress Plugin

April 8, 2018Lance Cleveland

Testing Store Locator Plus with lots of locations is a chore. Thankfully Cypress.IO data list processing makes this a lot easier. It turns out that the old-school Selenium IDE scripts…Continue readingCypress.IO Data List Processing — Testing A WordPress Plugin

WordPress

Why Jetpack Autoupdate Is A Bad Idea

March 23, 2018Lance Cleveland

I’ve written articles on Jetpack Autoupdate before — you’ll find some of them in the Jetpack blog. For many neglected sites autoupdate of plugins is a good idea. Plugins…Continue readingWhy Jetpack Autoupdate Is A Bad Idea

WordPress

Redis Object Cache 1.3.6/1.3.7 Takes Down WordPress Sites

March 23, 2018Lance Cleveland

If you are using Redis to boost your WordPress data I/O performance you are likely using one of the most popular Redis plugins available: Redis Object Cache by Till Krüss Even…Continue readingRedis Object Cache 1.3.6/1.3.7 Takes Down WordPress Sites

Security Technology

Running A Linux Server? Check etcd

March 22, 2018Lance Cleveland

If you are running your own Linux server — an AWS EC2 instance, perhaps, you may want to check that your etc daemon I’d not accessible. Read this ARS Technica…Continue readingRunning A Linux Server? Check etcd

Programming Quality Assurance

Setting Up WebdriverIO For Automated Website Testing

February 13, 2018Lance Cleveland

I’ve been writing about Selenium IDE for years , telling anyone that would listen how it helps automate user experience testing. Recently , with the demise of Selenium IDE…Continue readingSetting Up WebdriverIO For Automated Website Testing

PHP Programming WordPress

Improving wp_delete_post in WordPress Core

February 8, 2018Lance Cleveland

One of the common processes that runs in Store Locator Plus is deleting locations. For sites with a few dozen locations the process runs smoothly. For sites with thousands…Continue readingImproving wp_delete_post in WordPress Core