After discussing projects over the past week, one of the guys at Automattic brought up CypressIO. If you’ve been following the recent posts on Lance.Bio you know that the path…Continue readingCypressIO Simplifies Web App Testing
A recent discussion with a tech guru at Automattic posed a great question — how does JavaScript asynchronous processing work on a single-threaded app? Great question, but before I found…Continue readingOptimizing JavaScript for Chrome
An unusually short article, for me, on basic WordPress plugin loader tricks. Basic setup Name the “loader” php file the same as the plugin directory. Text Domain must match the…Continue readingWordPress Plugin Loader Tricks
Selenium IDE was a great way to handle automated web app testing like the Store Locator Plus plugins for WordPress. Selenium IDE is a simple script recorder and playback…Continue readingAutomated Web App Testing With phpStorm
I have multiple sites using Jetpack services at various levels from the Free through the Premium service. Some sites are playing nicely with the Jetpack services at WordPress.com but…Continue readingThe Inner Workings of Jetpack
When using a private update service for premium WordPress plugins, some version tests get left behind leaving users with a half-updated plugin stack. When operating a freemium model, like…Continue readingWordPress wp_update_plugins Deep Dive
As a tech geek I’m interested in the tech in my Model S. I also am frustrated with the horribly outdated browser and the half-ass integration of my Premium…Continue readingTesla Slacker Radio Is Half-Baked
I recently found that I needed to Profile WordPress Cron to figure out the best way to improve the processing time on background file imports. In an effort to better…Continue readingProfile WordPress Cron Jobs With VVV
WordPress LOVES backwards compatibility as can be witnessed by the minimum-allowed WordPress PHP version remaining at 5.2.4 a decade after its end-of-life date. It may be one of the reasons they…Continue readingShould The WordPress PHP Version Be Updated?
