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Vue Datatable Example

June 8, 2018Lance Cleveland

An article about building a JavaScript JSON server and front-end Vue interface to display it. A great simple example for those interested in building pure JS web services. appdividend.com/2018/06/07/vue-datatable-component-example/

Technology Web App Testing

Cypress.IO WordPress Login Management

May 26, 2018Lance Cleveland

Keeping the WordPress login intact between Cypress.IO tests was a challenge. There are plenty of Cypress.IO articles about login management and just as many about “anti-pattern” which lean toward the…Continue readingCypress.IO WordPress Login Management

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

Maps Technology

Geocoding With US Census Bureau

May 11, 2018Lance Cleveland

Google dropped a bombshell on most maps users, including many of the people using the Store Locator Plus WordPress plugin — they now require ALL SITES to register for an…Continue readingGeocoding With US Census Bureau

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

CSS Graphic Design Technology

Vuetify 12-Point Grid Layouts

April 10, 2018Lance Cleveland

While updating an inherited web project, I’ve been slowly introducing some well-defined libraries to the mix. My current favorite being Vuetify — designed to add some decent style standards to…Continue readingVuetify 12-Point Grid Layouts

Quality Assurance Technology

Cypress.IO Shortcomings — Pattern or Die

April 9, 2018Lance Cleveland

Digging into Cypress.IO in a sprint to replace my almost-completely-useless stack of Selenium IDE tests for Store Locator Plus, I’ve run into some issues that seem to go beyond my lack…Continue readingCypress.IO Shortcomings — Pattern or Die

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