[caption id="attachment_4232" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Some super awesome presenter talking about Docker at HighEdWeb. Man does that guy look handsome ;) photo credit HighEdWeb.[/caption] I've only been home for a few hours, but the lessons and memories of HighEdWeb 2017 are still fresh on my mind. I feel like one of the few people on earth that…
Since Twitch released their 'Twitch Extensions' SDK, I've been having a lot of fun playing around with different things I can integrate into Twitch's panels. I've build a WordPress Panel and I'm working on Tumblr and Instagram Panels (which require a lot more API work). But the crux of everything I've been working on relies…
On September 14, Matt Mullenweg announced that WordPress was rethinking its use of the React.js library due to Facebook's clarification on its patents. The short story: Facebook released React under a modified "open-source-ish" license (called BSD+Patents) that allow them to judiciously revoke the patent if a service violates the terms of service (specifically, if they…
There are really no words to describe the feeling I had seeing the Eclipse today. I could try to throw out words with empty meaning like "fantastic", or "magical", but they seem to fall flat when I think back and recall how I actually felt. Holly and I had decided early on that we wanted…
I had an amazing time speaking and networking at the #WPCampus Event in Buffalo this past weekend. I was fortunate to be able to share some insight on the realm of Security, and make it (hopefully) more than a fruitless, confusion quest. First of all, here are my slides: https://www.slideshare.net/studionashvegas/level-up-your-wordpress-security And now, the caveats/prologues: I…
I got a crash course in the world of "higher education" when I joined the amazing team at the Vanderbilt Web Communications department. Higher-Ed was a brand new world to me, and while a lot of the same issues carry over from "normal" web design, there's a whole different set of things to worry about.…
Chances are, you've bookmarked a site to re-visit it later. And, if you have, you've seen the small icon that shows up next to the site in your bookmarks. See the first three? No icon. The final one, however does have an icon - called a 'favicon' associated with it. WordPress, for a long time,…
There are very few subjects debated so hotly in the WordPress world as the ones regarding "Page Builders". For the unfamiliar, a page builder allows the end user to set up content without needing knowledge of code. While - to the end user - the allure of being able to have full control over design and…
Every morning when I get into the office, I fire up my laptop, grab some coffee, and immediately navigate to my favorite online streamer - MrHappy. A full time streamer, he - and thousands of people like him - make a living out of livestreaming himself playing games or practicing a creative art in front…
Editor's Note: I try not to bring politics into my development discussions, but when they intersect, it's always a good time for a teaching moment. If you leave a comment, be civil and follow the rules of having a good discussion, or I will outright delete your comments. There's no room here for rude people.…
