@davidmccan.bsky.social
An anthropologist by training, I've worked professionally developing websites and in IT management. I am a WordPress enthusiast and trainer. I like to spend time with my family, read fiction, play board games, and take walks with our dog.
There is a new plugin that might be of interest to developers and power users called WP Debug Toolkit. It is created by Elias Lista, who is a member of the Soflyy team. I created a short video walk-through.
YouTube video: youtu.be/3ooQKKE1wIw
Plugin website: wpdebugtoolkit.com
SureDash is a new WordPress plugin for creating member dashboards and courses. This video provides a complete walk-through using SureDash to create a dashboard for discussion and courses. It also shows how to use SureMembers and SureCart to sell access to your courses.
youtu.be/mOs-flhpfL0
I looked at the data from the 2024 Survey of WordPress Professionals, focusing on โone person agenciesโ in the United States. There were some unexpected findings from which I drew a few conclusions. I hope you find it interesting and thought provoking.
www.webtng.com/2024-survey-...
Freelancers and agencies, do you want to add an accessibility package to your offerings? Gen Herres is offering a 5 day workshop challenge to help you get started. easya11yguide.com/product/sell...
14.03.2025 15:38 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
In a surprise move yesterday the Oxygen team released version 6. It is a rewrite and modernization of the code base. In this video I review the information available for current lifetime license holders and do a walk-through of the UI.
youtu.be/0dzqpY4-S34
Joost and Karim Fork of WordPress? Matt has removed Joost and Karim from WordPress org and challenged them to create their own fork.
wordpress.org/news/2025/01...
The Meta Box team has released a new free plugin that makes it easier to use Meta Box features for creating Custom Post Types, custom taxonomies, and custom fields. In this video I show what was involved previously and how it is now more convenient.
youtu.be/FRdKX-m4_PY
Here are some suggestions for #WordPress plugin and theme developers following on the WPE / Matt Mullenweg conflict.
youtu.be/g7l7eEiduko
Here is a summary of today's events and a discussion of what they might mean for the project in 2025. Is a fork, or maybe a community distro, inevitable?
youtu.be/JQwmgCT2Y9o
And the controversy continues! Checkout the new WordPress org login form. I hope you like pineapple on pizza :)
16.12.2024 04:02 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0I guess someone get the messages as I received a response. Thank you Patchstack.
05.12.2024 13:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@patchstack.com - How do I report a problem with the Patchstack plugin? I tried submitting the PHP error via chat and tried searching for how to submit a bug, but cannot get past the bot.
05.12.2024 04:08 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
The latest issue of @idavinder.bsky.social's WP Weekly is out. Voting is open for the WP Awards 2024 (link near the top of the newsletter). This issue is a great summary of everything going on.
thewpweekly.com/issue-221/
It looks like all of them.
24.11.2024 03:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
ACF Pro has also just been added to the WordPress plugin directory, also under the name Secure Custom Fields. I take a look at this new plugin. Is this a nulled plugin or a fork?
youtu.be/nYHKSpfhrRE
Admin and Site Enhancements Pro lets you create Custom Post Types with custom fields, similar to ACF. It includes advanced field types like repeater fields. Here is a video showing how to use the Custom Content Type feature of ASE and then display it using Breakdance.
youtu.be/dStObVN0h3U
