I just purchased my ticket to WordCamp DC 2017. Even though I have been a user of WordPress for over ten years, this will be my very first WordCamp. WordCamp DC 2017 is taking place July 14-16 at the Carnegie Library of Washington, DC, seen in the above photo. I normally try to stay out of nearby ... Continue Reading
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WooCommerce raises renewal rates 50 percent
WooCommerce, the popular eCommerce software for WordPress, secretly and without notice, raised the renewal price for extensions by 50 percent, or in other words, to the full original purchase price. When you buy a WooCommerce extension from WooCommerce, you're purchasing a one-year "subscription" ... Continue Reading
If Squarespace is so great, why do you use WordPress?
A lot of the podcasts I listen to on a regular basis advertise for Squarespace, a website builder that claims to allow anyone to quickly build a fantastic looking website. Squarespace versus WordPress I was listening to the Nerdist podcast today while, coincidentally enough, working on a WordPress ... Continue Reading
The problem with WordPress, Payeezy, and the global economy
I have a Google alert set up that notifies me when the word "payeezy" appears online. Payeezy is First Data's e-commerce payment gateway. Sometimes it helps me find prospective clients for my freelance WordPress developer business. Other times, it makes me want to pound my head into the sand. This ... Continue Reading
Advanced WordPress Facebook group goes full blown iron curtain mode
The Advanced WordPress Facebook group is changing the way it operates. The 28 Admins for the group took a vote and beginning April 17, an Admin must first approve a post before it appears in the group. From Matt Cromwell's blog, one of the moderators of Advanced WordPress Facebook group: Every ... Continue Reading
Using a CSS wildcard selector in WordPress
I wanted to add some padding on the right of every tag in the tag cloud shown on the bottom of my blog. I thought each tag was too close to the next tag, making it harder to see when one tag ends and the next one begins. I took a look at the code in Chrome's developer tool and this is what I ... Continue Reading