Chrome browser updates has become a burden for local development. Not only they decided to disable .dev domain for local development, they also really have specific configuration in SSL Cert to show the site as secure.
In this step by step tutorial I will try to explain the walk-through to create SSL cert locally to be used in XAMPP in Windows.
Read More How to Create Valid SSL in localhost for XAMPP
So, I finally got a new laptop. My old one is an Asus i3 with 6GB RAM. It’s already 2 years old. but still works really well, but I got a new job, and it uses several tools that need a lot more RAM, Encryption (Win 10 PRO). So, I bought a new laptop.
Read More My New Laptop ~ Thinkpad 13
I just got a neat trick for local development.
When cloning live site to local, we need to download all the assets/uploads directory to our local dev, and sometimes it’s a pain.
With this trick, we don’t need to do that and we can simply download the DB.
Read More How to Load Images from Live Site in Local Dev (Apache and Nginx)
Happy to contribute to this awesome software!
Last week I made my decision to finally use Chrome as my primary browser, and Google Drive as my primary cloud storage.
And this is the reasons why.
Read More Good Bye Firefox, Good Bye Dropbox.
In Notepad++, one of my features that I use a lot is “Find in Files”. If you ever use this feature, I’m sure you will agree that it’s a very powerful search (and replace) feature.
The problem is that Notepad++ search feature cannot exclude folders.
In WordPress plugin/theme project I often need to use Grunt or Gulp or Composer and it generate folders such as “node_modules”. And it’s usually very large in size with tons of library and codes.
I usually move them to other directory before I search, but I found a very simple trick to exclude it. Read More How to exclude folders in Notepad++ search
The most common method to use AJAX in WordPress is using admin-ajax.php + WordPress hook system.
And one of the recommended method to get this file URL is by using wp_localize_script(). This method is explained in details in my other tutorial WordPress AJAX for Beginners.
However, there is an alternative method.
Read More You Don’t Need “wp_localize_script()” to Get “admin-ajax.php”
Today I just reached 10.000+ Active Installs ! (WordPress themes and plugins total)
I know it’s not that impressive. but 😏 YEY! anyway.
it’s pretty embarrassing actually. 15 plugins and 10 themes.
but still happy for this milestone. 0
In WordPress we have a lot of options to create contact forms. But I can’t seem to find the best solutions. I even think to create my own contact forms plugin.
My Requirements Are:
So, basically, something basic that I can use on my clients site and that’s it.
Of course anti spam features (maybe custom honey pot or integration with recaptcha/akismet) is also a requirements.
Here are several of my issue with current contact forms solutions (not in particular order):
Read More Help! I Can’t Find The Right WordPress Contact Form Plugin
I didn’t ask this question a lot. But recently a client linked to an article, possibly to make sure I didn’t ask for their estimate budget for the project (which is fine):
The Worst Question To Ask Your Clients: “What’s Your Budget?”
The article covers some valid points. Asking budget question might be a sign for:
But I don’t always agree. In some case asking for budget is totally fine. Read More Why Do We Ask: What’s Your Budget?
I feel like I should celebrate 🍻
Before you read this tutorial, please read earlier tutorial: WordPress AJAX for Beginners.
In this tutorial, I will explain several method in how to secure AJAX request using nonce. Read More How to Secure WordPress AJAX using Nonce
