I recently put together a presentation for the WordPress SIG of the Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS) on the topic of RSS Feeds. On a whim I decided to try to see what ChatGPT would come up with if I asked it about the subject of the presentation. Could it outline a presentation for me?…
The easiest way to create a simple WordPress payment form is by using WP Simple Pay. WP Simple Pay is a Stripe payment plugin for WordPress that lets you accept credit card payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more without having to install any special eCommerce plugins. This free plugin is perfect for non-profits, small businesses,…
This Month’s WordPress SIG Topics What’s new in WordPress since we last met. Our featured area is a discussion on WordPress website security. But first, our Topics from the Trenches segment. Topics from the Trenches Anyone, anyone? Yes, in the back! Topics From The Trenches What is markdown?– John Davey What is Markdown? Markdown is…
Simple URLS Legacy is live. This has been an awesome experience. I have a plugin in the WordPress repo. As a backend engineer at WebDevStudios I have been given the opportunity to contribute to the future of the WordPresss open source project by participating in the Five for the Future initiative. WebDevStudios contributes to the…
How are block themes different from classic themes? Quick Review A child theme allows you to change small aspects of your site’s appearance yet still preserve your theme’s look and functionality. To understand how child themes work it is first important to understand the relationship between parent and child themes. What is a Parent Theme?…
WPSIG October 2022 Website Security This Month’s WordPress SIG Topics What’s new in WordPress since we last met. Our featured area is a discussion on WordPress website security. But first, our Topics from the Trenches segment. Topics from the Trenches Anyone, anyone? Yes, in the back! Nothing this month. This ad hoc section of our…
Hi WordPress wizards. Thanks for tuning in today. This is the start of our 2022 – 23 PACS season. I had hoped to record the session, but alas, Teams and my Microsoft account are not playing well today and I had no option available to me to record the meeting. To be fixed next month….