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  • How To Add an RSS Feed Reader to your WordPress Website from PACS
    PACS | Technology | WordPress

    How To Add an RSS Feed Reader to your WordPress Website from PACS

    ByMatt 03/08/202305/01/2023

    This Month’s WordPress SIG Topics What’s new in WordPress since we last met. Our featured area is a live demo How To Add an RSS Feed Reader to your WordPress website. But first, our Topics from the Trenches segment. Topics from the Trenches Anyone, anyone? Yes, in the back! Ron asked about a surprise captcha…

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    Technology | WordPress

    Can ChatGPT Outline My Presentation?

    ByMatt 03/08/202303/08/2023

    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?…

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  • How to Create a WordPress Form with Payment Options from PACS
    PACS | Technology | WordPress

    How to Create a WordPress Form with Payment Options from PACS

    ByMatt 01/25/202305/01/2023

    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,…

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  • SSL Certificates – The Why and How from PACS
    PACS | Technology | WordPress

    SSL Certificates – The Why and How from PACS

    ByMatt 01/19/202305/01/2023

    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…

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  • wordpress.org banner image for simple urls legacy plugin
    Development | WordPress

    Simple URLs Legacy WordPress Plugin Released

    ByMatt 12/30/202212/30/2022

    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…

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  • SCreenshot of Visual Studio code showing files in WordPress block theme
    Draft | Speaking

    Let’s Make a Block Child Theme

    ByMatt 11/14/202211/15/2022

    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?…

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  • WordPress Website Security from PACS
    PACS | Technology | WordPress

    WordPress Website Security from PACS

    ByMatt 10/22/202205/01/2023

    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…

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