Tag: wordpress
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Using WordPress as a Fediverse Instance
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver a period of a few days I have turned my WordPress blog into a fediverse instance. The process took some trial and error. In the end it was quit easy and there are three steps. Step One: Have a WordPress Instance The first step is to have a WordPress blog/CMS. You…
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Transitioning from WordPress to Hugo
Reading Time: 3 minutesTransitioning from WordPress to Hugo is tempting because I don’t need an entire CMS for what I’m doing. What I need is a centralised system that checks for tags, titles and the theme, and updates the navigation as I add new pages. You don’t need a CMS for that. The Good Old…
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A Desire to Dump WordPress
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn theory WordPress is a fantastic tool to write a blog, without needing to learn to code. In practice I am tired of WordPress and I have been tired of WordPress ever since they started to use blocks, and ever since I noticed that it uses React. React and Meta I know…
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Of Blogging and Substacking
Reading Time: 2 minutesA month or two ago we had the chance to jump on the Substack wagon while it was hot and to ride the wave of new followers and experience a growing community. I could have joined in. I could have become one of those “I’m one of you people” but I didn’t. …
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I Want to Dump WordPress for Laravel
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor at least a year I have been annoyed with WordPress, not because it went from the classic editor to Guthenburg but because it now uses React and I hate the idea of using React because it was a FaceBook project. I don’t trust Facebook and I don’t want to use anything…
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Switching From MySQL to MariaDB with Infomaniak
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I tried Switching from MySQL to MariaDB with Infomaniak as a webhost. This morning they sent an e-mail to say that we could switch from MySQL to MariaDB automatically so I tried. For the test I: downloaded a new install of wordpress to my local machine and put it in…
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With A view of the Mont Blanc
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m afraid to open the veluxes because of the threat of finding yet another large spider. I don’t mind having to dispose of it, but I hate the idea of having one walking around without me knowing. A great alternative to open windows is to go for your daily walk. You’re far…
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Playing with WP Rig
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I started following the “Building Progressive Themes with WP Rig.” course on Linkedin Learning. Before you start playing with WP Rig make sure that you have installed Composer. Composer is required to use WP Rig during the build process. Composer itself requires that you have PHP on your machine. After…
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WordPress Child Themes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor a while, I have been thinking about creating my own WordPress themes, but I didn’t know where to start or how many hours it would take. I always assumed that it would take many hours and that I would have to create templates, style sheets and more for a number…
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A Walk Between Moments of Rainfall
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I woke early, shopped, studied German, read the news and then studied WordPress Child themes. It rained on and off, and I took a break from studying to go for a walk and I stayed dry almost the entire time. I carried a Sea to Summit three litre bag with me,…