November Game Challenge
I’m terrible at sticking with games to the end and usually have several on the go at once, so it’s high time I commit to getting through some of my backlog!
Blog
I originally started a private blog years ago to make note of useful development bits and pieces. Nowadays there’s a little of everything here, from development and digital news to gaming and guitar stuff.
Remove p and br tags from Contact Form 7
Contact Form 7 can add extra tags into forms, but it’s easy enough to put a stop to.
Fade-in using only CSS
Fade-in or fade-out elements using CSS only, without any jQuery or JavaScript. A lightweight solution using CSS animations.
Importing a database with SSH
I always forget how to import an SQL database via SSH, so left myself this note!
ACF repeater images causing slow TTFB
On a simple WordPress build, some of the pages suddenly had incredibly slow load times due to images in an Advanced Custom Fields repeater.
2018: A year in review
Every year is eventful in its own way. I’m looking back over the last 12 months to reflect a little on what went down in 2018.
Goals for the year ahead: 2019
Rather than “new year, new me”, I just want to set some goals for 2019, and doing it publicly keeps me accountable!
Vagrant ‘VBoxManage’ issue on Mojave
Updating to the new macOS Mojave I found that I could no longer ‘vagrant up’.
My first stream on Twitch
I’ve always been curious about streaming, and with the recent release of a game I’d backed on Kickstarter it seemed like the perfect chance.
Good habits, bad habits
I’m using Lent as an excuse to try and break some bad habits and form some good ones – and making it public keeps me accountable!
Enable lightbox in WooCommerce 3.0
With the release of WooCommerce 3.0, options for lightboxes and other features have been removed – enable these with a snippet in your functions.php file.
Friday Round-Up #006
A lesser spotted ‘weekly’ reading list appears! Some happy moments in a hectic week, with a little self-promotion scattered in for good measure.