WordPress has a built-in links manager. It was basically intended to be used for what was and still is referred to as a blogroll. Blogrolls aren’t quite as popular today but don’t let this feature go to waste. If you have been thinking about adding a page of links you want to direct your users to, or feature a small links directory, here’s how to do it without adding a plugin. more »
Jun
30
2020
Way way back in the early days of Mac the platform established itself as one to be used for music production. Not just for the audiophile at home, but for serious pro music production. Macs have continued to stand out in music although PC’s have pretty much caught up. So I thought, being into all things music on Macs myself, I’d do a short series on apps I’ve found and prefer for doing things music related. This will NOT be an all-inclusive series, only what I’ve found that works, and in most cases is open source or free.
To kick this off, let’s look at audio file splitting more »
One of the many sites I work on is a genealogy site for Breathitt County Kentucky. It’s a simple informational site using only HTML, javascript and CSS. No server side scripting available. It’s been a good walk back in time for me as I’ve become so accustomed (read “dependent”) on doing everything server side with PHP. Recently an update “demanded” some means of calling attention to it without being too annoying or flashy and also without using an image as there was simply no room for it. It also needed to load fast. Enter javascript and CSS. more »
May
20
2020
I am not a fan of the lazy path of web site development the internet is burdened with today. The reliance on super heavy frameworks, mainly javascript but also CSS and others. I see sites loading dozens of them, which first off may not play well together but adds so much load time and weight to a web site that eats your computer’s ram. Often times loading a framework to utilize one or two effects rather than just learning how to add a tiny bit of code instead. It’s lazy. Anyway, here’s a great post that discusses this very pervading problem.