I struggled for over a week trying to get my MacBook Pro to connect with the Live Meetings that were happening at work. I’ve been working from home a lot and needing to join the conversation remotely. After searching the internet high and low, it seemed that I kept running into the same dead ends,… Read more »
Posts By: Jason Gill
Is the Fold a Myth?
As web developers, we’ve all heard at least one client or member of corporate management express concern about the design and layout of a site because things are appearing “below the fold.” The concept of the fold seems to make sense at first glance, which is probably why it is one of those myths that… Read more »
WordPress Loading Two Pages at a Time?
I think I may have just discovered a major issue with WordPress. It would seem that WordPress is loading two pages at a time, the second loading after the first one has rendered on the screen, the other somehow in the background. Here’s what I did to discover it. I’m hoping someone else can verify… Read more »
WordPress Theme Not Showing Up
I was having an issue with my newly created theme not even appearing in the Appearance -> Themes settings page on WordPress. After much searching online I never did find an answer so I’m posting it here. I did some trial and error of adding and removing files and realized that WordPress not only requires… Read more »
Host Your Own Custom WordPress Plugin Auto-Updater
Update It looks like there is a fully fledged plugin for accomplishing this feat for both plugins and themes. I recommend using it instead of this hack: https://github.com/jeremyclark13/automatic-theme-plugin-update The Problem The biggest appeal WordPress has is it’s extensibility via plugins. But if you create a private plugin for personal use or for a corporation with… Read more »