I recently gifted myself a Bosch 1617EVSPK router, and the first project is mounting it to a old Craftsman 171.253512 router table that came with the used contractor table saw I bought myself for my 37th birthday. An adapter plate is needed. None of the threaded mounting holes on the fixed router base line up… Continue reading Router Circle Jig Calculator
Trouble with PHP versions after migrating to an M1 Macbook
I migrated a Time Machine backup from a 2015 Intel High Sierra to a 2021 M1 Monterey. I love the computer, and the migration was largely a success. I use Laravel Valet to run and develop local websites. They break every time I restart the new machine. php -v from Terminal always returns 8.0, but… Continue reading Trouble with PHP versions after migrating to an M1 Macbook
Gravity View is_approved enumeration
Entry approval is a Gravity View feature I use often. Even if I’m not using Gravity View on a project that needs to filter out some entries, I’ll save the same data in the $wpdb->_gf_entry_meta table to be compatible. The meta key is_approved contains one of the values in the table below. Entry is_approved meta… Continue reading Gravity View is_approved enumeration
Mimic the WordPress.org developer reference for your project
I replicated wordpress.org’s code reference system for my own project. WordPress provides a template tag get_the_title() and it’s documented at https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_title/. A plugin I just launched provides a template tag invp_get_the_price() and it’s documented at https://inventorypresser.com/docs/reference/functions/invp_get_the_price/ I learned that the .org docs page content is generated by scanning the project source code, extracting PHPDoc comments,… Continue reading Mimic the WordPress.org developer reference for your project
Entries To Google Sheet, an add-on for Gravity Forms
I built a WordPress plugin that saves a copy of all Gravity Forms entries in a Google Sheet as they are received. Entries to Google Sheet is the glue between a Gravity Form and a Google Sheet. https://entriestogooglesheet.com
ACF get_fields() not working but get_field() does
This is confusing: calls to get_fields() find no Advanced Custom Fields values saved with a specific post, but calls to get_field() find values for the same post. This happens when ACF did not insert the field values, and the secondary value with the meta_key beginning with an underscore does not exist. The post has the… Continue reading ACF get_fields() not working but get_field() does
Troubleshooting VS Code, xDebug, and Laravel Valet on macOS
Problem: xDebug is not showing up in phpInfo() output Run <?php phpInfo(); in a browser and look for “with Xdebug” like is shown near the bottom left of this screenshot: There’s also a large section of xDebug settings near the bottom of the page. Here’s mine: If you do not see xDebug in these locations… Continue reading Troubleshooting VS Code, xDebug, and Laravel Valet on macOS
Migrate Specific WordPress Posts or Attachments
Migrate Specific Posts or Attachments With a Third WordPress Install Duplicate the Site and Delete Posts That Won’t Move The Built-in Tools > Export Feature Preserves Post IDs An easy way to move WordPress content from one site to another is with the built-in XML import and export scripts located under the Tools menu. This… Continue reading Migrate Specific WordPress Posts or Attachments
Extract WordPress databases and files with exfil
I have written and released a bash script that extracts WordPress websites and updates their local copies in my computer. It’s called exfil, it’s free and open-source, and lives on Github at https://github.com/csalzano/exfil/. To celebrate it’s release, I demoed exfil at the August 2020 burbswp.com virtual meetup, “What I’ve Learned Since Lockdowns Started”. I plan… Continue reading Extract WordPress databases and files with exfil
Nginx Configuration Files for Laravel Valet
I switched to Laravel Valet for local WordPress development on my Macbook in December 2019. I love it. I presented at January’s WordPress Lancaster meetup about how and why I made the move. This week, I’ve written some code that protects uploads to the WordPress Media Library. (Did you know that anyone can view uploads… Continue reading Nginx Configuration Files for Laravel Valet
Customizing a Durgod Keyboard for macOS
I recently bought my first mechanical keyboard. The COVID-19 pandemic means I’m switching between my Macbook and a Windows machine throughout the week at the same desk, and while I was comfortable typing on the Macbook, this HP Spectre keyboard and I do not get along. The differences in shortcuts for copy and paste alone… Continue reading Customizing a Durgod Keyboard for macOS
Show Attachments on The Events Calendar
Out of the box, The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is amazing and a pleasure to work with as a developer. However, it does not show users Media Library uploads that are attached to event posts. I made a plugin to bring this functionality to the Single Event view, it’s free and open-source, and you… Continue reading Show Attachments on The Events Calendar