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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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How to Delete Meta Fields with the WordPress REST API
As of this writing, it is not possible to delete a meta value using the WordPress REST API. Post meta updates must be communicated while inserting and updating post objects,…
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Azure External Tables: Please verify that the shards are accessible
Are you getting this error from Azure SQL Server? Login failed on ServerName.database.windows.net.DatabaseName Please verify that the shards are accessible and that the credential information affiliated with external data source…
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How to fix “Computed columns are not supported with external tables for sharded data.”
This post was written the first day I encountered this error on Azure SQL Server because I could not find any web page that contained this error message. If you’re…
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Solving a Confusing MigrationBlocker While Moving to Azure SQL Database
This week, I’m altering functions and stored procedures in a SQL Server 2008 database so that it can be migrated to Azure. The Data Migration Assistant does a great job…