When it comes to self-hosted instances of WordPress security policies must be enacted. WordPress security is taken care of for user of wordpress.com or managed WordPress hosts. However, when we are managing our own sites or client sites then we have to create our own security policies and deploy the right tools to implement those […]
Mobile-Friendly Sites for Google
Google has communicated very clearly that mobile-friendly websites will be advantaged in search results pages. Delivering to mobile is important enough that Google even offer easy-to-use tools to test how mobile-friendly your website actually is. The Mobile-Friendly Test is provided as a part of Google’s website “Mobile-Friendly Websites”, a resource furnished to developers and people […]
WordPress Hosting on Openshift
Summary: hosting WordPress on Openshift can be a great option for folk with a little tech confidence if you are looking for an cheap option but you don’t want to cut corners on site performance. Choosing wordpress hosting is pretty important: options to consider include customer support from the hosting company, quality of infrastructure, administrative […]
Types of Web Hosting
The kind of hosting you require will be determined by: Your estimated rate of regular incoming traffic The type of applications that you’ll be running Whether you want to manage your own host yourself Most small business websites are best hosted on either a shared host or a VPS. This article will describe what shared […]
Frontend Tooling: Bourbon Sass
Wherein I compare those things called “frontend frameworks” and hopefully bring Bourbon to the attention of more developers. Following is a light, comparative review of some frontend frameworks. I give a glimpse into the existing landscape. Context: Bootstraps Dominance Presently and for at least two years or so, the most popular “front-end framework” has been […]
WordPress and PHP Security
In my recent post on OWASP Day 2015 I remarked that WordPress.org itself takes security seriously. I mentioned the recently-released WordPress Security White Paper and pointed to the documents on hardening WordPress. Of course WordPress.org doesn’t exist in a vacuum and has a tight feedback loop with its wider community. This in itself may be one […]
WordPress Security at OWASP Day NZ 2015
OWASP (The Open Web Application Security Project) is a volunteer-run, non-corporate global organization devoted to making the web a safer place. It provides resources for developers and business to help them secure their assets. It’s many notable projects include the Owasp Top Ten: the canonical list of the top ten most likely types of threat to […]
Community Work
I’ve created a new page outlining a conditional offer for consulting for community groups for reduced fees. If you are an under-resourced individual or a group in need of web development then get in touch.
WordPress Site Builders And Page Builders
Can This Tool Help Me Build My Site Faster? That’s the question I ask when I look at new tools. And it’s one of the ultimate benchmark tests that I consider when assess any new tool or process. My core toolset is entirely programmatic. I either build custom themes from scratch, build child themes on […]
Using get_posts to dynamically create columnar markup
The Context Building a responsive site with wordpress. The Problem I have a loop that spits out posts. the site must be responsive. I must use markup to designate columns. However, simply taking the loop content and wrapping it in a div isn’t good enough. I need to intersperse the output of a loop with columnar […]
