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Markdown Cheat Sheet

I really like the Markdown Syntax. More and more platforms and web editors embrace it – but sadly I can never remember how to do the simplest things with it. Thankfully, the wonderful Adam Pritchard has compiled a handy cheat sheet on how to use it. Check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet

Plans for 2019 (and a Happy New Year)

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and in 2019 I want to make it a reality: Regular Live Streams! My idea is to do two types of streams: Creative live streams, much like what I’ve been doing as fully proudced videos on a regular schedule. I’m thinking perhaps FRIDAYS at 10AM EST (that’s … Read more

Creating a Podcast Feed with WordPress and PowerPress – Part 2

In this episode I’ll show you how to configure our Podcast Category with the relevant settings that are necessary for the feed to have meaningful content. I’ll talk about every single tab, including the Feed Description, specific Apple iTunes and Google Settings, how to add artwork and how to preview the feed. https://wpguru.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Podcast-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: … Read more

How to split a ZIP file into multiple parts on macOS and Linux

ZIP files can get quite large, depending on the amount of data we’re ZIPping up there. Having one huge file may not always be desirable, for example when making hard copies onto disk or tape media, or when upload limitations force the use of smaller files. Thankfully, the clever little ZIP utility has a handy … Read more

How to remove files from ZIP Archives in macOS and Linux

When ZIP up directories, particularly on macOS, some files may find their way into our ZIP archives that were never meant to be there. I’m thinking of those pesky .DS_Store and __MACOSX files, maybe even .htaccess files. For *nix based systems, * really means “everything”. The ZIP command line tool let us remove such unwanted … Read more

How to turn URLs into clickable links in the_content()

The P2 theme has a nice feature built-in: the ability to turn URLs into clickable links on the fly. It does this by using a WordPress built-in function called make_clickable(). Here’s how we can use this function to make this feature available to any theme. The above code, once inserted into your child theme’s functions.php … Read more