Early Spring 2017 Photos
Had a brief stroll this afternoon with my camera and macro lens to capture some early springtime. The shallow depth of field of the macro lens is quite apparent in some shots.
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Extending WordPress: Custom Fields with CMB2
Custom fields add a tremendous amount of flexibility to WordPress’ built-in content types (posts and pages) but also to custom content types. They allow data entry of different shapes and forms versus the standard editor. I recently had to implement some custom fields on pages and decided to document how I got the job done using CMB2.
Review: Alas, Babylon
Author: Pat Frank Publisher: Harper Perennial Published: 1959 Pages: 323 As part of my ongoing interest in the Second World War (evidenced by my World War 2 tag) I have been looking for books, both fiction and non-fiction, that told stories, not merely presenting facts like The Necessary War. Not that there’s anything wrong with […]
Going Fisheyed with the Nikon 10.5mm
In previous posts in my photography tag, I’ve documented my learning process and acquisition of new equipment. I’ve long eyed getting a fisheye lens; it’s not an overly practical lens versus a fast prime or a fast telephoto, but it can be used to create some interesting photos. I lucked out last summer and found […]
Extending WordPress – Customizing the Customizer
Introduction There has long been a practice in themes including a theme settings page within the administrative dashboard. The customizer, which first appeared in [which??] has been intended as a place to centralize appearance-related settings. WordPress has since been encouraging use of the customizer over theme options pages. The Customizer Whither options pages? WordPress for […]
Review: The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz
This unique book recounts the experiences of a British soldier in the WWII conflict. It particularly highlights his time impersonating a Jewish prisoner in one of the labor camps in Germany.
WordPress 4.4, a Developer’s Release
WordPress 4.4 was released earlier this month, and I have been gathering some information on notable changes in this release. Overall several nice additions, but they seem mostly developer-oriented this time around.
A Custom Computer Build
I have long watched the PC enthusiast community showcase their custom systems, and followed the commentary on parts selection, aesthetics, performance considerations, and numerous other related topics. I finally put it all to work in planning and assembling my first custom computer.
Extending WordPress: Requiring Plugins with TGMPA
WordPress theme developers have long used different means to require plugins to accompany a theme, since WordPress itself doesn’t provide the means to do so. Fortunately a library fills this gap and does so in a way that is easy to implement and maintains a familiar user experience. That library is TGM.
