Five Years

Derrick.Blarg

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Five Years

Celebrating five years at Automattic with WordPress VIP. From nervous travel beginnings to team meetups in various cities, each year brought new adventures and connections. The company’s diverse, talented, and kind people set Automattic apart, making it a fulfilling workplace. Join us – we’re hiring! 😊
Quick Tip: HyperDock as a Service

A macOS tool called HyperDock has been causing issues on macOS Catalina, with random stops requiring manual re-enabling. A script has been created to restart the HyperDock Helper automatically using a Login Item. This script monitors and restarts the Helper when it crashes, providing a workaround for the problem.
Wisps, a WordPress Plugin

With Wisps, you can have code snippets similar to Gist, Pastebin, or similar code sharing sites. Using the built-in WordPress code editor, you can write snippets to post and share.
Open source ngrok alternative

Learn about setting up sish, an open-source ngrok alternative, for secure HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP tunnels. Follow the steps to create a wildcard subdomain, set up a DigitalOcean droplet, install necessary packages, obtain SSL certificates, and set up sish service with Docker. Finally, create a shortcut program to initiate tunnels locally.
Debugging WordPress Hooks: Speed

Learn how to measure the execution time of WordPress hooks with precision by capturing individual callback durations. Find out how to set up a timeline for targeted hooks and track start and stop times for each. Be cautious of potential overhead and conflicts with plugins using hook priorities. Utilize the provided PHP code to implement…
Disabling Laptop Screen with Ubuntu Server

As a part of my home network setup, I use an old laptop as my “server.” One issue I had was disabling the screen when closed.
Dynamic Tea House

Not too long ago, a coworker shared that they had created a WordPress Dynamic Wallpaper for macOS. I thought this was just cool, so I eventually made one of my own with my favorite dynamic set of images: the Tea House theme from Gmail. Now, these classic Gmail themes are all but lost to history,…
Finding Duplicate WordPress Post Meta

Learn how to identify and delete duplicate post meta in WordPress efficiently using a complex SQL query to find and remove duplicate meta entries. Avoid manual checking and tedious deletion processes.
WordPress Post Meta and JSON

Learn about the challenges of storing JSON strings in WordPress post meta. Discover how WordPress’s `wp_unslash()` function can unintentionally interfere with the data. Find out how to safely store JSON by using `wp_slash()` to double-encode it, ensuring data integrity when unslashing.