Most of my web development work is done through WordPress. I've built hundreds of little WordPress plugins, and dozens of scratch-made sites. At this point, I've modified nearly every corner of WordPress at some point since I started using it in 2009.
It would be so nice to have a basic microblog plugin/app that turned your WordPress site into a microblog using a custom post type. I haven't tried because I don't know how to make mobile apps.
Also, I've said "I wish I knew how to make mobile apps" one time too many. Perhaps this winter will be the time I finally learn React Native.
I was featured on WP Tavern, where Nathan and I talked about how the Fediverse has transformed my approach to publishing content online.
This was a fun, and challenging project that made extensive use of Underpin. It felt good to utilize the library in this context, and it was exciting to see it reliably work in-action.
So yesterday, I was casually working on my WordPress central hub for my content throughout my site. I was tinkering with the settings, and while on the general settings page, I happened to click “save”.
And that’s when all hell broke loose.
I just submitted my talk to WCUS. 😳
This is a big deal for headless WordPress. I'm already using something that handles this on my site now, but something supported and maintained by a company like Automattic is significant.
https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2023/04/17/new-in-beta-block-data-api/
I think I'd really benefit from some kind of media service that handles the photos and videos on my WordPress site. I need a more-reliable way to upload videos that auto-converts the videos, optimizes them, serves them, organizes them, and all of that fancy stuff. WordPress works, but it's never really been a great media tool. Hmm.
I just wrote up the documentation for Underpin's Array Helper methods and the Array Processor. I'll probably work on the String helper methods next. But first, I'm going to get some shut-eye. So tired.
I haven't actually used WP-env yet but it sounds promising. Anyone else using it for local WordPress development now?
https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/03/quick-and-easy-local-wordpress-development-with-wp-env/
I finished up the documentation that instructs people how to install Underpin using WordPress. I frequently get asked how to set up Composer in a WordPress install, so I took some time to add details on how to do that, too. Hoping this helps people get started.