herb miller
WordPress plugin specialist
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Apostrophes
It s a cryin shame.
It s really not that fair.
I ve this need for apostrophes,
but there isn t one to spare.
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January 27, 2020 -
Top 10 WordPress Misconceptions
Extensive research has allowed me to produce the Top 10 misconceptions about WordPress.
- Just for blogs
- Insecure
- Poor code since it’s free
- wordpress.com vs .org
- All look the same
- ecommerce
- No future
- Limited support
- For beginners
- Not scaleable
Please share wisely.
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January 28, 2020 -
Inateck BK2003 – what do the keys do?
I bought an Inateck BK2003 for my iPad recently.
For those of you with a UK keyboard, here’s what some of the keys do when augmented by
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January 28, 2020 -
Quiz of the year – 1969
A quiz I created for a 50th wedding anniversary.
The Questions
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September 5, 2019 -
Experiences with my Inateck BK2003 keyboard cover
My Logitech Ultrathin keyboard died a couple of weeks ago. I replaced it with an Inateck BK2003 keyboard cover – UK version. Now I’m using it to edit this post using the WordPress block editor. I’ve copied the original post about my experiences with the Logitech keyboard and am attempting to repeat the tests.
It’s been an interesting experience learning to use my new Logitech Ultrathin keyboard cover i5 to manage WordPress websites.
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September 11, 2019 -
My Favourite Block – annotated
My Favourite Block, by Herb Miller. Annotated with the WordPress blocks used and a screen capture of each block in the editor.
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July 23, 2019 -
WordCamp London 5-7 April – Sessions I might be allowed to attend
I’m attending WordCamp London in April. Once again, I’m volunteering. So I won’t be able to attend all the sessions. These are the ones that I would choose if I were not otherwise occupied with volunteering duties.
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WordCamp London bucket list – 5-7 April 2019
In previous years I’ve written a bucket list for things I want to achieve while attending WordCamp London. This year I already have 9 items. I’m sure I’ll find the 10th very soon.
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March 28, 2019 -
oik-blocks test
I’m testing the latest version of oik-blocks on my iPhone. The Blocklist block below is displaying a list of all the blocks with the namespace prefix oik-block. Some of these blocks were written specifically to help me to populate blocks.wp-a2z.org
- Address – oik-block/address
Displays your address - Block icon – oik-block/blockicon
Displays a Block icon - Block info – oik-block/blockinfo
Displays a Block’s information - Block list – oik-block/blocklist
Displays a list of Blocks for a chosen prefix - Contact form – oik-block/contact-form
Displays a Contact form - Countdown – oik-block/countdown
Countdown timer - CSS – oik-block/css
Inline CSS - CSV – oik-block/csv
Displays CSV content - Dashicon – oik-block/dashicon
Displays icons - Fields – oik-block/fields
Displays Fields - Follow me – oik-block/follow-me
Displays Social media links - GeSHi – oik-block/geshi
Generic Syntax Highlighting – for code examples - GitHub Issue – oik-block/github
Display a link to a GitHub issue - Google Maps – oik-block/googlemap
Displays a Google Maps map - Magnetic Poetry – oik-block/magnetic-poetry
Write magnetic poetry refrigerator messages - Nivo slider – oik-block/nivo
Nivo slider - Person – oik-block/person
Displays a person’s information - Search – oik-block/search
Displays a search form - Shortcode block – oik-block/shortcode-block
Expands oik shortcodes - UK Tides – oik-block/uk-tides
Tide times and heights - WordPress – oik-block/wp
Displays information about WordPress and PHP versions
Some of these blocks are duplicated many times by other plugins. Some of the other plugins provide better versions of the blocks. But, rather than drop my blocks, I’ll continue to enhance my versions while the Defacto standard for a particular block has not been set.
Of course, I won’t know which is the best version until I’ve catalogued them all. it’s going to take some time and i hope it’s going to be worth it.
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February 27, 2019
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