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Introducing WP Theme Components

September 16, 2020

Cameron Jones

Speaking Engagements, Website Design & Development, WordPress

I recently had a lovely chat with Nathan Wrigley from WP Builds about one of my recent projects WP Theme Components. WP Theme Components was born out of the repetition of needing to copy the same functions between multiple sites. It was becoming increasingly difficult to remember which project had the most best version and…

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How To Set A Default Featured Image For Your Posts And Pages In WordPress Using Advanced Custom Fields

July 25, 2020

Cameron Jones

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Advanced Custom Fields, Developer Tutorials, WordPress

They say pictures are worth a thousand words. That might be a slight exaggeration, but images can be vitally important for websites, particularly for layouts that use featured images. It’s common for themes to display grids or lists of posts, and if some of the posts don’t include a featured image the site can look…

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How To Use The New acf/register_block_type_args Filter To Optimise ACF Block Registration

May 10, 2020

Cameron Jones

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Advanced Custom Fields, WordPress

On March 26th, Advanced Custom Fields 5.8.9 was released. It was a relatively minor release, mainly including a couple of bug fixes, translation updates. But this would be the release that changed everything about block registration. Quietly, a new filter acf/register_block_type_args was introduced. This allows plugins or themes to modify the registration arguments of a…

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Coping With COVID-19

March 21, 2020

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General

I’m sure like most people, the COVID-19 pandemic is top of mind for me at the moment. These are scary times for a lot of us, particularly for those who are most vulnerable or have loved ones who are. The economy is already taking a massive hit, and I’m particularly worried for the entertainment industry….

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Experimenting With Changing Podcast Apps

February 13, 2020

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Podcasts

Ever since I discovered podcasts, I haven’t been able to get enough. I’ve been using Breaker to listen to my podcasts for a couple of years now, but I’m now trying out some other apps. I’ve found that it’s become buggier as time’s gone on: Most episodes will not download anymore, which is a problem…

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Stop WordPress Installing The Default Themes With Major Updates

November 13, 2019

Cameron Jones

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WordPress

Another day, another major WordPress update. If you haven’t already, update to WordPress 5.3 as soon as you can. But if you have, you may have noticed the default themes making a return to your site. Chances are you deleted them because you don’t need them, so it’s pretty pointless that WordPress is installing them…

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The Essential Plugins You Should Install On Every Website – WordCamp Port Macquarie 2019

October 8, 2019

Cameron Jones

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Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress

This past weekend I made the trek down to Port Macquarie for their very first WordCamp! It was an excellent event, congratulations to Robey, Jake and the rest of the organising team on a very successful first WordCamp. I was privilaged to speak at WordCamp Port Macquarie, presenting The Essential Plugins You Should Install On…

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An Introduction To Plugin Development – WordCamp Brisbane 2019

September 30, 2019

Cameron Jones

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Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress

Recently, I was honoured to speak at WordCamp Brisbane 2019. Being my local WordCamp, I’ve been wanting to speak here for a long time. It was such a great experience and probably my favourite WordCamp so far. I presented An Introduction To Plugin Development, where I gave a simple walkthrough for developing your first WordPress…

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