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How To Get The Excerpt By Post ID

October 25, 2021

Cameron Jones

Most WordPress templating functions are available in two formats, one to echo and one to return. These are normally in the form of the_xxx() to display, and get_the_xxx() to return. Some examples of this are: Post title: the_title() and get_the_title() Post thumbnail: the_post_thumbnail() and get_the_post_thumbnail() Aside from differing in returning or displaying the response, the…

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WordFest Live Is Back, And So Am I

June 11, 2021

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Speaking Engagements, WordPress

Following the successful event in January, WordFest Live is happening again on July 23. To make that news even better, I’ll be speaking at this event as well. At the last edition I presented “WordPress Sucks!“, a breakdown of some of the issues WordPress has both as software and in the community and ecosystem, which…

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Looking For A Free LastPass Alternative? Try Bitwarden

February 17, 2021

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Security

If you’re like me, you woke up today to the news that LastPass will be crippling their free tier by limiting it’s use to just one type of device. If you’re also like me, the first you heard about it was discussions on social media and not from the company itself. While this has only…

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I’m Speaking At WordFest Live 2021

January 9, 2021

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Speaking Engagements, WordPress

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be speaking at WordFest Live on January 21st, 2021. Having not been to a WordCamp for over a year due to COVID-19, I’m super excited to be back speaking on stage again, even if it is only virtually. WordFest Live is a continuous 24 hour event with speakers presenting…

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How To Remove The Uncategorised Category From WordPress And WooCommerce

September 28, 2020

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Developer Tutorials, WooCommerce, WordPress

Out of the box, WordPress includes a default category for posts called “Uncategorized”. It not only looks unprofessional, it’s largely unnecessary. While you can rename it to something more suitable, I tend to use “General”, you can’t delete it. At least, not without a bit of code. The first thing we’ll want to do is…

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Introducing WP Theme Components

September 16, 2020

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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

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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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