Unknown character set: ‘utf8mb4’ When Migrating WordPress
Cameron Jones
Website Design & Development, WordPress
The Problem Recently I was migrating a new WordPress site from a staging server to the production server. Normally, I would have set the development site on a sub-domain of the site, however their hosting account had been suspended at the time, and needing to get started immediately, I set up the staging site on…
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#WCSyd WordCamp Sydney 2016 Wrapup
Cameron Jones
Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress
Over the past few days I have been in blues territory for WordCamp Sydney. This was my third WordCamp, after Brisbane in 2015 and Sunshine Coast earlier this year, but the first time travelling interstate. I’m very thankful to my employer Matter Solutions for sponsoring myself and several team members to attend. Web team headed to Sydney…
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Bridging The Gap Between The WordPress Admin And The Front End
Cameron Jones
Speaking Engagements, WordPress
This week I was invited to speak at the WordPress Sunshine Coast meetup in Maroochydore about the Customizer. The presentation covered detailed code examples for adding new sections and settings to the Customizer, as well as a demonstration of the Customize Posts plugin. The WordPress Sunshine Coast Meetup is for any WordPress user – new…
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Guest Appearance On WP Bosses Podcast
Cameron Jones
Podcasts, Speaking Engagements, WordPress
Yesterday I had the honour of joining the WP Bosses podcast to discuss plugin development. We had a great time (despite the internet issues) discussing how I got started as a plugin developer, the history and future plans of my popular Facebook Page Plugin, dealing with plugin support requests, the differences between GitHub and the WordPress…
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Facebook Is Not A Subscription Service And Never Will Be
Cameron Jones
Facebook To Become A Paid Membership Site? Every so often, a viral Facebook post will do the rounds that looks something like this: All your posts can become public tommorow . Even the messages that have been deleted or the photos not allowed. After all, it does not cost anything for a simple copy and…
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WPMU Dev Features The Facebook Page Plugin
Cameron Jones
Facebook Page Plugin, WordPress
My Facebook Page Plugin was recently featured in WPMU Dev’s Ultimate Social Media Plugin Guide for WordPress. It’s an absolute honour to be mentioned in a blog so popular and influential in the WordPress community. The Facebook Page Plugin is currently being used on more than 10,000 WordPress websites and is one of the most popular…
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Never Fear, The Customizer Is Here!
Cameron Jones
Speaking Engagements, WordCamp, WordPress
Last month I gave my first WordCamp presentation at WordCamp Sunshine Coast. WordCamp Sunshine Coast 2016 was the first time the Sunshine Coast had hosted a WordCamp, and the third region in Queensland so far after the Gold Coast and Brisbane. It was a wonderful experience to stand alongside so many people I look up to and admire…
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WP Mobile Detector Vulnerability Affects Thousands Of WordPress Sites
Cameron Jones
Earlier this week I had the task of cleaning up a hacked site. The particular issue with the site was found when visiting the website from Google search results, as the visitor would be redirected to a more-or-less random website of questionable morals, including pornography websites, affair sites such as Ashley Madison and scam sites….
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