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Jeff Starr

@perishablepress.com

Digital Nomad. Web Developer. Full Stack. Traveler. Hearts WordPress. Vanlife. Photographer. Book author. Minimalist. Writes tutorials on Apache/.htaccess, security, performance, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, SQL. AI/LLM enthusiast. Online since 1999.

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Wicked Block Builder is another that enables it. Will be nice to have in WP core.

06.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New File Menu Lite App - App Store Download New File Menu Lite by ε…°ζ‘‚ 吴 on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like New File Menu Lite.

Finally a (free) app that adds "New file" in right-click context menus for #macOS apps.apple.com/us/app/new-f...

05.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PHP-Only Block Registration in WordPress 7.0: The Feature I’ve Been Waiting for Since Gutenberg Launched This article covers PHP-only block registration, a new feature introduced in WordPress 7.0. The feature allows developers to register blocks using PHP alone.

Great write-up on #PHP-based block creation coming in #WordPress 7.0 getbutterfly.com/php-only-blo...

05.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Γ„ndere die Sicherheitscodes in der .htaccess, wenn dein Provider auf Apache 2.4 aktualisiert oder umgestellt hat! FΓΌr mehr Sicherheit deiner WordPress-Website.

Γ„ndere die Sicherheitscodes in der .htaccess, wenn dein Provider auf Apache 2.4 aktualisiert oder umgestellt hat! FΓΌr mehr Sicherheit deiner WordPress-Website.

Wenn ihr eine oder mehrere #WordPress Website(s) betreibt und der Webhoster seine Server auf #Apache 2.4+ aktualisiert / umgestellt hat:

Γ„ndert die Codes in der #htaccess ! FΓΌr mehr #Sicherheit !
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www.rock-deinen-pc.de/neue-sicherh...

Eure Namira πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ

(Danke fΓΌr den Codecheck @perishablepress.com)

05.03.2026 08:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Check the link - it is "Access Denied" looks malformed..? πŸ€”

04.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot showing current admin color schemes (WP 6.9)

Screenshot showing current admin color schemes (WP 6.9)

Screenshot showing the new admin color schemes (for WP 7.0)

Screenshot showing the new admin color schemes (for WP 7.0)

So I figured out what's up w/ the new colors.. they're from the current "Modern" color scheme, which has been around forever. For WP 7.0 they are swapping the "Default" fresh blue palette w/ the harsher "Modern" palette. Good news is you can change it back via your user profile.

03.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finishing up a new Pro #WordPress #plugin for managing the WP REST API πŸ› οΈ Plan to launch within the next couple of weeks, Lord willing!

03.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Temp-email web page before ads loaded, nice clean simple design

Temp-email web page before ads loaded, nice clean simple design

Temp-email web page after ads have loaded, complete mess and UI/UX nightmare

Temp-email web page after ads have loaded, complete mess and UI/UX nightmare

Perfect example of how too many ads completely ruin a web page (before and after).

03.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Kia EV9 rebrand is still the best example of a legacy company actually understanding structural peace. Most β€˜modern’ updates just feel like a font change, but they actually fixed the architecture of the logo. Surgical.

28.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘‰ Two great (and free) sites for grabbing #emojis, icons, symbols, and special characters on the fly:

No ads, no popups, just awesome and free:
symbl.revend.group

Also great but has a giant popup cookie banner that breaks flow:
copychar.cc

28.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Never Buy A .online Domain | Sid's Blog

Be careful out there: Never Buy a .online Domain www.0xsid.com/blog/online-...

26.02.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Age Verification Trap Platforms are caught in a dilemma: enforce age restrictions or protect user privacy. How are they navigating this tricky terrain?

Age-verification would be a disaster. spectrum.ieee.org/age-verifica...

24.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really, really, really hope so.

24.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. The new color is abrasive imo.

24.02.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Current blue color, sort of muted and unobtrusive

Current blue color, sort of muted and unobtrusive

New 7.0 blue color, sort of more in your face harsh tone ish

New 7.0 blue color, sort of more in your face harsh tone ish

Testing #WordPress 7.0 beta, not loving the new link color in Admin Area 🫀

23.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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GitHub - cporter202/scraping-apis-for-devs: This GitHub repo is a powerhouse collection of scraping APIs for developers that you can start using immediately to build everything from simple automations... This GitHub repo is a powerhouse collection of scraping APIs for developers that you can start using immediately to build everything from simple automations to full-scale applications. - GitHub - ...

🀯 Insane collection πŸ‘‰ 2,622 Free Web Scraping APIs github.com/cporter202/s...

19.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Modern CSS Code Snippets | modern.css A collection of modern CSS code snippets. Every old CSS hack next to its clean, native replacement, side by side.

Nice collection of modern #CSS snippets to replace older techniques: modern-css.com

17.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a weird feeling deleting actually useful comment spam left by AI bots.

05.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Dwight Schrute yelling "Do you wanna die" (The Office)

Screenshot of Dwight Schrute yelling "Do you wanna die" (The Office)

When a bug flies into my office

04.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Notepad++ supply chain attack – unnoticed execution chains and new IoCs Kaspersky GReAT experts discovered previously undocumented infection chains used in the Notepad++ supply chain attacks. The article provides new IoCs related to those incidents which employ DLL sidelo...

About the recent Notepad++ supply chain attack securelist.com/notepad-supp... #security

04.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Testing all of my plugins on #PHP 8.5 and #WordPress 7.0 (nightly). Zero issues so far just smooth sailing 😎

02.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Simple Download Counter Simply counts the number of times your files are downloaded. Display download links and counts using shortcodes.

πŸ”Œ Plugin update! Simple Download Counter v2.3, features new Micro API and new shortcodes to display categories and multiple download links wordpress.org/plugins/simp... #WordPress #plugin #free #opensource

02.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Simple Login Notification Sends a notification email when admins and other users log in to your site.

πŸ”Œ Plugin update! Simple Login Notification v2.2, features option to exclude any users, adds "select all" checkbox utility, and improves email alerts wordpress.org/plugins/simp... #WordPress #plugin #free #opensource

02.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One thing I've learned over the years. If you link to some article in your project, download a copy to your local machine. That way you can reference or recycle if it's ever taken offline.

29.01.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Contact Form X Displays a user-friendly contact form that your visitors will love. Lightweight, fast, secure, and accessible (ADA/WCAG compliant).

😎 Spent some quality time on this update for Contact Form X ⚑ Version 3.0 refactors all CSS/JavaScript, improves cookies, adds three custom fields (choose text, phone, radio, select, checkbox), and much more. Completely free and open source forever @ wordpress.org/plugins/cont... #WordPress #plugin

27.01.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GhostPoster Malware: How Browser Extensions Hide JavaScript in PNG Icons GhostPoster uses steganography to hide malware inside browser extension logos. Over 1 million victims. Part of DarkSpectre operation hitting 8.8 million users. Seven years undetected.

Check your #browser extensions, some are hiding JavaScript #malware in PNG images hackingpassion.com/ghostposter-...

22.01.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜• Fresh updates for all of my #books now available ⚑ New versions feature many improvements, including updated links, new resources, better formatting, and more. As always, book owners can download the latest versions and all extras for FREE 😎 books.perishablepress.com #WordPress

21.01.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Note the cover art looks way better in Firefox or any PDF viewer.. it gets highly posterized when viewing in Webkit/Chrome browsers.

20.01.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ§™β€β™€οΈ Finally cooked up a proper PDF demo for Wizard's SQL Recipes for WordPress books.perishablepress.com/wp/wp-conten... #WordPress #SQL #book

20.01.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Human coders are still better than LLMs - <antirez>

Human coders are still better than LLMs antirez.com/news/153 #AI

12.01.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0