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April 10 Update: MainWP Support found the issue. Apparently there was conflict between the way MainWP handles updates and the way WordPress SEO by Yoast updates when custom post types were involved. The latest version…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YBtspm8j8M] Up until about a week ago the home page of Spigot contained the video above as a background to our main marquee window. I’d gotten permission from Dissolve to put it there when…
A recent project required that the post date show the year only if it wasn’t written in the current year. Here’s how it’s done with WordPress: [php] <span class="date"> <?php if ( get_the_time(‘Y’) == date(‘Y’))…
I’m very glad to have chosen design as a career path. But if I had to do it all over, I’d be an astronaut. I’d be Chris Hadfield. I grew up watching Shuttle launches in…
If you use Hybrid Core or any of the themes on Theme Hybrid, or use Get the Image as a standalone plugin, you’re probably familiar with how the function works, and thankful that Justin built…
I love Asana and Instagantt. Love them. I also love using them as standalone apps using Fluid. Here’s the application icons I use for both:
I recently ran into an issue with redirect loop when logging into a new WordPress site. Enter username & password, click login – get redirected back to log in page. First thing I did was…
Over the years I’ve used many project management systems to keep Spigot on track. From Basecamp to ActiveCollab to a long stint with Project Pier and a few others I feel like I’ve tried them all.…
After a recent launch a twitter follower asked how we manage development and I replied: He then asked for a writeup. So let’s talk about how we develop WordPress websites. These are the steps we…
By default, OS X rearranges desktop spaces based on usage. If you’re like me and want to keep apps and desktops in nice tight order, here’s how to prevent that: Launch System Preferences Open Mission…