Let’s start by looking at the timeline of a form submission, and then we can look at what can be done to combat spam at each section of the timeline. A user (or a bot) visits a page on our site. The user (or bot) fills out and submits the form. Our system processes the […]
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Data portability within WordPress is a big deal. However, best practices regarding how to properly make data portable are hazy at best. Where should custom post types be defined? What should happen to the data when a user switches themes? In this post I will attempt to summarize the various arguments, point out one overlooked
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It’s been a few years since I first launched sackclothstudios.com (my business site) and it was beginning to show it’s age. The newest post on the blog was over a year old and the site just needed a little love. I figured while I was at it, I might as well document the process.
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This theme is barely usable, but I’m tired of using someone else’s theme, so I figured I’d upload it. I built it on top of my Sanitary WordPress theme this afternoon. It really has no features at all, and I’m not super excited about it, but at least my blog doesn’t look exactly the same
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Today is June first. No one knows I am writing this here. It will probably be a few days before anyone reads this at all. It will probably be quite a few more days before anyone cares. I am a web designer and developer and this is my personal experiment. There are so many blogs
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