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Will This Be The New Dawn of Mastodon?
I have been on #Mastodon since 2018 after exploring #POSSE and the #IndieWeb so I’ll be curious to see what comes of the seemingly mass exodus of #Twitter users coming into the Mastodon realm. #WordPress #SocialMedia
Testing POSSE With WordPress And Brid.gy
I’m still trying to get my website working to automatically syndicate with a syndication link on my site. #IndiWeb #POSSE #syndication #WordPress
WordCamp GR 2017 – WP-API: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – J Andrew Scott
J Andrew Scott – http://rubberchickenfarm.com/ History of APIs RSS Advantages Fast & reliable Easy to consume Almost no technical footprint Disadvantages Read-only Static content No authentication No user-driven content (i.e. comments, favorites, etc) DIY API Advantages Dynamic content User-driven content App & user authentication Roles & permissions based Connected applications Disadvantages DIY OAuth Redundant URI scheme Mediocre performance Large technical footprint WP-API Advantages Succinct URI scheme Improved performance Small technical footprint Available in WordPress core Disadvantages Granular transactions No batch uploads Increased number of API calls What once required 2 web servers now required 12-15 servers WP-API Disadvantage Factors & Solutions Number of content types Solution: consolidate endpoints Volume of individual API calls Solution: batch processing endpoints Frequency of individual API calls Solution: page-level caching Lessons…
WordCamp US 2019 – Just Enough React for WordPress – Shannon Smith
New Block Editor Discover the Possibilities Block templates Blocks instead of custom fields, shortcodes, etc How Does the New Block Editor Work? Uses React, JavaScript/JSX Blocks are like plugins There is a Core Layer & Editorial Layer React abstraction is built-in Cool Stuff Blocks can be reusable Backend Workflow-only blocks Block level locking – you can remove blocks that are not needed. React Uses JSON literals It’s in the HTML but doesn’t negatively affect the HTML Templates You can create block templates Can be assigned to existing post types You can have nested templates Compatibility Shortcodes Will continue to work as before but contained within a block Custom Post Types Metaboxes Can be converted to blocks Can be used in the block editor Themes You…
Tuesday Interval Training Run And Virtual 5K
A big shout out to Automattic for promoting the WWWP5K virtual run and matching donations to your favorite charity. #wwwp5k #HWI #Run4Water #WhyIRun #RiverBankRun Automattic matching donations: http://timn.me/wwwp5k2020 Give the gift of clean water: https://timn.me/2020HWI Also on: MastodonMastodon TwitterTwitter InstagramInstagram