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Hack at Slack
Hack at Slack →There are a number of different reasons I wanted to share this article about the programming language “Hack” here on Shout. The first one is just that I found it an interesting and...
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“Hello, World!” in 30 (Programming) Languages
“Hello, World!” in 30 (Programming) Languages →I know that this is a WordPress-focused site. But I also know that programming is as central to WordPress as writing. So I thought I’d share this fun...
View ArticleWhy Not to 301 Redirect all 404s to Your Homepage
Why Not to 301 Redirect all 404s to Your Homepage →Our site Writers.com has a lot of 404s stretching back across its long history. As I’ve started to work to clean them up, I flirted with simply 301...
View ArticleHow Quick is WordPress Plugin Auto-Updating?
How Quick is WordPress Plugin Auto-Updating? →As you might have noticed, in WordPress 5.5 you can now tell WordPress itself to keep specific plugins up to do. This is a great feature and one that I’m...
View ArticleAn Overview of CDNs
An Overview of CDNs →If you’ve been around WordPress for long, you’ve likely heard of a “CDN.” A CDN, or content-delivery network, is one of the most common parts of speeding up a WordPress site,...
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State of CSS, 2020
State of CSS, 2020 →Long time readers will know that I consider myself a CSS outsider. I learned how to do it about 10 years ago, and have just enough skills to get by today. So I read with interest...
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Why I Still Use RSS
Why I Still Use RSS → I share this story from Marc at atthis.link for two reasons: that it is itself interesting and useful, and because I’ve also been using RSS lately and enjoying its respectfulness....
View ArticleDealing with Client Conflicts
Dealing with Client Conflicts → I’m quite confident a lot of WPShout readers are doing at least a little bit of “client work.” Whatever way you do that—even if you don’t do it using WordPress—problems...
View ArticleWordPress Learning Curve in 2021
WordPress Learning Curve in 2021 → There’s been some worthwhile discussion of the WordPress learning curve lately. My “main link” here is the article from Courtney Robertson. Though I’d also point to...
View ArticleWirecutter’s Website Builder for 2021: Wix
Wirecutter’s Website Builder for 2021: Wix → This is an interesting little tidbit for “the web industry” generally, and where it interfaces with real people with non-internet-focused lives and careers....
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