On August 7, 2019 a proposal was made on the WordPress Make Core website to Auto-Update Old Versions to 4.7, which is a long term plan that would start with automatically upgrading those on the minimum supported version of WordPress to the next version. This proposal has created a great deal of conversation and controversy.
Ostentatious Contention
This is the lead sheet for an original piece I wrote in college while working towards a minor in music.
Huge thanks to Tony Donato for taking my handwritten copy and creating this typeset version (and for playing saxophone on the recording).
View Current Commit Message during Git Rebase Conflict
When I do a git rebase and I get a conflict, I can use git log to see all the commits rebased thus far. However, I often get confused about what the current (incomplete) commit is that caused the conflict. It would be super helpful if I could see the commit message of the current commit. This command allows you to view the current (incomplete) commit during a rebase.
Disable Bitbucket WYSIWYG Editor
I spend a lot of my time communicating in Bitbucket (and in GitHub) and I’ve come to love writing in markdown. Unfortunately, I’ve noticed Bitbucket changed their editing experience to use a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor instead of my beloved markdown area. This is the setting I changed to turn it back to a markdown field.
WordPress Database Tables
A list of the database tables (and the columns in those tables) used by a default WordPress installation. This is the companion blog post to my talk, “Introduction to the WordPress Database”.
How To Remove the Mac OS X Screenshot Delay
In Mac OS X version 10.14 Mojave, when taking a screenshot a thumbnail is displayed for a few seconds before the file is created. Unfortunately I don’t want this delay. I take a lot of screenshots (using `Command` + `Shift` + `4`) and typically want to upload the image without making any changes, making this delay frustrating. This is how I removed the delay.
Three Tips on Choosing a Topic for Your Presentation
I doing a lot of speaking at conferences and one of the challenges is choosing a topic. Here are three tips on how I choose a topic.
Never use git push force
Never use git push –force. Seriously, don’t use it. You should always use –force-with-lease instead. We’ll look at the problem with –force and how –force-with-lease addresses the issue.
Git Interactive Rebase Order is Wrong
The interactive rebase feature of Git is one of my favorites. I love being able to squash multiple commits into one commit or re-order my commits for clarity. My one complaint is the Git interactive rebase commit order is wrong (at least for the way my brain works).
WordPress Core Development on Local by Flywheel
I setup a site for WordPress Core development with Local by Flywheel and documented the steps. If you’re trying to do the same, this might be helpful.