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The difference between __() and _x() in WordPress

Last updated on May 30, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

WordPress has two similar translation functions __() and _x(). The function _x() does the same thing as the function __() except the _x() function allows you to define a context for the translation (with the $context parameter). This is helpful when you have a string that could be two different words. For example there are two words that are spelled “tear” each with a separate meaning (and separate pronunciation). By including the context you could use both of these words and have them correctly translated based on their $context value.

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Brew Failure in Upgrading to the Development Version Neovim

Last updated on May 20, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

I wanted to run the latest development version of Neovim (0.4.0) to use some of the latest features (e.g. the floating window). Unfortunately, my attempts to install it were failing. These are my notes on the problem and how I fixed it.

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Vim netrw duplicate file

Last updated on May 20, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

When using Vim sometimes I want to duplicate a file, however the default file explorer in Vim (netrw) does not handle this well. This is a Vim mapping I created to make duplicating a file easier.

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HubSpot API call fail INVALID_DATE not midnight!

Last updated on May 21, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

When making a HubSpot API call to update a date picker field, I’m getting a response with “response code 400”, “error INVALID_DATE”, and the message includes “not midnight!”. This is why I’m getting this error and how I fixed this call.

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Screenflow Mono Audio to Stereo

Last updated on May 7, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

Using Screenflow 6 with my Scarlet Solo USB connection, I end up with a recording only on the left channel. I want my recording to be on both channels (in stereo). This is how I do that.

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Vim Find Your Leader

Last updated on May 2, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

When using Vim you can find your <Leader> by using echo for the value of “mapleader”, however there are some edge cases that make this less than ideal. If “mapleader” is undefined an error is thrown instead of showing the default <Leader>. If “mapleader” is not a visible character (e.g. <Space> or <Tab>), you can not see the value. I use the following command to display <Leader> while working around these edge cases.

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WordPress Database Prefix

Last updated on April 29, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

By default all of the WordPress database tables will start with the prefix “wp_” (e.g. wp_users, wp_posts, etc.). Because this is the default value, you’ll often hear the tables referred to (and written about) using the “wp_” prefix. Let’s look at how and why this prefix is modified.

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term_taxonomy_id vs term_id

Last updated on April 24, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

In the WordPress database table “wp_term_taxonomy”, each row almost always has the same value for the two columns ‘term_taxonomy_id’ and ‘term_id’. What is the difference between these two columns?

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How to Add a Twitter Hashtag with Scriptless Social Sharing

Last updated on April 24, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

When using Scriptless Social Sharing, you may want to add a site wide hashtag to all of your tweets. This is the code you can use to do that.

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Conditionally Add Bootstrap Table Responsive Class

Last updated on April 16, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

While working on another post, I had some very large tables and I wanted to use Bootstrap Responsive Tables by adding the .table-responsive class but only in the situation where the table is too wide. This is the code I used.