Alan’s Personal Techy Website

  • Battle of the Geeks: PHPStorm vs. VS Code

    Battle of the Geeks: PHPStorm vs. VS Code

    Prologue: In my coding adventures, PHPStorm has always been my trusty companion. It never failed me, delivering a powerful and reliable coding experience. But then, a tantalizing article by Jonathan Bossenger @jonathanbossenger@fosstodon.org caught my attention, tempting me to reconsider VS Code. Time, however, stood as a barrier between me and this intriguing alternative. Should I…

  • Step 2 – Fediversing Badlywired.com – Add Webfinger plugin

    Step 2 – Fediversing Badlywired.com – Add Webfinger plugin

    I added this plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/webfinger/ because it was in the tutorial, I have actually no idea what it really does or why it is needed., which is most unlike me. Perhaps some one can explain?

  • Step 1 – Fediversing Badlywired.com – Adding ActivityPub plugin

    Step 1 – Fediversing Badlywired.com – Adding ActivityPub plugin

    Really was as simple as adding the plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/ and then I could follow myself alan@badlywired.com from my wpbuilds.social mastadon account. Sort of blew my mind how simple and that it works just like that. I’ll add an image here just for fun and a different featured image.

  • Fediverse and WordPress

    The Fediverse, short for “federated universe,” is a decentralized network of interconnected social media platforms and online communities. It is based on a set of open web protocols and standards that enable users from different platforms to interact with each other seamlessly. In the traditional social media model, platforms like Facebook or Twitter operate as…

  • Setting up a Proxy Server on a VPS

    To set up a proxy on a Linux VPS, you can follow these general steps: Here are some more detailed instructions for installing Squid on Ubuntu: To set up a proxy on a Linux VPS, you can follow these general steps: Here are some more detailed instructions for installing Squid on Ubuntu: sql That’s it!…

  • Open letter to the WordPress Plugins Review Team

    Dear WordPress Plugin Volunteers, I am writing to you today to express my sincere gratitude and admiration for your hard work and dedication in reviewing new plugins and ensuring the security of WordPress websites. I have personal experience both side of the above, security review of a legacy plugin and submissions of new plugins. The…