Alan’s Personal Techy Website
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What is the WordPress REST-API?
The WordPress REST API is a powerful tool that allows developers to build custom applications and integrations using WordPress as a backend. It provides a simple, standardized way to interact with WordPress data and functionality, making it possible to build a wide range of applications and integrations that go beyond the capabilities of WordPress itself.…
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Fake PayPal Money Payment requests
Right now a very annoying tactic by scammer is to issue a Payment Request for something you haven’t purchased. Some just hope you will see the payment request and by pot luck it will be something you are in the process of buying, like an iPhone and make a payment. They can also include a…
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Testing PHP 8.1 on WP 6.1.x
Right now, despite PHP 8.1 is only one release up from the lowest supported version PHP WP Core ( at 6.1.x and 6.2 alpha ) has deprecation notices. Although deprecation notices are not an issue, unless you are actively developing, like I do with my plugins. I like to have WP Debug on and displaying…
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Delete Orphaned Post Meta from WP
Sometimes you will want to tidy the database, maybe from a development issue. Removing orphaned post meta is simple in SQL There are several posts about deleting Orphaned Post Meta Data in WordPress, some are dangerous, some are wrong, some have syntax errors. This works
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Become a good Frontend Developer.
Copied from Mauro Bono’s tweet Tips I wish someone gave me on my coding journey to learn coding and become a good Frontend Developer. A thread ⬇️ — Mauro Bono | Web Developer (@UpTheIrons1978) August 10, 2022 Tips I wish someone gave me on my coding journey to learn coding and become a good Frontend…
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Increase in hacked GoDaddy WordPress websites
It has been reported that there has been a massive increase in hacked websites on GoDaddy’s manged WordPress platform. If your site is hosted on GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress platform, including MediaTemple, tsoHost, 123Reg, Domain Factory, Heart Internet, and Host Europe Managed WordPress sites, you may have been subjected to a backdoor attack. Exactly how this…