Passing data to WordPress template parts
How I use WordPress’ template part logic, but additionally pass scoped data to the template part.
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WordPress is a web-browser-based content management system, which started life as a spin-off of b2/cafelog before becoming the most widespread CMS in the world. I began casually helping out with b2/cafelog in 2001, and migrated my early websites to WordPress’ first version in January 2004. I’ve built personal and professional sites using WordPress ever since: the biggest project being a multilingual, international multi-site installation for a former employer.
Technical case study: Gutenberg Blocks outside the content area
WordPress’ Gutenberg Editor allows you to do much more than create and edit content in a single content column.
Read moreMaking a legible date string from two dates in PHP
The user experience nicety of a legible date string.
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There’s more to life than WordPress
I’ve been using WordPress since the very first version and love it. In a talk at WordCamp Zurich, I shared some of the experiences I’ve gained as a CMS developer, website builder, content manager and blogger since the late 1990s.
Read moreCreating a single-width Gutenberg block
How to create your own Gutenberg block with only a full or wide alignment option, instead of the usual possibilities.
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cubetech Desk Memories
The farewell photo of my fourth office desk in Switzerland, before I start afresh in the Bernese Oberland.
Read moreWhat I’ve built with WordPress
Some people believe that WordPress isn’t suitable for more than a simple website. Throughout my career, I’ve proved that assumption wrong many times over.
Read moreSaying hello to a better future
I’m moving to Swiss web agency Say Hello as partner, client consultant and full-stack developer from January 2019.
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Technical case study: working around an intensive site cache
How I swapped out individual sections of a high-traffic site to make best use of WordPress’ REST API.
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How to get your visitors where they need to be
I presented at the WordCamp conference in Lausanne a couple of weeks ago, on the subject of website usability. The video of my talk is now online.
Read moreWorking with multilingual theme options
I’ve been using the Advanced Custom Fields plugin for WordPress for nearly five years, and it’s implemented in every project I’ve created or worked on since I began using it. At work, our WordPress Themes depend on Theme Options, which are set using custom fields created by the plugin. In order to make the technique […]
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Technical case study: HTML5 video
How I quickly implemented a splash page for Sulzer Schmid Laboratories, containing an autoplaying HTML5 video.
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Speaking at WordCamp Lausanne
I’m presenting at WordCamp Lausanne at the end of September. Come and hear me talk about user interfaces and usability, and get your questions answered too.
Read moreIntegrating Mailchimp fields and interest groups to a Gravity Form
I was recently set the task of integrating a Mailchimp mailing list to a WordPress website by way of a multi-step Gravity Form. The regular form fields were easy to link, but the interest groups needed a bit more research. Alongside regular list fields, you can add an interest group, so that subscribers can indicate […]
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WordPress’ Gutenberg editor
The major update of WordPress, scheduled for this year, will contain a brand-new and much-improved editor.
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In Focus – an interview with cubetech
An interview with me which first appeared on the cubetech website in June.
Read moreDSGVO der EU: Auswirkungen auf Schweizer Website-Betreiber
Am WordPress Meetup in Bern am 17. April 2018 sprach Martin Steiger über die Auswirkungen der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) auf Schweizer Website-Betreiber.
Read moreWhy the age of WordPress’ Core code doesn’t matter all that much
Many developers complain that WordPress is an outdated system, relying on old code for the sake of the widest range of possible support. I see that as one of the advantages of WordPress.
Read moreThe Day Job
It was inevitable, I suppose, that I would, one day, have to start applying my experience to The Day Job instead of just my hours. Instead of just being the go-to-guy for programming, I’d have to take over a more responsible role and help other people to learn the craft and expertise of web development. […]
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