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Manage Docker Easily With VS Code

Travis Rodgers on Jan 26, 2020

I manage Docker tasks almost exclusively using VS Code. I can visualize my Docker images, containers, etc., and can run all commands, "one-click," with it. Here's how. For most Docker newbies, we have to look up commands a lot. Docker build, Docker run, Docker exec, Docker inspect, etc. We also ... Continue Reading

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How to automate the psql password

Travis Rodgers on Jan 21, 2020

Password prompts really put a damper on automation. In this post, I want to show you how to automate the psql password so you can run Postgres commands in a scripting environment. So let's create a script that: Authenticates as the postgres userCreates two databases, two users for those databases, ... Continue Reading

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How to Create An Uptime Monitor For Ghost

Travis Rodgers on Jan 10, 2020

It's very important that you know if your site goes down. In this post, I'll show you how to create an uptime monitor for Ghost (or any other service). I'm happy to be hosting my site with Digital Ocean and am also glad they provide alerts for metrics such as ... Continue Reading

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How to Set Up Slick Slider (with arrows)

Travis Rodgers on May 13, 2019

The Slick Slider library is a solid option for displaying slideshows on your website and my go-to solution the majority of the time. In this post, I’ll show you how to set it up for your next project. Being a developer I personally hate slider plugins. In my ... Continue Reading

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What are WordPress Transients and How Can I Use Them?

Travis Rodgers on Apr 12, 2019

Using WordPress transients to cache data can help to speed up your site’s performance significantly. But how do we use them? Let’s discuss it in this post. Before I took the software job I’m currently at, I underwent a number of interviews. In doing ... Continue Reading

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How To Set Up MailChimp API in WordPress (no plugin)

Travis Rodgers on Mar 31, 2019

Using the DrewM API Wrapper, I was able to set up the MailChimp API with BuddyPress registrations with ease. In this post, I’ll show you how to use this API wrapper for any project that a plugin will not suffice for. 1. Go to this GitHub Repo and ... Continue Reading

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How to List Out All Post Tags Alphabetized and Indexed

Travis Rodgers on Mar 21, 2019

I recently was asked by a client to list out all post tags on a page, alphabetized and indexed. Her posts tags were ingredients to her recipes and would allow for an alternative way to search her site. Here’s how it looks and the code to go along ... Continue Reading

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Display Ninja Forms Submissions On Page By Form Id

Travis Rodgers on Feb 14, 2019

We can display Ninja Forms submissions on a page with its own native code, without WP post_meta calls or writing SQL queries. Also, Ninja Forms has a nice Field Key field where we can label what we want our keys to be so that we can target only the ... Continue Reading

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How to Create Sticky Sidebar Ads in WordPress (No Plugin Needed)

Travis Rodgers on Jan 28, 2019

Sticky sidebar ads can be effective in WordPress, especially in long posts that leave much of the sidebar area empty. In this article, we’ll use a little JavaScript to create this functionality without the need for a plugin. I went through a phase last year where I ditched ... Continue Reading

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10 VS Code Extensions that will boost your productivity

Travis Rodgers on Jan 09, 2019

Whether you are just learning to code or a seasoned developer looking for a new language or framework to learn, you will have to begin with the question, What programming language should I learn? In this post, I’ll attempt to provide some guidelines to help you answer that question ... Continue Reading