admin Often we need certain functions to exist, or the site to behave a certain way. Rather than adding code to the theme’s functions.php file, we create a site specific plugin. Here is my template for this. As an example, I will use my “wplab” playground site. We create a folder <mysite>-site-plugin. We created the wplab-site-plugin folder. … Read more
Rational When using WordPress as a CMS, and creating simple websites for clients, one of the concerns is to allow administrative access to us as developers, while at the same time preventing any such access to visitors. One solution is a plugin which accomplishes two things: When not logged in, it prevents any and all … Read more
When I talk about a Workstation, this can be a fixed Workstation or a Laptop (mobile). The data stored on a Workstation is – from an individual user’s point of view – often the most important data. In a Windows environment this typically consists of documents and data stored in the user’s profile area. If such … Read more
What is a Backup System anyway When you ask five people what they understand by a good ‘backup system‘ you will likely get five different answers. The reason is simply this: ‘backup’ is too general a term to describe a specific need and solution. So let us dwell a bit in the various types of … Read more