Software Engineering in WordPress, PHP, and Backend Development
It’s been almost three years since I released the first version of Easier Excerpts. It remains one of my simplest plugins (with Scheduled Post Shortcut being the other); however, it’s one that I dogfood the most.
Now that WordPress 5.0 is out (and, at the time of this writing, WordPress 5.0.2), Gutenberg is out, as well. And with the new editor comes a new way to write excerpts.
So, before the holiday break, I pushed an update to Easier Excerpts that has support for both editors.
Over the break, I had a lot of time to think about different things as it relates to Pressware and this blog. One of the things I’ve been thinking about for months now is the idea of starting a podcast.
I talked a bit about the initial idea some time ago. In the post, I mentioned the following:
I’m not particularly interested in doing the “interview others” for a podcast because other people are doing them so well and they are interviewing such interesting people.
But I did wonder if there’s not some room for a question-and-answer format. I know many podcasts end their episodes like this. However, I’m interested in experimenting with short podcasts (that is 10 – 15 minutes max) and those that answer questions.
The TL;DR version of the rest of the post is simple:
Still curious? Read the rest of the post.
I believe last year was the first time that I’ve really spent planning for the coming year and blogged about it. This year, I want to do the same, but it’s a little different.
Since I spent so much time organizing and planning out how I wanted to get things done last year and since it worked out, all things considered, I want to follow the same format. But the truth is that it’s not nearly as involved since I have a methodology to apply.
In short, it goes something like this (which you’ll see momentarily):
That’s how I operated in 2018, and it’s how I want to operate in 2019.
Before the holidays (though at the time of this writing, I suppose we’re still in the holidays 🤔), I wrote a little bit about keeping domains, hosting, and email separate. In that post, I happen to mention Kinsta for hosting, as well.
Recently, I was interviewed for their blog as part of a blogging series they’re doing with some people in the WordPress economy.
Though I never know if these interviews are interesting for others, I always enjoy what others have to share, so I opt to share whenever something like this is published.
From Christmas to New Years, I’ve typically taken time off of work to celebrate the holidays and to spend time with family and friends.
During this time, I usually spend time off of social media and blogging and this year is no different (in fact, I’ve been off certain services for the last month or so save for the work day).
To that end, I’m looking forward to hanging out with my friends and family (and each year gets more and more fun and interesting as the kiddos get older).
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