David Bisset

Dad³. #PHP #CSS #JavaScript #WordPress #BuddyPress Developer.

I run WPCharitable (a WP plugin for #nonprofit organizations to build campaigns and get donations), owned by Awesome Motive.

Toots and ⭐ are my own.

Social Links: https://davidbisset.social
Github: https://github.com/dimensionmedia
WordPress Profile: https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimensionmedia/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dimensionmedia/

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2024-10-18 15:25:18

Running an #opensource App (Spliit): Usage, Costs and Community Donations
#business
https://spliit.app/blog/spliit-by-the-stats-usage-costs-donations

2024-10-16 12:13:07

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Wow, haven't seen this before. Looks like if you don't have direct DB access this is a winner.

2024-10-02 19:48:15

TinyJS is a lightweight #JavaScript library for dynamically creating #HTML elements "with deep property assignment".
https://github.com/victorqribeiro/TinyJS
Uses $ and $$() to select elements from the DOM.

2024-09-17 14:34:46

#PHP
https://tomasvotruba.com/blog/php-is-the-best-choice-for-long-term-business

2024-09-16 01:36:02

"2024: 0.5% of the Global Top 200 Websites Use Valid #HTML"
#webdev #coding
https://meiert.com/en/blog/html-conformance-2024/

2024-09-15 23:52:45

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we live in a Windows machine?
I kid. I kid.

2024-09-15 23:32:07

cssnano takes your nicely formatted #CSS "and runs it through many focused optimisations, to ensure that the final result is as small as possible for a production environment".
#webdev
https://cssnano.github.io/cssnano/

2024-09-15 22:07:29

A (more) Modern #CSS Reset.
https://piccalil.li/blog/a-more-modern-css-reset/

2024-09-15 21:35:44

Every once in a while when nobody is around I say “Computer, end program.”
Just to be sure. #startrek

2024-09-13 17:58:16

When someone asks "Remember The Good Old Days?" I think of this.
#memes #pinball #oldschool
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/131/536/491/056/892/original/cafecf5ed818f997.png

2024-09-12 14:03:21

"Creating Tables with Plugins" #WordPress
https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/creating-tables-with-plugins/

2024-09-12 13:28:59

Client: "Well, sometimes we have to break accessibility on our site when it gets in the way of other users."
Me: 🤔
#webdev #memes #a11y
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/124/805/865/081/729/original/e6653d655fa270ae.png

2024-09-11 16:10:29

"Two Ways to Create Custom Translated Messaging for #HTML Forms"
https://css-tricks.com/two-ways-to-create-custom-translated-messaging-for-html-forms/ #CSS #translation

2024-09-10 16:53:53

#WordPress 6.6.2 Maintenance Release
https://wordpress.org/news/2024/09/wordpress-6-6-2-maintenance-release/

2024-09-09 19:08:50

Website security checks – WP-CLI for site owners and administrators #WordPress #WPCLI
https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/09/09/website-security-checks-wp-cli-for-site-owners-and-administrators/

2024-09-09 19:08:10

Generating Unique Random Numbers In #JavaScript Using Sets
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2024/08/generating-unique-random-numbers-javascript-using-sets/

2024-09-07 15:26:09

"How are you doing learning #CSS grid?"
Me: 🤔
#webdev #memes
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/096/964/607/645/423/original/f9b726d6676f8cdc.png

2024-09-07 02:25:30

Reading: #PHP is the Next #JavaScript
#Larvel
https://www.mux.com/blog/php-is-the-new-javascript

2024-09-06 13:26:50

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you win the internet today.

2024-09-06 03:40:09

Someone: Let's combine the name portable" and "monitor" for our product to post on Amazon.
🤔
#Tech #memes
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/088/520/308/053/737/original/bacc5df0fc565bc3.png

2024-09-05 12:09:51

Consider giving the gift of a domain to someone. Especially a younger person who might need it someday (for content or just protect against identity abuse). #tech

2024-09-05 12:06:28

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don’t we all?

2024-09-05 11:27:59

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Nice link! Yes I remember the huge push back in Web 1.0 (and early 2.0) days because every homepage had one. Def. overdone. Many trends were at those times.
Ignoring that this was more of a CSS tutorial I think there's a limited legit uses for carousels. Often when i see people dedicated sites to "never use this design element" often they are overselling to swing the pendulum or they have deeper issues 😆.

2024-09-05 09:06:25

#CSS-only infinite scrolling carousel animation
"Uses & nesting selector syntax, which is a Baseline 2023 feature."
https://blog.logto.io/css-only-infinite-scroll

2024-09-04 18:54:46

#CSS @property and the New Style
https://ryanmulligan.dev/blog/css-property-new-style/
"The ensuing demo explores what's possible in the next generation of CSS."
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/080/799/905/758/280/original/8d51b908a99b5e0e.png

2024-09-04 01:46:11

Why I 🧡 the web:
https://ismy.blue/
Interesting #tech online experiment, see how far you get before you doubt yourself and if your #colors match your other screens.
HackerNews thread has owner's thoughts/reasons: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41430258

2024-09-03 19:45:18

"#PHP is the Best Choice for Long‑Term Business"
https://tomasvotruba.com/blog/php-is-the-best-choice-for-long-term-business
"It's not about the language, but the ecosystem around it, and PHP is the best for long-term business costs."

2024-09-02 17:03:43

"Full Text, Full Archive #RSS Feeds for any #Blog"
https://www.dogesec.com/blog/full_text_rss_atom_blog_feeds/
"RSS and ATOM feeds are problematic for two reasons; 1) lack of history, 2) contain limited post content. We built some #opensource software to fix that."

2024-08-30 20:22:42

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Yes! Thanks! Link apparently took a vacation.

2024-08-30 20:21:13

Why I 🧡 the web.
Someone made a site that lets everyone edit the same #gradient in real-time.
https://internetgradient.com/
Going a little #viral so it's slow. Best to use on a desktop, full screen and Chrome (Firefox worked slower). #CSS

2024-08-30 17:02:18

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Nog does have a starship named after him in the 32nd century.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Nog

2024-08-30 15:39:14

Wow. After 27 years AnandTech closes it's doors.
#OldSchool geeks a moment of silence.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/21542/end-of-the-road-an-anandtech-farewell #tech

2024-08-30 15:36:48

I mentioned #BellRiots Day was today and now I think there's a white unmarked FBI van parked across the street from my house.
#StarTrek 🖖🏻

2024-08-30 08:54:16

An interactive self hostable livestreaming & #video sharing service for #developers.
"Open source Twitch for developers " #opensource #Twitch

2024-08-29 23:00:24

Just when I thought the "one million checkboxes" viral experiment was behind us, this "I think i've been hacked but [won't spoil it]" is worth any #programmer time to read what happened here.
https://eieio.games/essays/the-secret-in-one-million-checkboxes/

2024-08-29 20:45:59

"Bypassing airport security via #SQL injection" 🤨
#programming #database
https://ian.sh/tsa

2024-08-29 17:40:46

https://lowcostminipcs.com/ prices tracks mini PCs on #eBay. If you need a hobby PC, etc. #windows
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/046/532/545/195/281/original/b6b1f98050a16835.png

2024-08-29 11:47:07

ClipShare is a serverless screen recording application built as an #open-source to #Loom.
Records screens, captures camera footage, uploads recordings to an "S3-compatible storage service". Powered by Electron. Cross platform.
https://github.com/goshops-com/clipshare #software

2024-08-29 11:41:08

"#OpenAI is shockingly good at unminifying code" #AI
https://glama.ai/blog/2024-08-29-reverse-engineering-minified-code-using-openai #programming

2024-08-29 08:51:15

Interesting call out from Automattic regarding the #Tumblr migration (not the fact people are needed, just an interesting wording).
https://automattic.com/work-with-us/tumblr-migration/
#WordPress #PHP

2024-08-29 08:26:54

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it was the plan since Tumblr was acquired and in fact bits of it have been migrated or updated w/ Gutenberg “related” functionality (backend?) already. I imagine the limited resources, costs, and Tumblrs bills have contributed to when things get executed.

2024-08-28 22:25:51

"The rebelling against #JavaScript frameworks continues... app developer Pieter Levels explained that he builds all his apps with vanilla HTML, #PHP, a bit of JavaScript via #jQuery, and SQLite. No fancy JavaScript frameworks, no modern programming languages, no Wasm."
https://thenewstack.io/developers-rail-against-javascript-merchants-of-complexity/ #webdev

2024-08-28 22:24:38

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Agreed. And I don't blame the devs - i'm amazed it works as well as it does.

2024-08-28 18:11:50

"#Tumblr to move its half a billion blogs to #WordPress"
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/28/tumblr-to-move-its-half-a-billion-blogs-to-wordpress/

2024-08-28 18:09:39

https://chartdb.io/ is a "free and #opensource #database editor". #webdev

2024-08-28 17:15:48

This is awesome. 🧡
A collection of Free Public #APIs for "Students and #Developers" that are tested every day.
https://www.freepublicapis.com/
#webdev #programming

2024-08-28 14:43:45

Remember. Everyone is going through something.

2024-08-28 14:01:14

I'm using #WordPress Playground for my plugin for demo purposes and the updates to this particular tech is pretty cool and I don't think gets enough spotlight in the community at the moment.
"Introducing Offline Mode and PWA Support for WordPress Playground"
https://make.wordpress.org/playground/2024/08/05/offline-mode-and-pwa-support

2024-08-27 01:18:57

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my anxiety leads to being nervous which leads to being "talkative" which leads to providing new "material". "Inevitable"is how i feel before these (mostly social) situations. "Tired" is after. Yep.

2024-08-27 01:14:55

"Acorn is a framework for integrating #Laravel within #WordPress"
https://roots.io/acorn/

2024-08-27 00:07:13

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the second bullet hits home. Thank you.

2024-08-26 22:20:11

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https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/030/647/520/827/726/original/daef288a862b105e.jpeg

2024-08-26 19:23:48

If you are a #developer, use or like #VIM, and enjoy pain then this is for you:
https://vim-racer.com/
"The goal of the game is to navigate to every target as quickly as possible." #webdev

2024-08-26 16:21:13

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Torn. Had two replies.
1. Lots of my tasks are cheesy.
2. "It's not easy... being cheesy". 😎

2024-08-26 12:51:10

Me returning to work on #Monday looking at my task list for the week.
#memes
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/028/408/760/239/591/original/b2c9f9c950397275.png

2024-08-25 17:41:31

"Liberate" your #Markdown posts from #JetPack in #WordPress
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/08/liberate-your-markdown-posts-from-jetpack-in-wordpress/

2024-08-25 01:46:52

#JavaScript Dates Are About to Be Fixed
https://docs.timetime.in/blog/js-dates-finally-fixed/

2024-08-23 23:06:08

Updating jQuery shipped with #WordPress to version 4.0
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/08/23/updating-jquery-shipped-with-wordpress-to-version-4-0/

2024-08-23 16:11:36

Another one of those "client expectations vs. client budget" #memes I see.
#webdev #freelancing
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/113/012/204/508/800/879/original/c4ca43b845211612.png

2024-08-22 20:49:49

Nice. Jamie Marsland Joins #Automattic as Head of #WordPress YouTube
https://wptavern.com/jamie-marsland-joins-automattic-as-head-of-wordpress-youtube

2024-08-21 15:31:48

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The term "winning over users" is problematic to me regardless of the product. For #WordPress the user base is big and varied on top of that. I would add accessibility to the legit criticisms. But i've seen it work magic and solve problems. Again, problematic term.

2024-08-21 15:29:16

ScreenPlay is an Open Source Live-Wallpaper app for #Windows and #MacOS
https://screen-play.app/

2024-08-21 15:02:10

#Gutenberg analysis in terms of "winning over users".
https://wpshout.com/opinions-about-gutenberg/
https://themeisle.com/blog/opinions-on-the-block-editor/
I'm mostly putting this here to archive these into davidbisset.social.
But I've appreciated the block editor more as (in some cases forced) I've worked with it.
Most of the feedback i've gotten is how things were handled/communicated (some of which were reasonable items). But WP wouldn't be still in the running today if it wasn't for Gutenberg, that's the reality. #WordPress

2024-08-21 13:35:28

Building a Steampipe Dashboard for #WordPress, With LLM Help
https://thenewstack.io/building-a-steampipe-dashboard-for-wordpress-with-llm-help/

2024-08-20 21:12:47

You're a freelancer.
Client giving feedback on first review of your project:
"It's perfect. Thanks!"
You:
#webdev #memes
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/112/996/403/210/657/699/original/b93ba3f74acce892.png

2024-08-20 21:09:40

Good Refactoring vs Bad Refactoring
#programming #webdev #coding
https://www.builder.io/blog/good-vs-bad-refactoring

2024-08-20 20:27:01

Good read:
"The anatomy of a 2AM mental breakdown" #webdev #programming
https://zarar.dev/anatomy-of-a-mental-breakdown/

2024-08-20 17:00:24

Tool to explain your EXPLAIN #MySQL queries:
https://mysqlexplain.com/
#webdev

2024-08-20 15:45:32

Target just informed me via marketing that "Pumpkin Spice is back" and we are still mid-August.

2024-08-19 21:56:00

Robata is a #macOS app to quickly see all of your desktop windows, find the one you want, and switch to it. $29 (worth it if you switch windows like this).
notarized by #Apple
https://robata.app/

2024-08-19 17:03:24

TIL: 8 versions of UUID and when to use them
#programming #webdev #coding
https://ntietz.com/blog/til-uses-for-the-different-uuid-versions/

2024-08-19 15:27:48

Heads up (but not too up) #WordPress 6.6.2
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/08/19/wordpress-6-6-2/

2024-08-19 15:27:01

What's new in ECMAScript 2024
#JavaScript #webdev
https://pawelgrzybek.com/whats-new-in-ecmascript-2024/
- Well-Formed Unicode Strings
- "Asynchronous atomic wait" (sounds like my band from college).

2024-08-19 14:14:38

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You might already know this (so apologies) but the account also has to stay "active". What that means i'm not sure. But if it goes too long without some sort of activity (like a tweet reminding people the account is inactive, or perhaps a like/retweet?) it will be deactivated. Maybe. At least that was true. Hard to tell anymore.

2024-08-18 17:56:07

#CSS finally adds vertical centering in 2024
https://build-your-own.org/blog/20240813_css_vertical_center/

2024-08-18 14:47:34

For #developers (and others): Select, put and delete data from #JSON, TOML, YAML, #XML and #CSV files with a single tool.
Supports conversion between formats and can be used as a #Go package. #webdev
https://github.com/TomWright/dasel

2024-08-17 21:11:41

mpv is a free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.
https://mpv.io/
Scriptable, On Screen Controller, embeddable.
#cli #commandline #video
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/112/979/416/171/711/618/original/66b189af65424970.png

2024-08-17 20:44:31

Why I 🧡 the web:
A editable Inkscape Blockbuster Video #VHS insert template.
#opensource #oldschool
https://github.com/rfinnie/blockbuster
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/112/979/306/040/758/418/original/24b3f49c457c5ccd.png

2024-08-17 08:49:25

Slackdump:
Save or export your private and public #Slack messages, threads, files, and users locally without admin privileges.
https://github.com/rusq/slackdump

2024-08-16 23:04:26

This is awesome. #DS9 in #Lego form. Over 75,000 pieces. With the Defiant. #StarTrek
https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/08/huge-lego-star-trek-deep-space-nine-model-has-over-75000-pieces.html
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/112/974/194/551/514/033/original/45964f0750eab87c.png

2024-08-16 20:25:25

This is cool:
"Mimic the #WordPress .org #developer reference for your project"
https://coreysalzano.com/wordpress/mimic-the-wordpress-org-developer-reference/

2024-08-16 18:58:32

"Good #programmers worry about data structures and their relationships" #coding #webdev
https://read.engineerscodex.com/p/good-programmers-worry-about-data
"Try to reduce code complexity through stricter types on your interfaces or #databases. Spend extra time thinking through the data structures ahead of time. "

2024-08-16 14:18:55

Glow is an #opensource dynamic link-in-bio tool that you can help host.
https://github.com/tryglow/glow
https://glow.as/
Example: https://glow.as/alex #JavaScript #TypeScript

2024-08-16 12:27:40

How to extend a #WordPress block
https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/08/15/how-to-extend-a-wordpress-block/ #webdev #PHP #JavaScript

2024-08-16 12:26:32

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that's cool. i will check it out.

2024-08-16 12:26:16

New Ways to Learn #WordPress
https://deliciousbrains.com/delicious-brain-bytes-new-ways-to-learn-wordpress/

2024-08-16 12:24:47

"Automating my /now page"
I've seen some people put these together. It's interesting.
"A deep dive into how I automated my now page on my personal website by creating a #Go script and making use of #GitHub Actions." #webdev
https://akashgoswami.dev/posts/automating-my-now-page/

2024-08-16 12:23:46

A recent and "fresh look" at the #CSS grid template areas and how to take advantage of its full potential. #webdev
https://ishadeed.com/article/css-grid-area/

2024-08-16 12:23:06

https://writefreely.org/ is an "#opensource platform for building a writing space on the web". No "claps or likes".
You can publish to the #fediverse. Coded in #Go. Runs on a #MYSQL database.

2024-08-15 16:12:26

The new annual #WordPress theme is apparently out. Haven’t had a chance to look at it yet. Looks good so far. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/08/15/introducing-twenty-twenty-five/

2024-08-14 12:42:30

Larry Tesler was passed away.
A tip of my hat to him - he was the computer scientist behind cut, copy and paste (and find/replace).
How many programmers (at least) should him a 🫡
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51567695
#tech #programming

2024-08-14 12:24:02

Bookmarking to share with friends and clients. Specky Boy explains how to stay safe during a #WordPress update process.
https://speckyboy.com/how-to-stay-safe-when-updating-wordpress/

2024-08-13 22:46:06

I recently heard #WPWaterCooler podcast - one of the longest running #WordPress podcasts is concluding. Shoutout to the people who made that happen, x2 to @npub1xlq…tuy5.
Great resource of news for the WP community.

2024-08-13 22:41:10

SponsorBlock is an #opensource crowdsourced browser extension and open API "for skipping sponsor segments in #YouTube videos".
https://sponsor.ajay.app/

2024-08-13 22:12:51

Hey I just followed @npub1xmz…agz2 on #Mastodon.

2024-08-13 02:41:03

Common Causes of Memory Leaks in #JavaScript #webdev
https://www.trevorlasn.com/blog/common-causes-of-memory-leaks-in-javascript

2024-08-12 18:01:22

Interesting:
https://postgres.new/ makes an In-browser #Postgres sandbox with #AI assistance. #webdev #database

2024-08-12 17:39:17

3D Renderer using ASCII. #JavaScript #3D
https://github.com/kciter/ascii-3d-renderer.js
https://media.phpc.social/media_attachments/files/112/950/265/093/916/657/original/981b5caa43882fd4.mp4

2024-08-11 21:57:18

Bookmarking to read later: #WordPress REST API Auth nonces in POST requests
https://rosswintle.uk/2024/08/wordpress-rest-api-auth-nonces-in-post-requests/

2024-08-09 16:00:15

https://public.work/ is a search engine for "public domain #images" although not seeing easily referable sources.
https://openverse.org/ also exists.
And the #WordPress photo directory. https://wordpress.org/photos/
#opensource