Identity Is A Two-Way Street
We tend to think of identity belonging to the client, but identity belongs equally to the program.
Tag: Best Practices
Safely Removing Users From WordPress
When removing a defunct user account, the safe move is to delete and merge; alternately, you can just obfuscate the account's email and password.
‘WordPress Security For Normal People’ Slides Now Available
The slide deck from my WordCamp Maine 2016 talk on WordPress security. Note: Only fools heed the advice of context-less slides found on the Internet.
The Good And Bad Kinds Of Price Sensitivity
There's a difference between 'haggling' and 'arguing' over price. Haggling is fine, and here's how to spot it.
How To: Use Transients To Speed Up WordPress Templates
WordPress transients can save complicated WP Query objects, and "selectively cache" parts of a page, increasing page speed and improving site performance.
Make Your First WordPress Plugin: A WordCamp Maine 2014 Presentation
This recap walks beginners through the steps needed to make a plugin, including info on how WordPress builds a page, and the hook-callback plugin model.
Subscribe To Seth Godin’s Blog. Do It Now.
Seth Godin's blog is an invaluable resource for independent contractors and social media marketers. Subscribe to it now.
I’m Sticking With GoDaddy For The Right Reasons, Even If They’ve Done Wrong
GoDaddy's former support of SOPA / PIPA was offensive and wrong-headed, but it's not enough to get me to change registrars.
Review: Free: The Future of a Radical Price
Chris Anderson provides a good introductory course on the economics of the Information Age, but doesn't tell us what we don't already know.
The Lessons We Should All Relearn From HBGary
HB Gary made a number of simple mistakes that led to a major hack. Those mistakes are all too common, in every organization.