Posts by Sarah
Getting ready to sew the Tiny Bag
I’ve had this free pattern for a very cute, tiny zippered bag earmarked for a while and I’m sewing it this month! I’ll be adding posts as I go with in-process (and, one hopes, finished!) pictures. I have friends who are sewing it along with me, so I’m using this post as a spot to…
Read MoreSolving phpcs: Referenced sniff “PSR12.Keywords.ShortFormTypeKeywords” does not exist
I’ve been trying to get the WordPress Coding Standards playing nicely with Visual Studio Code (I had it working on my Mac, but I’ve since moved to Elementary OS and everyone knows that configuring things you haven’t looked at in years is the most fun ever). I’d tried it a couple of months ago and…
Read MoreStarting September 16: join me in a two-year Bible-reading plan
I’ve decided to begin a two-year Bible-reading plan, and you’re invited to join me. My invitation is kind of in the form of a FAQ. 😉 Why two years? I’ve done one-year plans before, and while it’s pretty awesome as a bucket-list item, the pace often meant it was a mad dash toward a checkbox…
Read MorePerfect Chewy Brownies
That’s right, these are perfect. Fight me. They’re based on these brownies and also these brownies and a whole lot of brownie taste-offs (fortunately, I have good friends who are willing to sacrifice their very bodies for the cause of brownie perfection). Photos to come if I can ever keep the brownies around long enough.…
Read MoreWhen you mess up, don’t apologize for “any inconvenience”
I can’t log into a web hosting portal right now, so I googled for the host’s status page, found it, and was glad to see the issue is noted and being addressed. What I was not glad to see is the phrase “we apologize for any inconvenience.” This phrase is passive-aggressive and weasely. It’s the…
Read MoreHow to change the “Quick Page/Post Redirect” plugin’s meta box priority
What I searched for “Quick Page/Post Redirect” metabox priority Why I searched for it I’m adding custom meta boxes to one of my Custom Post Types, but the “Quick Page/Post Redirect” plugin’s meta box has high priority and is jamming itself in where it isn’t wanted (it’s messing up my flow, man!). What I learned…
Read MoreDigging into “$(…).tipTip is not a function” error
What I searched for “Uncaught TypeError: $(…).tipTip is not a function” Beaver Builder Why I searched for it When I was trying to load Beaver Builder’s settings page in the WordPress backend, I was getting this error in Chrome’s Javascript Console, thrown by line 58 in /bb-plugin/js/fl-builder-admin-settings.js (the line in question: $( ‘.fl-settings-form .dashicons-editor-help’ ).tipTip();).…
Read MoreTracking down expdbs_migrations
I’m cleaning up a client’s WordPress database and found a very large row in the wp_options table with the option_name “expdbs_migrations_307560ade90b365a15bcb8d6d1aed8fa”. I suspected this was a remnant of a no-longer-installed plugin (they don’t have any plugins that start with “E” at the moment), but wanted to be sure before hacking it out. Googling “expdbs_migrations” found a number…
Read MoreHow to make the phpMyAdmin sidebar table links default to “browse”
What I searched for phpmyadmin default to browse instead of structure Why I searched for it I swear this used to be the default behavior, but now (using phpMyAdmin 4.6.4 and MAMP 4.0.5—which turns out to be relevant) clicking a table name in the left sidebar opens up the “Structure” tab. 95% of the time I want…
Read MoreWhere to find the phpMyAdmin config file in VVV
What I searched for vvv phpmyadmin config file Why I searched for it I’ve just started using Varying Vagrant Vagrants to do some local WordPress development. When I visited the included phpMyAdmin install at http://vvv.test/database-admin/, I got the error “The secret passphrase in configuration (blowfish_secret) is too short.” From previous experience, I knew that I could add…
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