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Opening Isotope panel in modal view
We matched Isotope’s innate ability to manage content with the need to display more details in a modal view. The popular Isotope framework for displaying content offers novel ways of arranging elements on a page. Specifically, in this post, we explain how we managed to display the content of table cell under the current table […]
Scaling Your Freelance Business – OfficeHours.fm interview with Marius Vetrici
I was recently interviewed by @CarrieDils on how did we scale from Freelancing to WordPress development agency. Here under you can find the podcast: Full transcript of the article Male Speaker: You’re listening to OfficeHours.fm the podcast where we put WordPress to work, peek inside the minds of successful business owners, meet amazing people from the WordPress […]
WordPress cron save post with unfiltered html content
This applies for method “wp_insert_post” used inside a WordPress Cron. By default WordPress checks if the user has the capability to save unfiltered HTML content if ( ! current_user_can( ‘unfiltered_html’ ) ) { which WP CRON doesn’t have.
PHP Remote file existence
This is one of the good ways to check if a file exists in a remote location. Another good way to implement a similar functionality is to use CURL.
jQuery, determine if an event was triggered by human or by jQuery $.trigger()
That moment when you need to add an additional feature if a click was not made by the user but rather by the code:
12: The Elements of Great Managing – Book review & Actionable insights
It took me around 12 months to read and internalize the ideas from the book 12: The Elements of Great Managing” by Rodd Wagner and James Harter. I will only say that the authors wrote the book after interviewing 10.000 people on their work job. Full stop. You just need to read the book. The book […]
Radius-based Job Search plugin
Employers need a radius-based filter to view applications whose location ZIP Code falls within a radius from main office. An increasing number of sites offer job postings to attract companies and job seekers. Several plugins help developers address this goal, with WP Job Manager with an apparent leading popularity. A reason for its status as […]
Making the Leap from Freelancing to WordPress Agency – best practices and things to consider
Do you want to scale up your freelancing activity to a full-fledged WordPress agency business? The good news is that if you succeed, you’ll start enjoying normal holidays without your laptop around, you’ll spend more time with your family and even have some time for yourself. However, there are some critical success factors that need […]
Effective business directory layout saves time
Choosing a business directory layout makes a difference. For a business site that wants to attract visitors to its content, deciding on how to present the data is as important as it is difficult. In this article, we present a novel and interesting method of showing categorical information. When presenting data organized in categories, the […]
Add shortcode parameters via dialog using TinyMCE toobar
Have you ever needed to create a dialog for adding shortcodes with parameters in a user friendly way? We created a TinyMCE interface that inserts a shortcode and its arguments via a modal window, helping authors become productive and prevent any errors. Content developers using WordPress frequently enhance the TinyMCE editor with plugins that generate […]
Moving from software products to WordPress services – video with transcript
Here’s a transcript of my presentation at WordCamp Bucharest. I used www.fiverr.com to get a pretty good text. Moving from software products to WordPress services from Transcript Marius Vetrici: Good late morning. Was the coffee fine? Did you like it? Participants: Yes. Marius Vetrici: I’m going to speak in English for obvious reasons. Before going […]
