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    My miserable year at Kerry Ultrasonics in Hitchin

    22 August 202010 December 2024

    My son James keeps asking me about the different jobs I’ve done over my working life and I thought I would write a post about…

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  • Making a REST api call using the http client tool in PhpStorm
    Development

    How to easily add a custom REST api to WordPress

    17 August 202024 March 2023

    This post covers the steps required to add a custom REST api to a wordpress site.

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  • Twig Template in Use
    Development

    How to easily use Twig templates in your WordPress plugin

    6 August 202024 March 2023

    This post explains how to easily set up the Twig templating system in your custom WordPress plugins.

    Read More How to easily use Twig templates in your WordPress pluginContinue

  • Vagrant Development Environment for Wordpress
    Development

    How to easily set up Vagrant to develop on WordPress

    30 July 20201 March 2023

    This post discusses the use of Vagrant and specifically VVV for setting up a WordPress development environment quickly

    Read More How to easily set up Vagrant to develop on WordPressContinue

  • A Composer.json file showing how composer stores required modules
    Development

    Using Composer to simplify WordPress dependencies

    19 July 2020

    In this post I’m going to explain how to use the Composer dependency manager in your Wordpress plugins

    Read More Using Composer to simplify WordPress dependenciesContinue

  • An Advanced Custom Fields form showing the Conditional Logic selector
    Development

    A Useful Advanced Custom Fields Conditional Logic trick.

    7 June 20201 March 2023

    A useful trick to allow Advanced Custom Fields Conditional Logic to use data from outside the form data.

    Read More A Useful Advanced Custom Fields Conditional Logic trick.Continue

  • Carrying out a git commands prior to a git deploy
    Development

    Simple and safe live code deploy using Git

    10 May 2020

    A Post explaining a simple and safe git deployment technique for uploading code changes to a live WordPress site

    Read More Simple and safe live code deploy using GitContinue

  • Big changes coming to the Photoblog
    Blogging

    Big Changes coming to the Photoblog

    1 March 202027 February 2023

    A post just updating any regular readers of this blog of big changes coming

    Read More Big Changes coming to the PhotoblogContinue

  • Ender 3 Pro 3D printer assembled
    Reviews

    Easy Ender 3 Pro assembly and first print

    15 February 20201 April 2023

    This post looks again at the Ender 3 Pro 3D printer and covers the assembly, some small issues I found and first print I produced.

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  • Screen shot of the google analytics plugin widget
    Blog

    Google Analytics plugin

    15 February 2020

    A lesson in how to take a great free google analytics plugin and instantly destroy its credibility

    Read More Google Analytics pluginContinue

  • Ender 3 Pro 3d Printer Kit - Top tray of parts
    Reviews

    Ender 3 pro 3d printer first look

    8 February 202027 February 2023

    This post is a departure from my normal photography related posts and instead takes an initial look at the Ender 3 pro 3D printer which I recently acquired.

    Read More Ender 3 pro 3d printer first lookContinue

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  • One of the first photos I took with my new macro rig
    Trying out my new Macro rig for 2025
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    First Street Photography session – June 2025
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    Having fun Creating the Everything Vintage site
  • A screen shot of an Oxygen Builder session desiging a template
    My assessment of Oxygen Builder as a non-designer – Brilliant.
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