I recently had to setup SSL on a site that ran on Liquid Web, and had to go to several other sites to get info on how to do it; so this is a consolidation post! Not only for you who are Googling how to, but also for my own future reference on how to setup and renew the free Let’s Encrypt certificates.
Development
Debugging With Better Error Logs
Debug logs. Super helpful yet super annoying to look at and sometimes try to find what you need to. Well, if you have not heard of it yet let me introduce you to Pimp my log.
Just as its title suggests, this app gives you a much better view of all your log files, from PHP to NGINX and Apache. Several customization options to fit your needs, my favorite so far is setting the time zone to be my own and not the servers!
Custom Site Suspended Page in WordPress MultiSite
Here is another small plugin, WP Site Suspended. It is simply a simple way to alter the appearance and message that WordPress shows if you archive a site in MultiSite.
WordPress Development Up and Running with Vagrant
There are a ton of great posts about Vagrant, this is meant to be a very quick tutorial on how I get up and running with it for WordPress development. Written from the viewpoint of a Mac, currently running Yosemite.
My Dotfiles
So I just got a new computer, 13″ Retina MacBook Pro. I figured it would be a good time to spend the time setting up my dotfiles for quick setup and settings management.
WordPress Feeds to Follow
There is no shortage of information about WordPress to find on the web, a lot of it is great info while some of it may be suspect. Inspired by the curation of feeds that Paul Irish shares for frontend dev and the like, I wanted to begin putting together a quality source of feeds to follow for WordPress news and information.
My Setup
The desk setup of a web developer can be super fun to behold. I especially enjoy seeing what other developers use in their daily work so I am always checking out setup sites. I figured it was about time to share mine, and perhaps my own dev setup will inspire someone else out there. Enjoy!
Gravity Forms Sass
I do a lot of development with WordPress, and most every site needs forms in one way or another. Gravity Forms is my go-to, it is very easy to use and really powerful. The only issue I really have is the styling used is just bloated. Each page gets crowded with several style sheets and the code is very specific so it makes it hard to override.