Subject
WordPress
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HTML, CSS, WordPress basics: Ottawa 2014
WordCamp Ottawa 2014: a 69-slide hands-on intro to HTML, CSS, and WordPress fundamentals. Sister talk to that day’s Freelancers session.
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Quit the rat race with WordPress: Toronto 2013
WordCamp Toronto 2013: the 2013 update of the Make-a-Living thesis. 46-slide deck on SlideShare; event held October 5-6, 2013 at Humber College.
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WP remove generator meta tag · hide WordPress version from source
Removes the WordPress generator meta tag that broadcasts your WP version: zero configuration, one less thing for scanners to read.
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WordPress.com stats smiley remover · hide the Jetpack tracking glyph
Hides the JetPack / WordPress.com Stats smiley glyph from your footer. Stats keep working, the visual artifact disappears.
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Get better excerpt · whole-word excerpts, no mid-word cuts
Drop-in replacement for get_the_excerpt() that returns whole words instead of mid-word cuts: no configuration, just better output.
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Protect wp-config.php · block direct browser access to config files
Returns a blank page if anyone loads wp-config.php or common backup filenames directly in a browser: lightweight, zero configuration.
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Stop pinging yourself · no self-pingbacks on internal links
Stops WordPress from sending self-pingbacks when posts link to other posts on the same site. Set it once, forget it exists.
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Membership site for $30: WordCamp Ottawa 2016
WordCamp Ottawa 2016: live-build membership site talk on the Code Creators track. Third of four 2016 deliveries; the Hamilton recording is the…
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The Secret Art of WordPress: Ottawa 2017
WordCamp Ottawa 2017: a dozen tried-and-true WordPress shortcuts: theme tricks, hooks, filters, and a few playful workarounds.