Posts by Aaron Reimann
Using ChatCPT to Generate Somewhat Complex Unix Commands
The command-line interface provided by *nix (Unix, Linux, BSD, etc.) systems is undeniably a powerful tool for developers and system administrators alike. With its intricate, flexible syntax, one can accomplish a vast array of tasks that might otherwise be time-consuming or complicated using other methods. For instance, I recently found myself in a situation where…
Read MoreCelebrating 20 Years of WordPress by Speaking at WordCamp Europe 2023
Now that I’ve settled down from my trip to Israel and Greece, I wanted to share an exciting experience from WordCamp Europe 2023 in Athens, Greece. My talk, “Where Did We Come From: The History of WordPress,” delved into the platform’s journey from version 0.70 to its present-day dominance where WordPress powers 40% of the…
Read MoreSpeaking at WordCamp Netherlands 2022
In the WordPress world, we have WordCamps. It is an event that will have 150 to 3,000 people depending on the event. WordCamp US can have up to 3,000 and smaller events, like WordCamp Atlanta (that I always attend) can have up to 650 people. The WordCamp Nederlands (WCNL) 2022 sold 483 tickets, which is…
Read MoreHave a WordPress Expert Look at Your Site
ClockworkWP has the privilege to “inherit” sites from other developers on a regular basis. Each time we onboard a new website for a care plan, we look through the site and make sure that it is functioning as expected. I can’t believe what we found on this one. The end client uses another company for…
Read MoreWhy I’ve Lost Faith in Other Hosting Companies
First and foremost, I write this with an extremely saddened heart. I know it is just hosting that I’m talking about, but WP Engine used to be stellar. In fact, moving from VPS.net to WP Engine in 2015 was one of the best decisions I made when I was helping run Sideways8 Interactive. It saved…
Read MoreDNS, Mailgun, and I’m Losing My Mind
I became slightly balder today because I pulled most of what was left out. I was trying to set up Mailgun to send mail within a WordPress site. Hosting companies like WP Engine don’t allow mail to be sent using the “built-in” SMTP server and they recommend using a 3rd party tool. That’s totally fine,…
Read MoreThree Articles For GoDaddy
Writing articles on my personal blog and Sideways8’s blog has always been fun. I’ve been in this industry for 20 years, I should have some knowledge that is worth sharing, right?!? The industry has changed dramatically over the years. No longer does anyone use frames in pages, the blink tag is deprecated and Netscape is…
Read MoreHow to add a Font Awesome icon as a menu item
I’ve started recording a lot of videos, this being the first, for 48in48 (If you don’t know what 48in48 is… we build 48 websites for 48 nonprofits in 48 hours). At the events, we have 150 (or so) volunteers building these web sites and a lot of times, they have a lot of web experience, but…
Read MoreA Page Builder Must Have Add-On
Page builders are more common in the WordPress community now than ever. There has been a void for content formatting for years. As much as we all love the WP Editor (more specifically TinyMCE Editor), it doesn’t even make it easy to have two images side by side. To do that, you would have to…
Read MoreBeaver Builder Visual Hook Guide How To
One of the guys (Bret) showed me this plugin that is on GitHub and I figured it would be helpful for a lot of people that aren’t quite sure how to use the plugin to create a video. This video will walk you through downloading the plugin from GitHub, enabling the plugin, and then creating…
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