Posts by Aaron Reimann
Get Your SSL Certificate Now
In October of last year, I wrote about SSL certificates, and told people to start getting an SSL certificate, even if you don’t think you need one. Any site that has a password field, or accepts credit cards, it needs an SSL certificate. If you do not, your rankings in Google will go down. I’ll…
Read MoreThree Things for WordPress in 2017
I recently did a talk at the Marietta WordPress Meetup that I co-lead concerning the state of WordPress in 2017. This is heavily based on news topics from sites I regularly visit and things gleaned from the “State of the Word” by Matt Mullenweg (leader of WordPress). There are 3 things that are priority for…
Read MorePrint designer's terms converted to Web terms
Over my 20 years of web development/design, I have run into a lot of terms that only print designers use. I was lucky enough to work at a really cool design shop where I picked up a few terms that “new” developers might not know but clients or designers use often. One thing that frustrates…
Read MoreDid Apple shift focus away from the Mac?
I’ve always been interested in different operating systems. I’m sure I’m the only kid in school that was running OS/2 because Windows was inferior in the mid-90’s. I’ve always had multiple OS’s around, from Novell DOS to OS/2 to Linux, it has always been around. In the business desktop realm, up until 2006 I used…
Read MoreCustom WordPress Plugin Development
If you have been ever needed a plugin to do any type of integration, Twitter, Facebook, something else more unique, you can spend a lot of time trying to find a plugin that fits your needs. I’ve done that a ton of time doing that personally, and many time I think, “Wow, I could have…
Read MoreOpen Source and WordPress
I’ve been thinking a lot when it comes to Open Source concerning WordPress themes and plugins. It is quite a confusing topic. Let’s first define Open Source: From Wikipedia: Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change,…
Read MoreWordPress Multitenancy in Action
WordPress platforms aren’t what we normally do when we partner with 48in48.org to build 48 websites in 48 hours for 48 non-profits, we build systems. Specifically, we build a WordPress multitenancy system. What is a WordPress multitenancy setup? Well, first let’s ask what is multitenancy… Wikipedia has this defined as: The term “software multitenancy” refers to a…
Read More2017: A More Secure Year
Over the years I have seen a ton of technology come and go. Remember RealAudio? Shockwave? The web is a morphing blob of hacks. I know that sounds crazy, but the HTTP protocol wasn’t even developed originally to allow someone to upload files, but what we have done to make it work is fascinating. Take…
Read MoreThe World of WordPress and WordCamps
If you are using WordPress and have never attended a WordCamp, you should. There is much to say about the community and the connections you can make while attending. I’ve been attending different WordCamps since 2012, and there is a lot of knowledge to obtain at sessions. I spoke for the first time at WordCamp Birmingham…
Read MoreMoving away from ManageWP
Yesterday, ManageWP announced that they have been purchased by GoDaddy. A day after the announcements, there were 338 comments, and 80% of them were negative towards the purchase. Comments starting off like this: “My heart sank”, “This is somewhat disappointing”, “Not cool”, “Well that sucks”, and “I cancelled my account immediately upon reading this news.” I can’t…
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