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Remove Javascript and CSS versioning from WordPress

November 17, 2015September 23, 2015 - 1 minute read.

While trying to optimize my site a while back I came across some issues with Javascript and CSS versions causing caching issues, or rather not being cached. This lack of caching of the Javascript and CSS files was lowering the site score on many testing sites including WebPageTest. I searched around a bit and came … Read More

Optimizing images for your site.

August 13, 2019August 14, 2015 - 1 minute read.

New theme and no comments

August 12, 2019October 20, 2014 - 1 minute read.

I have been using the Genesis Framework for sometime now on this site and just about every other site that I manage, but I decided that we needed a break from one another… at least for just a little bit. In keeping up with WordPress and its development I figured I would give the new … Read More

Installing HipHop Virtual Machine

November 17, 2015July 7, 2014 - 1 minute read.

I recently read an article about how you can install HipHp Virtual Machine (HHVM) for a 2x+ speed boost on your site. The newest version of WordPress works 100% with HHVM, but unfortunately some of the plugins out there don’t. I decided the pros out weighed the cons and decided to install HHVM on my development server. Outlined below are the steps for installing it on your own.

wget -O - http://dl.hhvm.com/conf/hhvm.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo deb http://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu saucy main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hhvm.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hhvm
sudo /usr/share/hhvm/install_fastcgi.sh
sudo update-rc.d hhvm defaults
sudo /etc/init.d/hhvm restart
sudo /usr/bin/update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/php php /usr/bin/hhvm 60

Manually adding a font to WordPress without a plugin

August 13, 2019July 2, 2014 - 2 minute read.

I figured I would document this as I have been asked about it a few times and recently had a client that needed a custom font added to WordPress. While I know there are a handful of plugins that will achieve the desired effect, I opted doing this manually instead of adding another plugin.

WordPress roles cheat sheet

November 17, 2015May 3, 2014 - 1 minute read.

Chuck Reynolds recently posted a nice little cheat sheet detailing what each WordPress role allows. I thought I would steal the image and host it here as well since it could be very useful for anyone new to using WordPress roles on their site.