Odds & Sods
Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
March 31, 2015
Using ‘admin’ as a username is not awesome
WordPress stopped auto filling in the 'admin' username on install a while ago in version 3.7, but that doesn't mean someone can't fill it…
March 30, 2015
Updating SEO Yoast through MainWP breaks permalinks
April 10 Update: MainWP Support found the issue. Apparently there was conflict between the way MainWP handles updates and the way WordPress SEO by…
March 24, 2015
Goodbye This is a Generic Brand Video
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YBtspm8j8M] Up until about a week ago the home page of Spigot contained the video above as a background to our main marquee…
February 2, 2015
Show the year only if it’s not the current year in WordPress
A recent project required that the post date show the year only if it wasn't written in the current year. Here's how it's done…
January 29, 2015
Fight for Space
I'm very glad to have chosen design as a career path. But if I had to do it all over, I'd be an astronaut.…
January 7, 2015
Get the URL of an image using Get The Image plugin
If you use Hybrid Core or any of the themes on Theme Hybrid, or use Get the Image as a standalone plugin, you're probably…
January 7, 2015
Asana & Instagantt Fluid icons
I love Asana and Instagantt. Love them. I also love using them as standalone apps using Fluid. Here's the application icons I use for…
December 4, 2014
WordPress log in redirect loop
I recently ran into an issue with redirect loop when logging into a new WordPress site. Enter username & password, click login - get…
November 25, 2014
Asana: Our Project Management System & CRM
Over the years I've used many project management systems to keep Spigot on track. From Basecamp to ActiveCollab to a long stint with Project Pier…
November 18, 2014
Our WordPress development process
After a recent launch a twitter follower asked how we manage development and I replied: He then asked for a writeup. So let's talk…