dradma – Dale's Take

There are a myriad of different skill sets required by various employers. If we see those requirements as random blocks forming random shapes which employees need to fit, we can model the situation in a simplistic way.

Wordpress

WordPress – Controlling content within the loop

July 2, 2019August 2, 2019 dradma 0 Comments loop, pre_get_posts, query, wordpress

When the content to be shown needs to be modified, the query used by the ‘loop’ is adjusted to suit. For example, if it was desirable to have only a specific category on the home page.

Mathematics

Missing convention?

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 dradma 0 Comments ambiguity, mathematics, order of operation

In this clip from years ago, (SPOILER ALERT…) Presh explains how sticking to the ‘operations order’ determines the correct answer to be 9. I was quite shocked at this result.

General PHP Software Wordpress

WordPress – Links (Reference…)

April 3, 2019May 25, 2019 dradma 0 Comments wordpress

Useful links:

General PHP Wordpress

WordPress – Google Analytics (ga) tracking code as a plugin

March 26, 2019May 25, 2019 dradma 0 Comments google analytics, plugin, tracking code, wordpress

For wordpress sites I build, I insert the google analytics (ga) tracking code into the html head section via a plugin. I prefer this ‘cleaner’ approach of separating the code into a separate file. I also use the Wordpress function ‘is_user_logged_in’ to remove most of my visits to the site as I am typically signed in to my WP admin account. This post describes the steps I use…