How to become a great developer
Becoming a great developer requires a combination of technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and a strong work ethic.
WooCommerce: Activate and deactivate PayPal Standard
Since WooCommerce 5.5, PayPal Standard will no longer be loaded by default. The official recommendation is using PayPal Payments. Unfortunately, this extension is incompatible with the new Checkout block, that is available since WooCommerce 6.9. Activating PayPal Standard Luckily, activating PayPal Standard is pretty straightforward and requires the following steps: Deactivating PayPal Standard Unfortunately, deactivating […]
WordPress: Bulk-delete featured images
After switching to a different theme, I wanted to bulk-delete all featured images. On wpbeginner, I found the following snippet, which worked like a charm. Simply add it to your functions.php, refresh your site and then remove the snippet again.
WooCommerce: Reorder EU VAT field on checkout page
The EU VAT Number extension allows store owners to offer tax-free orders from EU businesses with a valid VAT number. By default, the EU VAT field is placed at the bottom of the billing fields. But what if you want to move that field to another potision?
WordPress: Check enqueued scripts and styles
The following snippets allow checking which scripts and styles are loaded on your pages and posts.
GitHub: 222 days and counting
For 222 consecutive days, I created at least one commit on GitHub every day. Initially, I planned to do one commit for at least 100 days. Now, that I already doubled that number, I’m aiming for 365 days while dreaming about 1000 days.
GitHub: 170 days and counting
Initially, I planned to do one commit a day for at least 100 consecutive days. Well, that was 170 days ago, and I’m still creating at least one commit a day. As you can see on the chart above, recently I haven’t built many skyscrapers, thus, it’s about time to create another section of high-rising […]
PHP: Find unique number in array
A while ago, I signed up at https://www.codewars.com/ to practice both my PHP and JS skills. I decided to publish my results and to compare them with the best practice solution if found, thus, here we go. Task: My solution: Best practice: Resources:
How can lb and lbs be the acronyms for pound? 🧐
Lb is an abbreviation of the Latin word libra. The primary meaning of libra was balance or scales (as in the astrological sign), but it also stood for the ancient Roman unit of measure libra pondo, meaning “a pound by weight.” We got the word “pound” in English from the pondo part of the libra pondo but our abbreviation comes from the libra. The libra is also […]
GitHub: 100 days and counting
Exactly 100 days ago I planned to do one contribution to GitHub for at least 100 days. While it was not always easy to create a contribution due to travelling, I’m glad I made it! I just accomplished my 100-day GitHub streak!