macOS Mojave: Only turn menu bar and dock dark

Roughly two weeks ago Apple released their latest OS, macOS Mojave. While I run a handful of applications in dark mode already, Apple implemented dark mode rather poorly. In my opinion, some applications, such as Notes and iCal are simply too dark. Wouldn’t it be great to only have the menu bar and dock in dark […]

How to contribute to Gutenberg

Contributing to an open source project can be fun. But how to get started? The following simple steps should get you up and running and empower you to contribute to open source projects on Github.

Using YouTube API to show videos automatically on WordPress site

“A picture is worth a thousand words” Moving pictures are even better! Thus, a while ago a friend asked me to help her show the most recent three videos from her YouTube channel on her website. Of course, I could have told her to copy and paste the YouTube URL into the editor, as WordPress […]

Using WP-CLI on VVV without SSH

For years I’ve been using MAMP PRO. After blowing up my database recently, I decided to finally switch over to VVV. Luckily I got a fantastic introduction from Konstantin Obenland at the Contributor Day at the WordCamp Bangkok 2018.

Quality vs. quantity of installed plugins

In the previous month I’ve talked to countless people about WordPress. One question keeps coming back over and over again: How many plugins can I install without facing negative affects? There’s only one answer to that question: It depends on the plugins.

Let the journey begin

A few weeks ago a friend asked me if I ever thought about working as Happiness Engineer at Automattic. My immediate reply was “I would love to, but I’m not good enough yet.”. However, he convinced me to give it a try. Now, a few weeks later, I’ve successfully passed my first and second assignment […]