Wordpress and Emoticons, Smilies and Emojis
Sigh. I’m finding the stock Wordpress emoticons (aka smilies) to be rather boring. I’m not a huge user of em...Testing Smilies Default
Smilies: :) ;-) ;-) ;) Are these supported in WP?I’m still wrestling with how to describe Micro.blog to someone who has never seen it. Describing the subtle differences between it and other networks is not easy. But an article is slowly coming together in my mind, or as backup I’ll link to other people who have tried.
Current Social Network Syndication from This Blog
Here is the current syndication scheme from this blog: To: Micro.blog via RSS Twitter via Brid.gy plugin, I’m not ...The US Border Zone is Un-American
I’m calling BS. There is a law on the books that creates a ‘Border Zone’ inside the United States 100 ...George Foreman Grill and Me
Rooting through a cabinet I found my George Foreman grill that I have not used in 3 years. Later, whilst in the store, I...Pluto the Planet(toid) Gets No Respect, But This is Cool
This landscape is both familiar and deeply weird. Source: Frozen Pluto has wind-blown dunes made of methane sand | Ars TechnicaIf you have a Wordpress blog and would like cross post and interact with GNU.social, Mastodon, Friendica and more, try OStatus Plugin.
I have not tried this.
It looks like you can do a bit more than just crosspost. Good luck.
Canned pork and beans are a veggie right? They count?
I’m missing National Doughnut Day!
Note: Deactivated Brid.gy plugin (crossposting to Twitter. Activated Micro.blog crossposting to Twitter. We will see if this gives a cleaner format to the posts on Twitter.
The more I experiment, hands-on and learn this Indieweb stuff the more in awe I am. This is how comments, trackbacks, pings should have worked, but we didn’t know that back then.
Testing Wordpress plugins that remove of hide titles. In this case Title Remover.
The Problem of Media Reporting of Mass Shootings
There is a problem. Alive or dead, media attention is one of several key elements these shooters seek. It may not be the...This article inspired me to install the Post Kinds plugin for Wordpress. This is a reply. I have no idea if and how this works but I reckon Chris Aldrich will forgive me for experimenting. Let’s see if it works.
Indieweb Wordpress Plugin Rocks
Thinking of converting your Wordpress blog into an Indieweb compliant instance? Setting up a new install of Wordpress is...Watch, it will start raining just as soon as I have to go outside.
Is there a legal limit as to how many bottles of hot sauce one can have at any one time? Asking for a friend.
Is there a legal limit as to how many bottles of hot sauce one can have at any one time? Asking for a friend.
Wow. Been down the rabbit hole at Wordpress.org Plugins Directory. Fascinating and unsettling at the same time. Unsettling because, 10 years ago the plugins directory had all sorts of quirky plugins for bloggers, now commerce, commerce, sales, marketing, commerce plugins. Commerce.
Wow. Been down the rabbit hole at Wordpress.org Plugins Directory. Fascinating and unsettling at the same time. Unsettling because, 10 years ago the plugins directory had all sorts of quirky plugins for bloggers, now commerce, commerce, sales, marketing, commerce plugins. Commerce.
Hm, must be the holiday weekend, the “Sponsored Posts” ads on Facebook, have gotten scummier.
Hm, must be the holiday weekend, the “Sponsored Posts” ads on Facebook, have gotten scummier.
So what is the suggested replacement for Roundup?
So what is the suggested replacement for Roundup?