Tips Archive - Daniel Bachhuber

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/**
* Contributing to open source
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* Want to contribute to an open source project but don’t know where to begin? Don’t worry — with a bit of effort and dedication, you too can contribute to open source.
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/**
* Add a rel=”nofollow” checkbox to WordPress link modal
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* Customizing the WordPress link modal requires using JavaScript to modify the HTML and then bind your own events.
*/

/**
* Map a custom domain with Laravel Valet
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* As it turns out, it’s easier than you’d expect it to be.
*/

/**
* Fix PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘?’ in phar:///usr/local/bin/wp/php/WP_CLI/Runner.php(941) : eval()’d code on line 1
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* You may have a Byte Order Mark at the beginning of your wp-config.php file.
*/

/**
* Write a custom check to perform an arbitrary assertion
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* Because wp doctor checks are built on top of a foundational abstraction, it’s relatively straightforward for you to write your own custom check extending runcommand\Doctor\Checks\Check.
*/

/**
* Use Jetpack’s Photon image resizing in local development
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* Photon is open source, and relatively straightforward to run locally.
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/**
* Figure out why WordPress is slow with wp profile
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* With wp profile, you gain quick visibility into key performance metrics (execution time, query count, cache hit/miss ratio, etc.) to guide further debugging.
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/**
* Questions to ask when determining why a WordPress site is going down
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* Some qualifying questions you can use to determine why your site is going down.
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/**
* Profile key performance metrics for a WP REST API response
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* Using wp profile eval-file, you can mock, execute, and evaluate the request with a one-off file.
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/**
* Write a check for verifying contents of WordPress files
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* One of the check types included in wp doctor is File_Contents, or the ability to check all or a selection of WordPress files for a given regex pattern.
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