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Stop Rebuilding WordPress Block Patterns From Scratch — Use Block Zapper
Predefined block patterns are supposed to save time — but not when they’re loaded with custom attributes you’d spend forever clearing out. Block Zapper fixes that, giving you surgical control over what gets zapped and what stays. Just make sure you sandbox it first.
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Happy TRON Day
Coinciding with the release of TRON: Ares, I’ve decided to give TomFinley.com a refresh, with its own Halloween costume inspired by the aesthetic of the movie. I’ve also updated my signature “TF” ligature-logo to be more balanced and clean as well as serve as a reference the TRON lightcycle trails. Foundation TomFinley.com is built as…
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Embracing WordPress Block (Gutenberg) Full-Site Themes: Why Child Themes are Essential for Hobbyists and Developers
Full-Site WordPress child themes are not just a recommendation—they are a necessity—providing the portability, resiliency, and safety needed to ensure that your website remains robust, maintainable, and future-proof.
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WordPress Tooling and Process Learning
Brian Coords asked a great question on Xwitter this morning about tutorials and resources for learning the tooling and processes behind modern WordPress development, such as Node.js, NPM, and Git. One of the trickier aspects of modern WordPress development, especially with the advent of blocks, is that it goes far beyond HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and…
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Gongrol – Tiny Terrors: Tantrums & Chaos
Gongrol is a unique and electrifying AI toddlercore band that delves into the raw, unfiltered emotions of childhood rebellion and angst. The band’s name, “Gongrol,” is a term coined by a friend’s child to describe a mood of agitation, whininess, and gripes without genuine hurt, pain, or sadness. Gongrol’s music captures the intense, sometimes humorous…
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Block LLM/AI User Agents
I regularly use a couple of AI resources to create content — not so much blue-sky generative efforts as much as polishing up my own writing or content supplied by clients. However, recently I’ve found myself being protective about LLM/AI appropriation of specific content on specific client sites. Opting in to using ChatGPT for my…
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Rename Files MacOS Quick Action
Frequently, when dealing with files from clients, colleagues, or even my own creations (especially when using Canva), I encounter documents that feature spaces and uppercase letters in their names, making them less than ideal for creating neat and user-friendly URLs. Perhaps I’m a bit old-school in my approach, stuck in the days of strict, but…
