katmoody

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The popular open-source contract for web designers and developers by Stuff & Nonsense

• Originally published: 23/12/2008
• Revised date: 15/12/2013
• Original post

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WordPress database clean up queries

Orphan rows

Since WordPress uses MyISAM for it's storage engine, we don't get foreign keys - thus orphan rows can show themselves.

wp_posts -> wp_posts (parent/child)

SELECT * FROM wp_posts
LEFT JOIN wp_posts child ON (wp_posts.post_parent = child.ID)

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/* Creates random keys for confirm checkbox */
function generate_confirm_key($length = 50) {
    $characters = '-0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_';
    $randomString = '';
    for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
        $randomString .= $characters[rand(0, strlen($characters) - 1)];
    }
        return $randomString;
}

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<?php
// add parameter html5=1 to oembed YouTube requests as per
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17747443/css-transform-translate-breaking-youtube-embedded-video
// using modified version of code on http://www.alittleofboth.com/2013/06/modifying-youtube-video-display-in-wordpress/ 
add_filter( 'oembed_result', 'youtube_oembed_html5_parameter', 10, 3);
function youtube_oembed_html5_parameter($data, $url, $args = array()) {
    // add &html5=1 parameter
    $data = preg_replace('/(youtube\.com.*)(\?feature=oembed)(.*)/', '$1?' . apply_filters("hyrv_extra_querystring_parameters", "feature=oembed&amp;html5=1&amp;") . 'rel=0$3', $data);
    return $data;
}

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The reason you might not be able to remove the Open Sans font that Wordpress >= 3.8 adds to the frontend is that quite a few WP styles and scripts list 'open-sans' as a dependancy when being registered and enqueued. When you remove the 'open-sans' style the other plugins dependant on it will not load. So you just need to deregister WP's open sans style and register your own, with a false value for the src like below.

Credit to seventhsteel from http://wordpress.org/support/topic/turning-off-open-sans-for-the-38-dashboard

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<?php
/**
 * 
 * Remove Links from Post Titles in Genesis
 * 
 * @author Joshua Nelson
 * @link http://joshuadnelson.com
 * 
 */

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<?php
/**
 * Grid Content
 * Change the number of words in excerpt if in the grid loop
 */
function be_grid_content() {

	// First, we make sure we're in the grid loop.
	if( ! apply_filters( 'is_genesis_grid_loop', false ) )
		return;

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Setup

git clone <repo>

clone the repository specified by ; this is similar to "checkout" in some other version control systems such as Subversion and CVS

Add colors to your ~/.gitconfig file:

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How I Work

This is an evolving document about my work habits.

Deep Work

I use the concept of deep work and focus time so that I can avoid context switching. The book Deep Work by Cal Newport prompted the examination of my work and learning habits. A few key principles I adopted after reading this book are:

• Reserving time blocks I dedicate to deep work each day, depending on the time available in my schedule.
• Cutting off as many distractions as possible, including email, Slack, and other notifications from my computer and phone.
• Reducing 'shallow' tasks wherever possible (tasks can become busy work and waste time)