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  • Website Screenshots with Gowitness

    There are many reasons why you might want to automate website screenshots. I’ve previously attempted to do this with development tools like PhantomJS and Selenium however was left unimpressed. Selenium…

  • Writing a Dispatch API Backend Server in Go

    I first encountered the programming language Go back in 2015 while making a Github issue for Rclone. Since then I’ve used tools like Fathom, gowitness, Restic and Wpress-Extractor all written…

  • Long Running Scripts Over SSH with Kinsta

    I recently discovered a hidden gem with Kinsta’s SSH environment. They have a built in option for performing a background process using the screen command. Huge thanks for this tip goes to…

  • The Art of Writing a Fully Self-contained Bash Script

    Bash is amazingly powerful and yet not the easiest thing to learn. When learning any new computer language it’s natural to write everything in a very long single file. As you…

  • Learning Vue.js as a WordPress Developer Part 2 – Structured PHP, Rest API and Axios

    This post is part of a series called “Learning Vue.js as a WordPress Developer” Part 1 – Getting Started Part 2 – Structured PHP, Rest API and Axios Part 3…

  • WP-CLI Only WordPress

    When it comes to unique use cases for WordPress, headless WordPress is all the talk. However earlier this year I stumbled upon another unique use case for WordPress. One I…

  • Email Subscriptions Powered by BNFW

    Since the beginning of this blog I’ve relied on Jetpack Subscriptions to send out email notifications when publishing a blog post. It’s a free, quick and easy solution for handling…

  • Restore Only WooCommerce Products From Backup

    Daily backups are a necessity for any website. However performing a full site restore from backup should only be considered as a last resort. For high traffic WooCommerce sites restoring…

  • Kinsta PHP Management

    Coming from WP Engine, Kinsta PHP options are amazing. Each site with Kinsta can run a wide range of PHP versions from 5.6 to 7.3 beta. That said, with greater…

  • Bundling in Fathom Analytics

    If you haven’t seen Fathom Analytics yet, then please do. It’s a breath of fresh air in the web analytics space, and I argue that it’s a pretty good fit for…