Topher
@topher1kenobe.bsky.social
Christian, husband, father, & web developer. Building heropress.com. Find me at @topher1kenobe@fosstodon.org and @heropress.bsky.social
Today's #WordPress tutorial is about how to keep your site safe from hackers. It doesn't cover EVERYTHING, but it does give 5 simple steps to harden your front line.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
Keep your WordPress site safe from HACKERS!
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today's #WordPress tutorial is about how to keep your site safe from hackers. It doesn't cover EVERYTHING, but it does give 5 simple steps to harden your front line.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4d6...
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is "How to add a user in WordPress". I'll show you how to do it, AND how to set the proper permissions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
How to add a user in WordPress
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is "How to add a user in WordPress". I'll show you how to do it, AND how to set the proper permissions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DY_...
Didn't get job number 6,472 today.
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Didn't get job number 6,472 today.
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is how to add content to a Custom Post Type. ( As a bonus I'll tell you what a custom post type is ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
Add Content To A Custom Post Type In WordPress
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today's #WordPress tutorial video is how to add content to a Custom Post Type. ( As a bonus I'll tell you what a custom post type is ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_SO...
Today's #WordPress video is about the Quick Edit feature. You can update a post in MANY ways without loading the full (slow) edit page!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
How To Use WordPress Quick Edit
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Today's #WordPress video is about the Quick Edit feature. You can update a post in MANY ways without loading the full (slow) edit page!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Pk...
Remember the WPTavern experiment, where there was a competition to become one of two new writers? I was one of 5 finalists at the time, & so was Toby Cryns. Recently we had a conversation on HallwayChats about our experiences during that very weird time. #WordPress
hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 177 – A Chat With Toby Cryns - Hallway Chats
Toby Cryns is owner of The Mighty Mo!, a WordPress and SEO lead generation agency in Minneapolis, MN. He also wrote for WPTavern.com.
hallwaychats.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Remember the WPTavern experiment, where there was a competition to become one of two new writers? I was one of 5 finalists at the time, & so was Toby Cryns. Recently we had a conversation on HallwayChats about our experiences during that very weird time. #WordPress
hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
I recently made a video on how to edit the footer of your #WordPress site when using the #KadenceWP theme.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
How To Edit The Kadence Theme Footer
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I recently made a video on how to edit the footer of your #WordPress site when using the #KadenceWP theme.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjEY...
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Thanks to my friend @topher1kenobe.bsky.social for making a video about PublishPress Future.
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...
Schedule WordPress Post Expiration With PublishPress Future
YouTube video by Topher DeRosia
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November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thanks to my friend @topher1kenobe.bsky.social for making a video about PublishPress Future.
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...
He's starting a new YouTube channel. You should subscribe. Topher's been teaching tech since **** (censored since we're getting old) so you won't regret it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKB...
Reminder: “turn of the century” period dramas were set in 2000. A quarter of a century ago.
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Reminder: “turn of the century” period dramas were set in 2000. A quarter of a century ago.
I don't know what's going on here, but it looks amazing. thecodinglove.com/when-we-mana...
When we manage to get the app running on limited hardware - The Coding Love - Programmer humor: gifs, memes, jokes
The Coding Love - Programmer humor: gifs, memes, jokes
thecodinglove.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I don't know what's going on here, but it looks amazing. thecodinglove.com/when-we-mana...
Hey folks, I made a thing for fun this weekend. I know that readme generators exist, but there were things I didn't like about all of them, so I made my own. I crave your input.
wpreadmegenerator.com
wpreadmegenerator.com
WP Readme Generator
wpreadmegenerator.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hey folks, I made a thing for fun this weekend. I know that readme generators exist, but there were things I didn't like about all of them, so I made my own. I crave your input.
wpreadmegenerator.com
wpreadmegenerator.com
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This week on HallwayChats I had a GREAT conversation with Amber Hinds about web accessibility. I learned SO MUCH in this interview, I strongly recommend you check it out! #WordPress #a11y #webaccessibility #wpaccessibility hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 179 – A Chat With Amber Hinds - Hallway Chats
Amber Hinds is the CEO of Equalize Digital, Inc., and is the board president/co-lead organizer of the WordPress Accessibility Day conference.
hallwaychats.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This week on HallwayChats I had a GREAT conversation with Amber Hinds about web accessibility. I learned SO MUCH in this interview, I strongly recommend you check it out! #WordPress #a11y #webaccessibility #wpaccessibility hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
Did you know there's a Slashdot soundtrack? It's from the 90's, and it's great. archive.org/details/Soun...
Sounds Of Slashdot : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Contains both an audio CD (7 music tracks, 1 data track), and a copy of CD 1 of Debian 2.1.Sounds of SlashdotMixed by San NeTTwerk MehatAcross planet Earth...
archive.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Did you know there's a Slashdot soundtrack? It's from the 90's, and it's great. archive.org/details/Soun...
Do I know anyone with experience with motion.page ?
#1 WordPress Animation Plugin - Meet Motion.page
Motion.page is the most advanced and professional animation plugin for WordPress. It's powered by GSAP and ScrollTrigger in a fancy visual interface, making it easy to design great interactions.
motion.page
October 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Do I know anyone with experience with motion.page ?
ok, this is flat out amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblj...
Ndlovu Youth Choir - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Music Video) isiZulu version
YouTube video by Ndlovu Youth Choir
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October 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
ok, this is flat out amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblj...
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This week on Hallway Chats we talked with Joni Halabi about her work managing transcription translations for WP Accessibility Day videos. Super cool stuff. #WordPress #HeroPress #accessibility #a11y hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 178 – A Chat With Joni Halabi - Hallway Chats
Joni Halabi volunteers on the WordPress Accessibility Day project, managing the translation of transcripts into a variety of languages.
hallwaychats.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This week on Hallway Chats we talked with Joni Halabi about her work managing transcription translations for WP Accessibility Day videos. Super cool stuff. #WordPress #HeroPress #accessibility #a11y hallwaychats.com/episodes/epi...
I’m at a bar in Chicago that sells only Detroit style pizza. Is that legal? 🍕
October 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’m at a bar in Chicago that sells only Detroit style pizza. Is that legal? 🍕
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It's here! Menu Designer has landed at WP.org!
Menu Designer is a powerful new way to build beautiful mobile menus and dropdown menus in the @WordPress block editor — no coding required. And now it's available right in your dashboard.
wordpress.org/plugins/oll...
Menu Designer is a powerful new way to build beautiful mobile menus and dropdown menus in the @WordPress block editor — no coding required. And now it's available right in your dashboard.
wordpress.org/plugins/oll...
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's here! Menu Designer has landed at WP.org!
Menu Designer is a powerful new way to build beautiful mobile menus and dropdown menus in the @WordPress block editor — no coding required. And now it's available right in your dashboard.
wordpress.org/plugins/oll...
Menu Designer is a powerful new way to build beautiful mobile menus and dropdown menus in the @WordPress block editor — no coding required. And now it's available right in your dashboard.
wordpress.org/plugins/oll...
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Anyone wanna help a girlie win a competition, to help fund her small business? Vote for my entry, 'A Totally, Definitely Normal Pumpkin', in the Pinkn' Prize contest! app.pinkn.org/entries/20
A Totally, Definitely Normal Pumpkin by Ema DeRosia
Vote for this entry in the Pinkn' Prize 2025! I regularly make sculptures and crafts of a type of monster known as a Mimic - a silly creature who...
app.pinkn.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Anyone wanna help a girlie win a competition, to help fund her small business? Vote for my entry, 'A Totally, Definitely Normal Pumpkin', in the Pinkn' Prize contest! app.pinkn.org/entries/20
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If a government tells you that you can't call it "authoritarian," it's authoritarian!
#authoritarian #government #censorship
#authoritarian #government #censorship
September 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If a government tells you that you can't call it "authoritarian," it's authoritarian!
#authoritarian #government #censorship
#authoritarian #government #censorship
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WP Query Builder is a relational database query builder for #WordPress.
github.com/CodesVault/h... #webdev #mysql
github.com/CodesVault/h... #webdev #mysql
GitHub - CodesVault/howdy_qb: MySQL Query Builder for WordPress
MySQL Query Builder for WordPress. Contribute to CodesVault/howdy_qb development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
WP Query Builder is a relational database query builder for #WordPress.
github.com/CodesVault/h... #webdev #mysql
github.com/CodesVault/h... #webdev #mysql
If you’re a fan or Murder shows, particularly British ones, The Marlow Murder Club is excellent.
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If you’re a fan or Murder shows, particularly British ones, The Marlow Murder Club is excellent.
I did a blog post today about a new image compression plugin for #WordPress called Cimo. It's groundbreaking, paradigm shifting, simple, and free. Check it out: topher.how/cimo-the-fut...
Cimo: The Future Of Image Compression - Topher Does WordPress
In February of 2025 I did a post about why you should use WebP for your website images. I think AVIF has its place, but WebP still has the widest feature set for the filesize. One of the problems with...
topher.how
September 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I did a blog post today about a new image compression plugin for #WordPress called Cimo. It's groundbreaking, paradigm shifting, simple, and free. Check it out: topher.how/cimo-the-fut...
My oatmeal has the image of a flux capacitor in it. To what religion should I try to sell this holy relic?
September 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My oatmeal has the image of a flux capacitor in it. To what religion should I try to sell this holy relic?
The fertilizer industry must surely have conferences and I hope like crazy they’re called shit shows.
September 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The fertilizer industry must surely have conferences and I hope like crazy they’re called shit shows.