Category tips

phpstorm, tips

How to create a reusable code template in PHPStorm

Create reusable code templates in PHPStorm

JetBrains actually calls these Live Templates. They allow you to quickly insert a code template for any language and get prompted for filling optional variable names. The snippet is then bound to an abbreviation of your choice. There’s so many…

Crafter
October 24, 2022

life-hacks, tips

Quiet that bathroom ceiling fan

Developers need focus and noisy bathroom exhaust fans don't help. Follow along as I show you a simple trick to silence the shakes and vibrations of your bathroom fan.

Crafter
October 18, 2022

tips, wordpress

Create a clean zip file of your WordPress plugin folder

Clean zip file of wordpress plugin folder

Want to zip up your custom plugin for distribution, but don't want that huge node_modules directory or package.json to get shipped along with it? There's a script for that.

Crafter
October 11, 2022

performance, tips, wordpress

How I built my hyper-fast blog for free

It's a thing of beauty when you see your blog post a full 100 Google Page Speed score. To think that it was done completely free just makes you all warm and fuzzy inside.

Crafter
September 24, 2022

design, tips

Lorem ipsum for Photoshop designers

Lorem ipsum for Photoshop and Figma designers

We all need it. Filler text for our designs is a must. I'll admit I created this because I'm too lazy to truncate text out of Photoshop's built-in Lorem ipsum generator. This tool creates placeholder text at just the right length for pasting into your design.

Crafter
September 19, 2022

security, tips

Generate a PFX file from a GoDaddy SSL certificate

This happens to me regularly with Azure apps. I need the PFX version of an SSL certificate in order to secure a Web App or service. I'll show you the simplest command to get the job done.

Crafter
September 8, 2022

code, tips

How to share Vue components between multiple projects

Avoid code duplication in your Vue-based projects by sharing components and libraries without using a 3rd-party service or symlinks.

Crafter
February 23, 2022

css, design, tips

Create a hexagonal button in css

No absolutely positioned div tags needed. No SVG necessary. Learn to create cool hexagonal buttons with pure html + css.

Crafter
October 11, 2021

design, tips, wordpress

Integrate the Elementor theme system into reusable templates

The new theme system in the Elementor Wordpress plugin is great at first glance, but how can we make it work in a real website development flow? I'll show you how to setup a Wordpress theme using reusable templates styled by the global Elementor Theme settings.

Crafter
October 21, 2020

tips, umbraco v8

My Umbraco v8 project setup in Visual Studio

If you've been tasked with customizing an Umbraco project for the first time, it can take some time to figure out the ideal project structure. I worked through several issues already and will show you a simple Visual Studio setup that makes custom models and logic a breeze while staying organized.

Crafter
August 31, 2020