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One Man’s Unsolicited Opinion on the WordPress 5.6 All-Women Release Squad

August 19, 2020 by Eric

An all-women release squad for WordPress is long overdue. I’m excited to see what the new 5.6 release will bring to the community!

Filed Under: Politics, Technology Tagged With: WordPress

WordPress Nonces: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

October 7, 2019 by Eric

WordPress’ implementation of nonces was one of my first encounters with cryptographic protections in software development. It’s too bad WordPress nonces aren’t really nonces in the first place …

Filed Under: PHP, Technology Tagged With: security, WordPress

Release Freeze is Coming

November 21, 2018 by Eric

I will not ship any WordPress-related code or updates during the month of December. This is so I can take time to focus on family and 2019 planning. I encourage you to do the same.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: WordPress

Introducing Secure Updates for WordPress

February 26, 2018 by Eric

Today I introduce the a new plugin that provides secure updates for WordPress: DGXPCO.

Filed Under: PHP, Technology Tagged With: security, WordPress

Gutenberg and the Road Ahead

December 15, 2017 by Eric

I have a confession to make. I really like the new Gutenberg editor for WordPress. I know, I know. Developers aren't supposed to like massive, intrusive changes like this. As of the time of this writing, the plugin stands with 2.6 stars on the plugin repository – at least 133 of those ratings are 1-star […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: WordPress

World Domination through WordPress Security

July 31, 2017 by Eric

I’m tired of lamenting the state of WordPress security and doing nothing to address it. I’m building solutions to turn the conversation around.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: PHP, security, WordPress

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About Me

Eric is a storyteller, web developer, and outdoorsman living in the Pacific Northwest. If he's not working with new tech in web development, you can probably find him out running, climbing, or hiking in the woods.

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