The refork of WordPress, that was decided in late 2022, which is going to be ClassicPress v2.0, is happening right now. Its based on WP 6.2 and does not contain Gutenborg (ie. the Block Editor), but compatiblity layers for allowing “regular” block-focused plugins to continue working. So CP 1.6 is supposed to be the last version based on WP 4.9.
\nI’m going to test the current alpha / nightly release of CP v2.0 soonish under a separate subdomain. It should allow for using newer WooCommerce versions, which in turn would enable me to do a “proper” fork of WooCommerce with most things up-to-date and working, instead of having to rely on WC 3.9.x and a lot of backporting / rearranging.
\n“Soonish”, because these days, I’m quite busy with work and cannot exactly say when I’m going to have some spare time left to do a proper installation. Proper installation includes the complete data of THIS blog, with a potentially updated / enhanced theme (I’d love to switch this one over to the amalgam of Bootstrap 4 and 5 I’ve been using for client projects lately), and all the plugins that mostly stopped working.
\nI’d also like to test if WP Super Cache works again with CP 2, or if I still need to do a soft-fork. From what I could see from comparision of commits is: The incompatiblity is non-existent, its a decision made by the developers, changing the “Compatiblity” setting in the plugin identification block to “at least 5.x”, but the plugin by itself works perfectly well even in WP 4.9.x and CP v1.x, as soon as one changes the resp. line to “4.9”.
So I finally decided to disable Bogo, which has been a shoddy solution from the very start. But now its a shoddy solution only supporting the other shoddy, WP-6-only solution, ie. Gutenborg. Tried a few workarounds, but in the end, its wasted time and efforts to get this shoddy piece really working.
\nHence I’m probablly going the dirty’n’hard way, as in: its not quick, but its gonna work somehow: Use meta fields to assign language, add fancy stuff to the theme to indicate the language of the current post or page, connect posts and pages using meta fields, and so on. Maybe also add a simple translation / i18n shortcode for quick inline sections, and a simplified language switcher to the sidebar / navigation.
\nMaybe release a simple tutorial + micro plugin, too. All to be seen in the nearby future.
\n", "content_text": "So I finally decided to disable Bogo, which has been a shoddy solution from the very start. But now its a shoddy solution only supporting the other shoddy, WP-6-only solution, ie. Gutenborg. Tried a few workarounds, but in the end, its wasted time and efforts to get this shoddy piece really working.\nHence I’m probablly going the dirty’n’hard way, as in: its not quick, but its gonna work somehow: Use meta fields to assign language, add fancy stuff to the theme to indicate the language of the current post or page, connect posts and pages using meta fields, and so on. Maybe also add a simple translation / i18n shortcode for quick inline sections, and a simplified language switcher to the sidebar / navigation.\nMaybe release a simple tutorial + micro plugin, too. All to be seen in the nearby future.", "date_published": "2023-05-12T04:29:05+02:00", "date_modified": "2023-05-12T04:29:05+02:00", "author": { "name": "fwolf", "url": "https://wp-devil.com/author/fwolf/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c2a31599f60eec1232806bfc26066ed2?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://wp-devil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ukzhlkoz1ie.jpg", "tags": [ "ClassicPress", "development", "Life and let die", "wordpress" ] }, { "id": "https://wp-devil.com/micro-plugin-mastodon-profile-verification-link/", "url": "https://wp-devil.com/micro-plugin-mastodon-profile-verification-link/", "title": "Micro-Plugin: Mastodon Profile Verification Link", "content_html": "Just finished building a quick micro plugin for ClassicPress and WordPress, which allows you to add a verification link pointing back to your mastodon profile.
\nBut not to just one, but to ALL your potential profiles (eg. I got two: one for my main stuff, and the other is for DJing + artsy fartsy).
Lazy being that I am, the settings are being displayed under Settings > Discussion => “Mastodon Profile URL(s)”. One profile URL per line.
\nTested with ClassicPress 1.4. Released under the GNU GPL v2.
\nGet it yourself from the gist / source code. drop it in your plugin directory (preferable in its own sub-directory), activate, et voila!
View the code on Gist.
\n", "content_text": "Just finished building a quick micro plugin for ClassicPress and WordPress, which allows you to add a verification link pointing back to your mastodon profile.\nBut not to just one, but to ALL your potential profiles (eg. I got two: one for my main stuff, and the other is for DJing + artsy fartsy).\nLazy being that I am, the settings are being displayed under Settings > Discussion => “Mastodon Profile URL(s)”. One profile URL per line.\nTested with ClassicPress 1.4. Released under the GNU GPL v2.\nGet it yourself from the gist / source code. drop it in your plugin directory (preferable in its own sub-directory), activate, et voila!\nView the code on Gist.", "date_published": "2022-11-07T07:10:33+01:00", "date_modified": "2022-11-07T07:29:03+01:00", "author": { "name": "fwolf", "url": "https://wp-devil.com/author/fwolf/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c2a31599f60eec1232806bfc26066ed2?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://wp-devil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jdgtvgzqmgq.jpg", "tags": [ "ClassicPress", "development", "mastodon", "wordpress" ] }, { "id": "https://wp-devil.com/new-show-code-of-dark-joy/", "url": "https://wp-devil.com/new-show-code-of-dark-joy/", "title": "New show: Code of Dark Joy", "content_html": "Tomorrow, ie. Thursday, 18th of March, 2021, I gonna start the first test run of my new show called Code of Dark Joy, which is specifically aimed towards live coding. It’s still gonna contain the element of music, as a lot of it focused on the topics of building up your OBS interface and its related periphery, for streaming Music on Twitch, YouTube and other live video platforms.
\nFor starters, I’ve planned to work on the overall interface of the new show, maybe get the cover “flow” / display I have been pondering about started, do a quick “ask me anything” Q & A, and spin some nice dark music (whatever rocks my boat, but yes, also taking requests) \ud83d\ude42
\nAt the end, I’m going to raid over to DJ Hatemiors "Day Drunk", which starts at 17:00 UTC+0 / 18:00 CET.
\nIf everything works out nicely, I intend to turn this into a weekly occurance, although I cannot promise that its always going to happen on a Thursday.
\nTwitch Channel: https://twitch.tv/gothicforesttroll
\nTips & Donations: https://gothicforesttroll.org/donations
\nFB Event: https://fb.me/e/y5Zj30aa
A random collection of a bunch of things I want to do this year, ie. 2021 \ud83d\ude42
\n
For one, I’ve been planning and preparing to write several lengthy, detailed articles about how to use Icecast in combination with OBS, eg. to solve the “current song” issue most DJs run into, when streaming live to platforms like Twitch or YouTube. But also, what you can do further with OBS, just by relying on the the magic of the web (ie. HTML 5, CSS 3 and Javascript).
\nThe other topic is how-tos and articles just about the environment of Twitch and online DJing in general. That includes gathering statistical information from multiple sources, eg. quite a few point towards the statistical result, that the sweet spot for shows per week are only TWO. Anything further supposedly decreases the viewing time or viewers per show per se. Etc.
\nNext on, I want to add several services to my existing web development “empire” (of dirt), specifically aimed towards DJs, musicians, projects / bands. That includes building or restructuring WordPress-based websites towards their needs, and offering plugins, and extensions which allow you to connect your own site with eg. Twitch, at least to some extent. Not to mention I plan to build own plugins to improve my own site and publishing cycles (eg. multiposting to other platforms, straight out of ClassicPress / WordPress), which eventually will be turned into premium plugins.
\nTalking about plugins: Lets not forget about Classic Forms 8, a fork of Contact Form 7 for CP and WP 4.9.x. Gotta get it working till the end of January 2021 \ud83d\ude42
\nLast but not least, I intend to improve on my own channel and shows, trying to get it down to 1 1/2 shows per week = primary show is on Sunday, 4 – 9 pm EST = 21:00 – 02:00 UTC+0, but I also do a different show, once every few weeks, on Thursday afternoon (ie. Central European Time = usually starting around 17:00 CET). This I want to change into bi-weekly, so eg. every odd or every even week. Further improvements include saving money for a decent workstation and streaming computer. Plus improved audio hardware.
\nNeed to get the backlog uploaded to Mixcloud. Its currently sitting at shortly afte November 16th, 2020, spanning 11 recordings. Thus, improving the website (Gothic-Forest-Troll.org) and turning it into a CP-powered site, with optional frontend members only etc. pp. is a totally nice goal for the next few months. Maybe folks might even be inclined to join one of the the Steady subscription plans? \ud83d\ude42
\nAccording to several sources, CPU power still overrules GPU power, when it comes to streaming video, at least with common streaming software like OBS; hence I plan to either get a AMD Ryzen 4750G Pro (essentially a SoC with a Ryzen 7 3700 + Vega 11 GPU), or a Ryzen 9 3900X / 3950 X plus a simple GPU like the nVidia GTX 1650.
\nThus, the rough setup is going to be:
\n– CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4750G Pro or Ryzen 9 3900X / 3950 X, plus a nice Noctua 14/15 cm CPU fan
\n– GPU: either SoC / APU or nVidia GTX 1650
\n– Case: probably Cooler Master HAF XB Evo or the Corsair 4000D Airflow; but no fancy bullshit RGB / LED light garbage \ud83d\ude42
\n– Case Fans: Noctua + Scythe Flex ..
\n– RAM: 32 GB, 3200 MHz, CAS 15 timings (to aim for the 10 – 11 ns sweetspot)
\n– Storage: 1 TB NVMe + raid of regular SSDs (Goodram SSD IRDM PRO Gen2 1TB, Intel SSD D3-S4510 or maybe Seagate Nytro 1000)
\n– OS: Linux triple / multiple boot, one with Kubuntu / KDE Neon base, and the second system is gonna be Manjaro; maybe even with a Windows 10 Pro partition
After intense studies and research, my personal sweet spot seems to be the Rode Procaster, which is surprisingly flexible in its usage. Aside of being a really good microphone for talk and moderation – which is what I want to get back into strongly, having done web radion since the early 2000s – it is also quite comfortable to use as a directional microphone for recording the sound of instruments; which was my initial idea behind getting a Samsung E845 S.
\nNot “hardware” per se, but I finally want to get some decent percussion “hardware”, ie. a nice cajon plus bass or 2-in-one cajon, maybe a bongo or two, very possibly an african conga, and others \ud83d\ude42
\nAnd finally, there is those things like with the extended lockdown in Germany till mid of February, and all that stuff going on .. trying out yoga, and picking up sport / stunt kiting again. Actually, my parents both did yoga even before my birth, so its .. both familiar, but also new. Also, I did sport kiting for over 10 years, and that was kind of the only real type ofsport I liked, aside of cross-country skiing.
\n", "content_text": "A random collection of a bunch of things I want to do this year, ie. 2021 \ud83d\ude42\n\nFor one, I’ve been planning and preparing to write several lengthy, detailed articles about how to use Icecast in combination with OBS, eg. to solve the “current song” issue most DJs run into, when streaming live to platforms like Twitch or YouTube. But also, what you can do further with OBS, just by relying on the the magic of the web (ie. HTML 5, CSS 3 and Javascript). \nThe other topic is how-tos and articles just about the environment of Twitch and online DJing in general. That includes gathering statistical information from multiple sources, eg. quite a few point towards the statistical result, that the sweet spot for shows per week are only TWO. Anything further supposedly decreases the viewing time or viewers per show per se. Etc.\nNext on, I want to add several services to my existing web development “empire” (of dirt), specifically aimed towards DJs, musicians, projects / bands. That includes building or restructuring WordPress-based websites towards their needs, and offering plugins, and extensions which allow you to connect your own site with eg. Twitch, at least to some extent. Not to mention I plan to build own plugins to improve my own site and publishing cycles (eg. multiposting to other platforms, straight out of ClassicPress / WordPress), which eventually will be turned into premium plugins.\nTalking about plugins: Lets not forget about Classic Forms 8, a fork of Contact Form 7 for CP and WP 4.9.x. Gotta get it working till the end of January 2021 \ud83d\ude42\nLast but not least, I intend to improve on my own channel and shows, trying to get it down to 1 1/2 shows per week = primary show is on Sunday, 4 – 9 pm EST = 21:00 – 02:00 UTC+0, but I also do a different show, once every few weeks, on Thursday afternoon (ie. Central European Time = usually starting around 17:00 CET). This I want to change into bi-weekly, so eg. every odd or every even week. Further improvements include saving money for a decent workstation and streaming computer. Plus improved audio hardware.\nApropos further improvements:\nNeed to get the backlog uploaded to Mixcloud. Its currently sitting at shortly afte November 16th, 2020, spanning 11 recordings. Thus, improving the website (Gothic-Forest-Troll.org) and turning it into a CP-powered site, with optional frontend members only etc. pp. is a totally nice goal for the next few months. Maybe folks might even be inclined to join one of the the Steady subscription plans? \ud83d\ude42\nPlans for the workstation are:\nAccording to several sources, CPU power still overrules GPU power, when it comes to streaming video, at least with common streaming software like OBS; hence I plan to either get a AMD Ryzen 4750G Pro (essentially a SoC with a Ryzen 7 3700 + Vega 11 GPU), or a Ryzen 9 3900X / 3950 X plus a simple GPU like the nVidia GTX 1650.\nThus, the rough setup is going to be:\n– CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4750G Pro or Ryzen 9 3900X / 3950 X, plus a nice Noctua 14/15 cm CPU fan\n– GPU: either SoC / APU or nVidia GTX 1650\n– Case: probably Cooler Master HAF XB Evo or the Corsair 4000D Airflow; but no fancy bullshit RGB / LED light garbage \ud83d\ude42\n– Case Fans: Noctua + Scythe Flex ..\n– RAM: 32 GB, 3200 MHz, CAS 15 timings (to aim for the 10 – 11 ns sweetspot)\n– Storage: 1 TB NVMe + raid of regular SSDs (Goodram SSD IRDM PRO Gen2 1TB, Intel SSD D3-S4510 or maybe Seagate Nytro 1000)\n– OS: Linux triple / multiple boot, one with Kubuntu / KDE Neon base, and the second system is gonna be Manjaro; maybe even with a Windows 10 Pro partition\nPlans for audio hardware:\nAfter intense studies and research, my personal sweet spot seems to be the Rode Procaster, which is surprisingly flexible in its usage. Aside of being a really good microphone for talk and moderation – which is what I want to get back into strongly, having done web radion since the early 2000s – it is also quite comfortable to use as a directional microphone for recording the sound of instruments; which was my initial idea behind getting a Samsung E845 S.\nNot “hardware” per se, but I finally want to get some decent percussion “hardware”, ie. a nice cajon plus bass or 2-in-one cajon, maybe a bongo or two, very possibly an african conga, and others \ud83d\ude42\nAnd finally, there is those things like with the extended lockdown in Germany till mid of February, and all that stuff going on .. trying out yoga, and picking up sport / stunt kiting again. Actually, my parents both did yoga even before my birth, so its .. both familiar, but also new. Also, I did sport kiting for over 10 years, and that was kind of the only real type ofsport I liked, aside of cross-country skiing.", "date_published": "2021-01-21T08:22:34+01:00", "date_modified": "2021-01-21T08:34:00+01:00", "author": { "name": "fwolf", "url": "https://wp-devil.com/author/fwolf/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c2a31599f60eec1232806bfc26066ed2?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://wp-devil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mmezn_tfzso.jpg", "tags": [ "2021", "audio", "djing", "Hardware", "plans", "resolutions", "sports", "thoughts", "ClassicPress", "DJ", "Life and let die", "Linux", "Musick", "wordpress" ] }, { "id": "https://wp-devil.com/no-tweets-no-game/", "url": "https://wp-devil.com/no-tweets-no-game/", "title": "No tweets, no game!", "content_html": "Just been searching around for a proper twitter feed widget. One, that does not just pull in the Twitter JS API and expode everyone to it. Or grab the Twitter Widget, which is equally bad (just a different type of JS package). Either its “buy me buy me! maximum mega pro premium edition” (which gots all the bells and whistles, including those features one would expect in a very BASIC plugin; but NOT in the “free” / basic version), the above mentioned “function” or very basic, rudimentary ones ..
\n.. This a very disappointing, sad state. Numbers and numbers of cruft.
\nGuess I just gonna roll my own, yeah? \ud83d\ude42
\nSo there is a working prototype. Just needs lots of refinement.
\nAnd another UNformatted data return option. Which I’m still working on whenever I’ve some time left to spare \ud83d\ude42