Software and website development guides, tips and tricks
Use Composer’s inline branch alias feature to test in-progress PHP package updates without formal releases. A practical solution for integrating feature branches cleanly into dependent projects.
Give your macOS dev directory some love: quick setup, clean symlinks and Apple’s hidden hammer icon, because neat matters.
Learn how to place both WordPress categories and posts under a single URL path like /docs, with custom permalink settings and a simple code fix.
I ran into some odd redirect behavior in WordPress and went down the rabbit hole trying to figure it out. This post covers what I discovered, what worked, and what might be worth checking if you're hitting something similar.
If you find yourself adding the same local files to .gitignore in every project, it might be time for a global ignore file. This post explains how to set one up and when it makes sense to use it in your development workflow.