Blog posts by Dave Briggs

  • The joy of /feed/

    RSS is a bit of the web’s plumbing that often is reported as dead or dying. It won’t go anywhere soon though because it’s just too useful. In short, RSS (usually read to stand for ‘really simple syndication’ although holy wars have been fought over this) provides a way of delivering the latest content from […]

  • Scheduling a post in WordPress

    A simple one this, but something that quite a few people using WordPress have missed. Sometimes you want to schedule a post to be published at a time other than right now. There are a few reasons for that: You can probably think of a few others yourself. So, how to get around this problem? […]

  • Weekly roundup 20/6/14

    Here is what your friendly dxwers have been reading and sharing this week.

  • The dxw WordPress security plugin

    Following up on recent posts by Duncan and myself on WordPress security, it’s probably about time I told you about the dxw WordPress security plugin. This plugin pulls in the data from the dxw WordPress plugin security reviews site, and embeds them in your site, right in the plugins page in your dashboard. This provides […]

  • Customising your WordPress dashboard with screen options

    As introduced in my previous post, there are lots of ways that the WordPress editing environment can be customised to meet your individual needs. One sight criticism of WordPress as it has developed over the years is that it has become a rather complicated beast, with lots of different options – many of which may be […]

  • Weekly roundup 13/6/14

    Here is what your friendly dxwers have been reading and sharing this week.