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Converting images to monochrome using CSS and SVG filters
During a recent client project, our team stumbled upon an intriguing challenge that we thought could be both fascinating and useful to share. The mission was to enable clients to upload a color image and, at the same time, generate a monochrome version without complicating the uploading process. We initially explored a grayscale approach, which…
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Transitioning to WPMU Dev
A great developer once said to me why take 30 minutes to do one thing when you can spend hours automating and never have to spend those 30 minutes again. He had just completed developing a theme template, it had taken months but now our theme development speed had doubled. This was the approach I…
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Learning to use Linux for WordPress development
When I first joined the team at PIE, my lack of Linux knowledge was a genuine concern. I had always been immersed in Windows environments, and it was the operating system I felt most at ease with. The thought of venturing beyond the familiarity of Windows never really crossed my mind. However, leaping out of…
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Improving How Our WooCommerce Plugin Handles Template Versions
During a recent customer support interaction for one of our WooCommerce plugins, we encountered a situation where the customer’s currently active WordPress child theme contained outdated template files, including some from our own plugins. This issue came to light while assisting the customer in debugging a separate issue. This experience prompted us, as WooCommerce developers,…
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Elevate Your SEO: Looking at SmartCrawl Pro as an alternative to Yoast SEO
If you’re currently using Yoast SEO and looking to explore new possibilities without the hassle, let me introduce you to SmartCrawl Pro. In this post, we’ll dive into what makes SmartCrawl Pro stand out, discuss the smooth transition from Yoast, and help you decide if this could be the SEO upgrade your website needs. Discovering…
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Supporting a custom wp-content directory on WP Engine
This week, we successfully migrated a client’s website to WP Engine, a move that brought to light an unexpected challenge inherent in the WP Engine platform. Initially set up by the original developer, the site was configured to utilize custom directories for both wp-content and wp-content/uploads—let’s refer to them as “stuff” and “stuff/things” for this…
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Get a free month of WPEngine hosting
Love your WordPress site? Make it faster, tougher and smarter with top notch hosting at a 50% saving. Plus a month free if you sign up before the end of May! At PIE, we work with specialist WordPress hosting provider WPEngine, to bring our customers high quality hosting at an affordable price. Why is it…
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WP Engine discount – now even better
I can’t recommend the rock solid performance of Pie & WP Engine enough for any business’ website. I’ve been with them now for a few months, and the experience has been, and is, fantastic. Richard Heathcote Voiceover Artist – http://www.richardheathcote.co.uk/ Tell me about this WP Engine Discount We have been using WP Engine as our preferred…
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NOT ALL HOSTING IS EQUAL
Our hosting package comes straight from WP Engine. We chose WP Engine hosting because we found their reputation for being an awesome specialist WordPress hosting provider to be entirely justified.
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WordPress Support, Maintenance & Hosting
Broken your site? Need a bespoke plugin? Need your theme to be just so? We offer two tiers of support pricing, billed by the minute, not the hour. All packages are covered by an SLA so you know what to expect from us.
