Posts by nimdaxing
WordPress Security Updates As Separate Releases
Before we get to flying cars and space tourism, I would really like to see the WordPress ecosphere consider separating release candidates into Feature Updates and Security Updates whenever possible.
Read MoreWhy Use Self-Hosted WordPress Instead?
Any self-hosted website you own will have maintenance costs. It requires consideration from the start about how you are going to keep all its components updated and its security stance relevant to the types of threats public-facing websites experience. Some of my clients have IT people for this, and some do not. The cost for such services varies according to the website’s complexity and the problems encountered during maintenance.
Read MoreDocumentation Promise
All Work Fully Documented All Expansions include user guides and site integration maps so that you retain full control of your environment even after my work is finished. If you need to get another technical entity involved, those documents (and in some cases videos) will make that easy to do. The site integration map describes…
Read MoreHow To Document A WordPress Build to Reduce Cost of Ownership
Dependencies between WordPress core, plugins, custom code, or other components will always add complexity to the WordPress ownership experience. Complexity adds cost.
Read MoreFive Reasons WooCommerce Offers The Best ROI When Compared To Other E-commerce Solutions
The hardest part of selling your products or services online is probably choosing the best ecommerce platform for your website. This right platform can reduce costs, minimize development time, and increase the ROI of your business. After doing extensive research, we found five reasons why choosing WooCommerce for your website will give you the best…
Read MoreAvoiding Complexity In Workflow Diagrams
Workflow diagrams map use cases into a coherent visual story, providing far more context than mere bullet points in text. The trick is to keep the diagram simple, and this requires evaluating what the reader brings to the table. One person’s “simple” can be another’s “confusing”. Too much information can be a bad thing when…
Read MoreProtected: Concept-to-Design Demonstration
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Read MoreJIRA Service Desk Enhanced Workflow Map
This video provides a quick overview of the workflow map I use to guide my support desk tasks at FlexTech Media. I only cover the critical path in this video, and not some of the other paths you can clearly see in the screenshot of my map, which you can also download by right-clicking on…
Read MoreHow SearchWP Proves Value
“I looked into creating a secure, searchable PDF file archive for your researchers,” I said sitting across from my expectant client. It was the winter of 2013 and my client had paid me well to evaluate the landscape of options. “The other options come in at around $8,000.00 if they are a dime. This plug-in is from a company called SearchWP, and it will work within your current website after some configuration. It runs about $80.00 a year.”
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