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Howto's, snippets, and articles I've written over the years.

Google Analytics WordPress Plugin

January 3rd, 2018

I wanted to learn now to create a basic plugin for WordPress and have made this very basic WordPress plugin that adds Google Analytics tracking code to your WordPress Site.

How to use htaccess to password protect your website

November 29th, 2017

There are many reasons why you would want to password protect your website, or a section of your website. Here's how to setup a .htaccess file to password protect your website.

Magento: remove admin mass action for specific role

August 15th, 2017

I had a use case where a Magento admin user was limited to viewing the orders only. They should be able to view orders but not perform any actions on an order. The best way to do this with Magento is to remove admin mass actions for a specific user role.

Magento: Remove specific tabs from product edit in admin

August 8th, 2017

Here's how to remove specific tabs from Magento's admin product edit pages.

How to upgrade Magento 2 to a later version

June 9th, 2017

Here's how to upgrade Magento 2 to a later version. For example, if you are currently running 2.1.6 and you need to upgrade to 2.1.7.

How to get the URL of a CMS page or a static block in Magento

April 19th, 2017

Here's how to get the URL of a CMS page or a static block in Magento.

How to use a different SSH port with rsync

April 18th, 2017

I'm forever forgetting how to use a different ssh port with rsync, so here's how to do it.

HEAD request with PHP

March 30th, 2017

If you want to perform a HEAD request with PHP on an URL you can use the `stream` functionality...

Cheat Sheet: Magento Collection Snippets

August 18th, 2016

A cheat sheet containing useful Magento Collection snippets.

Magento Snippet: Use a Group By clause on a collection model

August 17th, 2016

Here's a Magento snippet showing how to use a Group By clause on a Magento collection model.

Managing Homebrew Services

August 5th, 2016

Homebrew is easy to use and makes installing services such as MySQL or Elasticsearch a breeze. Here's how to manage those services.

I’m a Magento Certified Developer!

I’m a Magento Certified Developer!

August 4th, 2016

I'm pleased to announce that I have recently passed the Magento Certified Developer exam.

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