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WooCommerce: Third Party API Calls At Checkout
I’ve been doing a lot more WooCommerce work as of late. And with good reason – WooCommerce (as of the end of 2016) powers nearly 42% of all eCommerce stores on the internet. One of the biggest requests I have when working with WooCommerce is how to integrate a third party vendor into a checkout…
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How To Search A Specific Custom Post Type (Only!) in WordPress
If you’re like me, you use custom post types a LOT when you’re doing projects (or on your own site, if I’ve done it for you!). There’s a lot of value in having a type of content that’s unrestrained and flexible. Sometimes, however, you want to be able to search a particular post type, and…
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Splitting Out Spotify: Streaming & Recording With "Tracks" in OBS
It’s a known fact that using streamed footage to create YouTube videos is a fantastic way to repurpose content. However, for a lot of streamers, their music of choice on stream leaves them with a problem: YouTube’s (seemingly random) stance on copyright. Using popular songs is guaranteed to get you a strike, but it’s difficult…
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Splitting Large Video Files For Editing with FFmpeg
I’ve been doing more video content than ever as of late, and working with video files is one of my favorite pastimes. Between streaming and editing video for YouTube, being able to manipulate video files – especially large ones – is becoming more and more of a necessity. A few days ago, I had an…
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Killers & Gamification: “Win… at any cost”
A note, before we begin: a lot of people, when they hear the name of the ‘killers’ player group, don’t like to actually be called ‘Killers’. There is a negative connotation the name brings. Take it from someone who plays video games – the name is very apt. There are groups of people who, whether…
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Explorers & Gamification: “To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before!”
Explorers are, by far, the hardest group to please. They thrill in the hunt of the unknown and new, and love to face difficult challenges. On the one hand, an explorer doesn’t need a clear goal to engage with a ‘construct’ – they’re quite happy jumping in with both feet and seeing what the world…
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Socialites & Gamification: “Better, Together”
Socialites, in games, love the idea of spending their interactions (and time) with other players. There are two main reasons why a socialite continues to use a platform or game. One, they enjoy the features you’ve implemented to keep them around. Two, the people they have met are on your platform as well. If either…
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3+ Things Every Content Creator Needs In 2020
There is no better time to stake your claim online. The Internet, one thought to be a ‘passing fad‘, is still here and going stronger than ever. But it’s not enough to just put your voice out on every social media platform you come across. In order to truly succeed online, there are certain necessities…
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Twenty-Twenty
But for real, though… who’s still blogging in 2020? Me. At least, I should be, and so here we are. I’d love to be one of those people who say that “2019 was a year of <insert whatever amazing things happened here>” but, really, that’s not what it was for me. It was growing, but…
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