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 of those two elements becomes an issue, they (and…
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 you'll want to make sure you have. Whether you…
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 with growing pains. It was stepping back, but stepping…
If you’re running WooCommerce, the Orders screen is a great way to see – at a glance – what’s going on in your store. However, there’s one thing that it absolutely doesn’t show: the products that people have ordered. The code below changes that – it gives you a special column in your Orders screen called “Products” and shows a quantity and product name…
I have actually swapped over to ClickUp as a Content Calendar (and project management tool) but for someone who needs a more simple solution, this is still a VERY valid tutorial. A ClickUp tutorial is coming soon! Today was a great day at the office: we've been using a super-bloated, crazy to use task-management system for nearly a year, and (after all had been…
It's a tale as old as tales themselves. The Warrior of Light quests across the realm to vanquish the Darkness that has overtaken the people. Good triumphs over evil, and the hero/heroine rides off into the Sunset having done their good deeds for this adventure. Except... it's not. It's a world where Light is over-taking, and the sinners are the survivors. It's a world…
[caption id="attachment_4232" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Shadowbringers takes us to "The First", one of several shards of the universe that's split off from "The Source". This universe, while somewhat similar to our own, has been overrun by Light. We are sent there to save The First from being overtaken, and (by doing so) to become the Warriors of Darkness. This is a fascinating storyline, and I'm…
In just two days, the gates will open wide and the adventures of Eorzea will descend upon the First Shard to guard it against the flood of Light. The preliminary patch notes were released today so everyone's been pouring over them in hopes of learning what information they can before the big opening day celebrations on Friday. Here are the things I'm looking forward…
Sitting on a plane, being able to write on my blog... technology is a beautiful thing, isn't it? I'm flying back from Chicago (by way of Charleston, SC) to Nashville. I had the opportunity to speak on Gamification at two very awesome (and very different) events: Digital Summit Chicago and Type-A Parent & Lifestyle Blogging Conference. One for marketers and brands, another for the…
I wrote yesterday on Gutenberg, WordPress' soon-to-be editing experience, as it was highly mentioned at WordCampUS here in Nashville over the weekend. Yesterday, I focused specifically on the outer facade of Gutenberg - movable blocks, layouts, and modular approaches to content. Today, we're going to look at the back-end. For a WordPress developer, this is where their experience may become a little less rosy.…