Dave Barr
@barrd.dev
✫ Mostly Harmless WordPress Web Developer ✫ Co-Organiser @bristolwpmeetup.bsky.social ✫ Website: https://barrd.dev
WordPress fixing Chromes Admin Bar glitch CSS & GPU compositing Fixed WordPress Admin Bar glitches in Chrome by replacing background-attachment: fixed & using specific transitions instead of transition: all. barrd.dev/article/word...
WordPress, fixing Chrome’s Admin Bar glitch - CSS & GPU compositing : barrd.dev
Fixed WordPress Admin Bar glitches in Chrome by replacing background-attachment: fixed & using specific transitions instead of transition: all.
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🚀 We've launched a brand new website! A fresh online home where you can find event info, connect with us & the community and stay up to date with everything we're doing. Take a look, bookmark it and let us know what you think. Huge thanks to @kinsta.com for hosting. 🙌 👉 bristolwordpresspeople.org
Home - Bristol WordPress People
Hello 👋, and welcome to Bristol WordPress People, the WordPress community for Bristol and the surrounding area. Whether you’re a blogger or a business owner, a developer or a designer, or even if you’...
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Great event last night: 'Building your own AI tools from WordPress'. Huge thanks to Rob Morrisby for the inspiring talk and engaging Q&A session afterwards. 🙌 For a recap here's a link to the slides; gamma.app/docs/Buildin...
Elementor Developer Required Atomic Smash are looking for a super-speedy Elementor developer. Is that you — or do you know someone they should talk to? Contact Piers Tincknell; Website: atomicsmash.co.uk Email: piers@atomicsmash.co.uk
Atomic Smash | WordPress & WooCommerce agency, Bristol
We're the WordPress / WooCommerce agency that will improve your website to help you achieve your online goals faster.
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WordPress, renaming an established custom ACF block Step‑by‑step guide to rename established custom ACF blocks in WordPress: Update files, block.json, field groups, Db content & related styles. barrd.dev/article/word...
WordPress, renaming an established custom ACF block : barrd.dev
Step‑by‑step guide to rename established custom ACF blocks in WordPress: Update files, block.json, field groups, Db content & related styles.
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Want full control over your AI-powered tools? 🚀 Next Tuesday, 3 February, join Rob Morrisby for a session on building your own AI tools with WordPress. Boost privacy, data control and creativity for smarter client projects. Don’t miss out! www.meetup.com/bristol-word... #WordPress #Bristol
Building your own AI tools from WordPress, Tue, Feb 3, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup
**Off-the-shelf AI widgets are easy, but limited. This session shows how to build your own AI-powered tools from your WordPress site — giving you full control over data, pr
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It's time for the Selkirk Grace. Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be Thankit. Slàinte 🏴 #Scotland #BurnsNight
Want full control over your AI-powered tools? 🚀 Join us for a session with Rob Morrisby on building your own AI tools from WordPress! Learn how to enhance privacy, data control and creativity for smarter client projects. Don't miss out! www.meetup.com/bristol-word... #WordPress #Meetup #Bristol
Building your own AI tools from WordPress, Tue, Feb 3, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup
**Off-the-shelf AI widgets are easy, but limited. This session shows how to build your own AI-powered tools from your WordPress site — giving you full control over data, pr
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Secure local development environment with mkcert and a Gulp / BrowserSync setup. No HTTPS security warnings, just a trusted localhost working site. barrd.dev/article/secu...
Secure localhost with no warnings using mkcert & BrowserSync : barrd.dev
Secure local development environment with mkcert and Gulp/BrowserSync setup, no HTTPS security warnings, just a trusted localhost working site.
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As seen in `Hacker Newsletter #776` - useful for those of us that still use paper & pens. If you print this page, you’ll get a nifty calendar that displays all of the year’s dates on a single page. It will automatically fit on a single sheet of paper of any size. neatnik.net/calendar/?ye...
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A simple printable calendar with the full year on a single page
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___ // Happy New Year \\___ First post of 2026 Git worktree, run multiple branches in parallel directories to juggle features, hotfixes and testing without stashing or constant checkouts. barrd.dev/article/para...
Parallel development without the headaches using Git worktree : barrd.dev
Git worktree, run multiple branches in parallel directories to juggle features, hotfixes and testing without stashing or constant checkouts.
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Well, I never. 'Sanna is an old and dear friend of [checks notes] - 40 years... Very proud of her. 😊 🙌 👏 --- Findhorn Bay Arts founder Kresanna Aigner awarded MBE in King’s New Year’s Honours List www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/festiva...
Festival founder 'deeply proud' at being made MBE
Findhorn Bay Arts founder Kresanna Aigner has been awarded an MBE in recognition of her service to Moray.
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Last article of 2025. Upgrading ACF blocks to API v3 for WordPress 7.0 iframe editor. I explain why minimal previews beat full renders for faster, cleaner editing. barrd.dev/article/word...
WordPress ACF blocks: Simplify the editor with slide-out field panels : barrd.dev
Upgrading ACF blocks to API v3 for WordPress 7.0 iframe editor. I explain why minimal previews beat full renders for faster, cleaner editing.
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Happy Solstice! ✨ Here’s to the return of the light and the release of my new single, Wintersmith. Head to www.shirleybarrmusic.com for all relevant links ❄️ #terrypratchett #wintersmith #independentmusic
Merry Christmas! Huge thanks to our sponsors Kinsta, Defended.net, 34SP, Atomic Smash & TCN and to all our amazing members. Wishing you a joyful, restful festive season! 🎄
Safely render SVGs in WordPress by creating a custom wp_kses based escaping function that passes PHPCS, keeps security intact and preserves code. barrd.dev/article/word...
WordPress, safely outputting SVGs without fighting PHPCS : barrd.dev
Safely render SVGs in WordPress by creating a custom wp_kses based escaping function that passes PHPCS, keeps security intact & preserves code.
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My sister “doing what she does best” making music and therefore spreading happiness. 😊
Shirley Barr@shirley-sings.bsky.social · 9mo agoIt’s #bandcampfriday, I have a new single available to preorder, and I’m sharing a wee taste of this outrageously good Looper video created by the magical Marry Waterson to celebrate its release ❄️ You can preorder via Linktree in bio or via shirleybarrmusic.com #wintersmith #independentmusic
🔥 Atomic Smash is hiring a Full Stack PHP Support Developer (£35–40k DOE). Office-first (3 days/wk, UK-only). WordPress / WooCommerce sites. Strong PHP, WP, Woo, HTML/CSS/SASS, DNS + server skills needed. Learning time, flexible hours. Full details 👇 bristolcreativeindustries.com/job/atomic-s...
Atomic Smash - Full Stack PHP Support Developer | Bristol Creative Industries
Read more about the Atomic Smash - Full Stack PHP Support Developer role, job benefits, company details and how to apply for the position.
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SpinupWP + Cloudflare plugin from Webreact auto-syncs cache purges, simplifying site updates with easy setup and one-click Admin Bar control. barrd.dev/article/word...
WordPress, combined purge of Cloudflare + SpinupWP caches : barrd.dev
WordPress, SpinupWP + Cloudflare plugin auto-syncs cache purges, simplifying site updates with easy setup and one-click Admin Bar controls.
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✨ Don’t miss out on our Christmas Party! ✨ To enter the festive raffle, you’ll need to be signed up on Meetup and be there on the night. We will have some exciting prizes, drinks, and tasty light bites waiting, so just bring your festive spirit! 🎁 🎄 👉 www.meetup.com/bristol-word...
Bristol WordPress People Christmas Social , Tue, Dec 2, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
We know you love attending our talks and that you always want to learn more about WordPress, however for our December event we have decided to instead hold a Christmas Soci
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Wishing my beautiful, talented sister @shirley-sings.bsky.social an amazing birthday 🎉 where she's spoilt rotten. 😁 Hope there's lots of cake 🎂 Big love from big brother! 💚
Last night’s talk, “Beyond Contact Forms: Building a Conversion System” by Jon Payne, had the room laughing and learning! 🎉 Insightful, practical, and hilarious. Huge thanks to Jon for an amazing session and to everyone who joined us! #WordPress #BristolWP
Go beyond the form! Join Jon Payne as he reveals how to turn fleeting enquiries into real revenue. In “Beyond Contact Forms: Building a Conversion System”, you’ll learn to transform lead capture into lasting client wins. Don’t just collect leads - convert them! www.meetup.com/bristol-word...
Jonny Allbut’s “Web Developers Guide to Understanding Common UX Pain Points That Frustrate Users” slides are now available! There's an additional slide with useful tools including the A/B testing tool he mentioned at the event. docs.google.com/presentation...
PUBLIC VERSION: Bristol WP Meetup Oct 2025 - A Web Developer's Guide to Understanding Common UX Pain Points That Frustrate Users
jaskcreative.co.uk A Web Developer’s Guide to… Understanding Common UX Pain Points That Frustrate Users Jonny Allbut / UX Specialist (and WP Fanboi!) Tuesday October 7th 2025
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Fantastic session at the Bristol WordPress Meetup! Huge thanks to Jonny Allbut for sharing his “Web Developer’s Guide to Common UX Pain Points” — plenty of practical takeaways to make our sites smoother and more user-friendly. #WordPress #UX #Bristol
Our next meetup is on Tuesday, October 7th, at Temple Studios. Jonny Allbut will be presenting 'A web developer's guide to understanding UX pain points that frustrate users'. Sign up on our Meetup Page; www.meetup.com/bristol-word...
Web developers guide to understanding common UX pain points that frustrate users, Tue, Oct 7, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Ever wondered why users abandon your beautifully crafted website faster than you can say "conversion rate"? Join us in October for "A Web Developer's Guide to Understandin
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