I'm looking for a way to take a large animated gif and turn it into a reasonable size animation to use as a background element on a site. Any suggestions on where to start?

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If I unsubscribe from your newsletter, you can bet with 100% certainty that I do not need or want a followup email saying "Goodbye from our Newsletter"

I'm still on the hunt for another WordPress developer to join me full-time at a food & beverage marketing agency. Hybrid role in Minneapolis/St Paul. Reach out to me! #WCMSP #WordCampMSP @wordpress.org

I saw on LinkedIn some folks listing their job title as "Vibe Coding Cleanup Specialist". I loved it so much, I'm now trying to figure out how to properly word "I fix business sites that were built by the boss's nephew" for my new title.

I had a client with a daily process that stopped running and nobody noticed. I thought I fixed it by adding a daily "success" notice, but that turned into noise. The real fix was an alert when it DIDN'T run. I wrote about how the journey and solution. vegasgeek.com/never-wonder...

Never Wonder “Did It Run?” Again - VegasGeek

Sometimes, the best product ideas come from scratching your own itch. A while back, we had a client with a daily process running behind the scenes. Everything was fine… until one day, it wasn’t. The p...

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Self reminder: When a phone call comes in and the screen says (Spam Risk), believe it.

Cleaning up some old bookmarks and ran across my favorite placeholder image site. I forget about it for long periods, and then I'm happy to rediscover it. robohash.org/300/300

From @robertdevore.com #WordPress & #WooCommerce plugins he no longer maintains. "If you liked any of these, or wished you had created them, now’s your chance to fork them and keep them alive." robertdevore.com/wordpress-wo...

50+ Free WordPress & WooCommerce Plugins Now on GitHub

Explore 50+ free WordPress and WooCommerce plugins I've built - open source and ready to fork on GitHub. Take them, improve them, keep them alive.

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I don't really mind the heat in Vegas during the summer. But, the first few days of the season when it's over 100° are awful. Then, the last few weeks when you shout "JUST BE DONE ALREADY", are awful. The rest I can deal with. But right now... ugh.

Me: We received an item in our order that shouldn't have been sent. No problem, I'll just return it. Cat: The fuck you will!

If internet is out at my house, I get to treat it as a holiday, right?

I don't know about you, but I use WP_Query a lot when coding in #WordPress. This article from @spacedmonkey.bsky.social is a great resource on how to enhance your use of WP_Query. Well worth a read. https://bit.ly/4kwUVfa

Enhancing WP_Query Performance in WordPress - Spacedmonkey

WP_Query is a powerful tool for fetching posts in WordPress. However, if you don’t carefully configure your queries, they can quickly become inefficient, particularly on larger sites. Whether you’re working on a high-traffic website, a REST API endpo...

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As a developer, I can't think of anything worse than dealing with time zones.

Life gets real between paychecks, so I’m running a quick flash sale this week. Starting at just $30 gets you: – A website fix – A blog post or content cleanup – A polished email or social caption – etc If it helps you shine online, I’ll write or fix it. Fast, friendly, professional. DM or comment

*Very* cool use of typed attr() for grid placement! 😀 dev.to/madsstoumann...

Guitar Chords in CSS

In my previous article, I looked into the new, improved attr() method in CSS. I was over the moon...

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Passkeys for Normal People

Let me start by very simply explaining the problem we're trying to solve with passkeys. Imagine you're logging on to a website like this: And, because you want to protect your account from being logged into by someone else who may obtain your username and password, you've turned on two-factor

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Just spammed myself with 6,101 test emails on accident. So, yeah, Wednesday is feeling like an extension of Monday.

About once a year I check to see if this vital plugin is still in the repo. It may be THE most important plugin in the repo. (or, it's one of those silly ideas that pop up at a WordCamp. You decide.) wordpress.org/plugins/the/

If you have an hour or two to kill, this 6000+ word post (+600-ish photos) about a font way more interesting than I expected for a post about a font. I may also now be obsessed with finding the Gorton font in the wild. aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

The hardest working font in Manhattan

A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.

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You know what today needs? Today needs a pic of a kitty sleeping in a box holding his fishy.

The entire #4nations tourney has been fantastic hockey. It's only fitting for USA/Canada to be going to overtime in the final.

Looking to add 10 new PokemonGo friends. Hit me up! #pokemon #pokemongo #pokemongofriendcode

Seat belts, everyone 💚 If you’re on the struggle bus, please remember your seat belt (your seat belt is self-care). It is NOT selfish to prioritize your mental health, take care of you. Visit your local library or favorite bookstore, watch your comfort show, drink some water, pet all the dogs… 💚

Me: [sign in to website] site popup: Need help? Start a chat! me: oh, perfect... [starts chat] site popup: we're sorry, chat is offline on weekends. me: then why did you ask me to start a chat?

You can now protect your KadenceWP and MailPoet forms with Turnstile, in the latest version of the Simple Cloudflare Turnstile plugin (1.30.0)! 🎉 🔗 wordpress.org/plugins/simp...

Simple Cloudflare Turnstile – CAPTCHA Alternative

Add Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, WooCommerce, Contact Forms & more. The user-friendly, privacy-preserving reCAPTCHA alternative. 100% free!

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I like to think that checking "I never signed up for this mailing list" when unsubscribing from yet another spammer's email list that it informs @mailchimphelp.bsky.social and they actually slap the senders hand.

Do ya ever watch a video that gives you goosebumps and makes you sad for all the music that could have been? For me, it's this one. Every. Damn. Time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEMm...

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Live On MTV Unplugged Unedited)

YouTube video by NirvanaVEVO

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If somebody asks what your favorite movie is, do you feel compelled to have some deep philosophical answer about an Oscar-worthy that touched your soul, or are you fine to say something like... Galaxy Quest, Grandma's Boy, That Thing You Do.

When everything it feels like the world is burning down around us, do you find it hard to celebrate the little victories at work? or is that just me?