Here at OnPoint Plugins we embrace the AI revolution as a way to increase our abilities and productivity. We were early adopters. After a couple of years of daily use, we are ready to share some experience and expertise of using AI to develop WordPress plugins. We do not use AI to write any of our website content or plugins. Everything, including this article, is still written by a human. Model Overload The AI world feels like a sea of endless AI model options which are always … [Read more...]
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Advanced Sidebar Menu – Version 9.9
Version 9.9 of the Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin is now available and ready for general use. Version 9.9 brings new ordering options for Category menus, performance improvements and architectural changes as building blocks for future versions. This version includes 87 commits with over 170 files being changed. This article could easily be 10 pages long and still not cover all the little improvements made in this version. Instead of covering everything, I'll highlight the most interesting … [Read more...]
Go Live Update Urls – Version 7.1
Version 7.1 of Go Live Update Urls plugin is now available and ready for general use. Version 7.1 enhances and expands the plugin's WP-CLI capabilities. The new commands offer complete access to all the same tools and information available in the standard UI or the Tools page. It is now possible to include reports, run tests, and get robust feedback in your CI/CD workflows or from the terminal. New Progress Bar on update Command All runs of the update command will now provide feedback … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Version 9.8
Version 9.8 of the Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin is now available and ready for general use. This version brings enhancements to the block style section interactions. Saving of Open State When working with block styles, it is common to work with particular style sections while rarely changing others. Back in version 9.7, we added support for collapsing style sections to provide a tighter focus on the styles being changed. Now with version 9.8, closing a section will persist the … [Read more...]
Exporting (dumping) a WordPress Database
When submitting a support request for a WordPress plugin, one of the things you will commonly be asked for is a database dump of your site. A database dump allows the support technician to load your data into a test site to receive insight about the state of your particular site. Having a database dump provides an enormous amount of information to make support responses not only faster but more accurate. WordPress and PHP provide several processes for exporting a database dump. We're going to … [Read more...]
Advanced Sidebar Menu – Version 9.7
Version 9.7 of the Advanced Sidebar Menu plugin is now available and ready for general use. This version focused on expanding the styling options for full compatibility with block based themes as well as modern styling units. Menu Styles Now One Column The nice thing about blocks is they are universal and may be used in various areas of the WordPress admin. Namely used in. The tricky part is the block settings and toolbar options may appear in a different layout depending on the … [Read more...]