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5 Python Scripts for OSINT and Pentesting
Everything is insecure and you’re one bad decision away from being p0wn3d harder than you ever have in your entire life. It’s a harsh reality and one you’ve got to accept in full or ignore altogether. I’m from the group…
Read ArticleIntroducing IntelliPress: The Smart Ai Assistant for WordPress
The last time I was this excited to announce a new baby, it was my son 😂 Today I’d like to formally introduce you to IntelliPress , an AI WordPress plugin that integrates with the OpenAI API . It’s built to help you…
Read ArticleCreating my own cipher code
I can’t remember what sparked the idea, but I got bit by a strong urge to create my own cipher. Maybe it’s all the spy shit I watch on TV 😂 Regardless, I knew that there were a couple of things that I needed to figure…
Read Article“How hungry are you?”
This question changed everything. I was in the middle of writing a blog post titled “Hitting pause”, outlining how I was going to be pushing back the CannaBiz Software launch and focus my efforts elsewhere. Then out of…
Read ArticleThe past, present and future of WP Dispensary
It’s been nearly 7 years since I first released WP Dispensary 😲 On November 26th, 2015 I published this article announcing to the world that I built the first cannabis menu plugin for WordPress. Needless to say, it was…
Read ArticleHow to customize the style of your WordPress login screen
This post is going to show you how to add a few small code snippets to change the appearance of the WordPress login screen. We’ll walk through the process of changing the default WordPress logo to your own using the…
Read ArticleGoing all in: One year later
On this day last year I went all in with WP Dispensary, leaving behind 10+ years of full time freelancing. It was one of the most exciting times in my life, both professionally and personally. I felt a huge weight…
Read ArticleDelivery Drivers for WooCommerce
Today I am happy to announce the release of my newest open source plugin, Delivery Drivers for WooCommerce . As you can probably guess by the name, it's a plugin for WooCommerce that adds functionality for businesses…
Read ArticleThank You WordPress
WordPress version 1.5, named Strayhorn after the pianist Billy Strayhorn because " we thought he was perfect to represent the power and elegance of this release" was released February 17th, 2002._ _ That seems to hold…
Read Article5 Things I’ve learned building my first blocks for Gutenberg
Over the last few months I've watched as Gutenberg has been developed, silently taking notes, watching for patterns and possible areas to excel in. Then I found that the domain Pillar.Press was available and it snapped…
Read ArticleBack to Basics
I always thought Impostor Syndrome was bullshit. Then I realized I was 6 months in to running WP Dispensary full time and I had no idea what I was doing. Recently, I've been working on WPD v2.0 and have pushed myself to…
Read ArticleWP Dispensary v2.0 is being released on 4/20
It is now less than 2 weeks until I release version 2.0** of WP Dispensary . And if you're not looking at a calendar, yes, the release date is 4/20 ? After working on this release, I took a step back and realized that…
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