Greg Rickaby https://gregrickaby.com Full-Stack Engineer / Photographer / Author en Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:39:22 GMT 2008-2024 - Greg Rickaby 60 https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://github.com/gregrickaby/gregrickaby greg@gregrickaby.com (Greg Rickaby) The Moons of 2023 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-moons-of-2023 <p>Instead of making New Year&#8217;s resolutions every year, I try to learn something new. For example, last year I wanted to learn how to speak French and hit a 365 day streak on Duo-lingo. In 2021, I wanted to learn JavaScript, deeply. The list goes on and on. Last January, I hadn&#8217;t figured out what [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-moons-of-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:13:21 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-moons-of-2023 Duck Camp 2023 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2023 <p>Once again Chase and I drove up to Florence, Wisconsin for a week of hunting the first week of November. We had a wonderful time with family as well as hunting ducks in Aurora and Green Bay. After 5 years of trying, Chase finally shot his first duck! I brought along my Sony a7R IV, [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:43:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2023 Brightening the Frame: How Gain Maps Elevate HDR Photography https://gregrickaby.com/blog/how-gain-maps-elevate-hdr-photography <p>Greg explores the vibrant world of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography enhanced by Gain Maps</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/how-gain-maps-elevate-hdr-photography">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/how-gain-maps-elevate-hdr-photography August’s Super Blue Moon https://gregrickaby.com/blog/augusts-super-blue-moon-2023 <p>It won&#8217;t be until August 2032 that we see another Super Blue Moon so tonight was something rare. My friend Justin invited me over for a beer, and while the moon rose we started snapping photos. Here are some of my favorites.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/augusts-super-blue-moon-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:57:29 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/augusts-super-blue-moon-2023 Milky Way on August 9 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/milky-way-on-august-9 <p>The photo was two exposures from my front yard, one of the sky, the other of the trees (illuminated with my iPhone&#8217;s flashlight). I merged both in Photoshop and then some basic adjustments in Lightroom Classic.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/milky-way-on-august-9">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:19:11 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/milky-way-on-august-9 First Day of School 2023 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2023 <p>Wyatt 2nd grade, Tara 5th grade, Chloe 4th grade. This is also Tara&#8217;s first year as an elementary teacher. Congratulations on all your hard work, I&#8217;m so proud of you!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Wed, 09 Aug 2023 07:24:17 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2023 Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 Impresses https://gregrickaby.com/blog/stable-diffusion-xl-1-0-impresses <p>The release of Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 brings exciting enhancements, including a higher image resolution and simplified prompt requirements. </p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/stable-diffusion-xl-1-0-impresses">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:52:17 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/stable-diffusion-xl-1-0-impresses We Went Chasing Waterfalls https://gregrickaby.com/blog/we-went-chasing-waterfalls <p>This post showcases some photos of waterfalls at Dave&#8217;s Falls County Park in Amberg Wisconsin</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/we-went-chasing-waterfalls">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:01:57 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/we-went-chasing-waterfalls Sienna by Starlight https://gregrickaby.com/blog/sienna-by-starlight <p>Check out this fun photo of the Milky Way and our family&#8217;s Toyota Sienna</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/sienna-by-starlight">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:01:43 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/sienna-by-starlight Disney World – June 2023 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-june-2023 <p>Our family took a long weekend trip to Disney World during Pride Month. Check out the photos!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-june-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:41:20 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-june-2023 My First Milky Way Photo https://gregrickaby.com/blog/my-first-milky-way-photo <p>Here is a fifteen-shot exposure taken from my backyard in South Alabama. The images were stacked with Starry Landscape Stacker and edited to taste in Adobe Lightroom Classic. This is the first of many Milky Way photos I hope to share!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/my-first-milky-way-photo">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sat, 17 Jun 2023 09:13:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/my-first-milky-way-photo EHS Graduation 2023 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/ehs-graduation-2023 <p>Congratulations Chase, Alicia, all our dance family members, and all 400+ other Enterprise High School Seniors! We&#8217;re proud of you!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/ehs-graduation-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Wed, 24 May 2023 08:32:39 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/ehs-graduation-2023 Birds in Black and White https://gregrickaby.com/blog/birds-in-black-and-white <p>Black and white photos can also be a beautiful way to capture the beauty and personality of birds.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/birds-in-black-and-white">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:12:35 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/birds-in-black-and-white EHS Senior Prom 2023 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/ehs-senior-prom-2023 <p>I was asked to head back to the Train Depot in downtown Enterprise to take Senior Prom photos of several couples. I brought along my Sony A7RIVA and the Tamron 35-150mm and spend a couple of hours shooting some of our favorite people on one the most memorable nights of their lives.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/ehs-senior-prom-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sat, 11 Mar 2023 10:58:29 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/ehs-senior-prom-2023 Candid Portraits for Center Stage Dance Company https://gregrickaby.com/blog/candid-portraits-for-center-stage-dance-company <p>On New Year&#8217;s Day, we went to the Enterprise Train Depot and I took some candid portraits of the dance company. I used my Tamron 35-150mm. Honestly, this lens pretty much stays attached to my A7RIV! I loved the overcast sky, which provided some moody light&#8230; everyone had so much fun!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/candid-portraits-for-center-stage-dance-company">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Wed, 04 Jan 2023 20:44:25 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/candid-portraits-for-center-stage-dance-company Happy Little Trees https://gregrickaby.com/blog/happy-little-trees <p>Today I painted my interpretation of “Islands in the Wilderness”, based on Season 29, Episode #1 of The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. It&#8217;s my best painting yet, in this post I wanted to write about my painting journey in 2022. I&#8217;ve painted 8 paintings in 2022, and you can see my progress throughout [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/happy-little-trees">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:23:27 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/happy-little-trees Disney World – Christmas 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-christmas-2022 <p>We stayed 7 days at Disney&#8217;s Riviera Resort and toured all the parks, twice. The weather was unusually warm, which meant we didn&#8217;t need to bundle up and even had some time at the pool! Some highlights include: I brought along my Sony a7R IVA and my new Tamron 35-150mm and took hundreds of photos. [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-christmas-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:32:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-christmas-2022 Duck Camp 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2022 <p>This year it was just Chase and I traveling to Florence, Wisconsin. It was unseasonably warm with temps in the mid-70s all week. We traveled back and forth from Octono and Green Bay and managed to knock down a few ducks. We also met up with Uncle Jon and my cousin Ryan. They shot a [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sun, 06 Nov 2022 08:51:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2022 Chase’s Senior Portraits https://gregrickaby.com/blog/chases-senior-portraits <p>While up in Wisconsin for our annual Duck Hunting trip, we did a photo shoot for his senior portraits. I can&#8217;t believe he&#8217;s graduating in May 2023!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/chases-senior-portraits">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:48:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/chases-senior-portraits Disney World – Labor Day Weekend 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-labor-day-weekend-2022 <p>A quick trip to Disney World to celebrate Tara&#8217;s birthday over Labor Day Weekend. Fun!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-labor-day-weekend-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:49:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-labor-day-weekend-2022 Sunset ‘Round The Bed https://gregrickaby.com/blog/sunset-around-the-bed <p>The kids and I hopped into the car to go take some photos of the sunset. I snapped this while on the way&#8230;and it ended up being the keeper!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/sunset-around-the-bed">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:18:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/sunset-around-the-bed First Day of School 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2022 <p>Chloe is starting the 3rd grade and Wyatt the 1st grade. Time flies, y&#8217;all!</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:05:01 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2022 Adventure: Panama City, Florida 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/adventure-panama-city-florida-2022 <p>This year for Platinum Dance Nationals, we stayed with several other dance families at the Sheraton Panama City Golf &amp; Beach Resort. This place has an amazing boardwalk/dock and a private beach, which offered some great photographic opportunities! My gear and a map for the trip: Beach Day! I was on the fence about lugging [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/adventure-panama-city-florida-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sun, 24 Jul 2022 17:04:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/adventure-panama-city-florida-2022 Eastern Bluebird https://gregrickaby.com/blog/eastern-bluebird <p>While sitting on a Zoom call, I pointed the Sony 200-600mm out my office window and captured this Eastern Bluebird.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/eastern-bluebird">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sat, 02 Jul 2022 12:02:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/eastern-bluebird Behind The Shot: Strawberry Supermoon https://gregrickaby.com/blog/behind-the-shot-nearly-strawberry-supermoon <p>I went on a quest to take a photograph of the Strawberry Supermoon in June of 2022, was I able to complete it?</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/behind-the-shot-nearly-strawberry-supermoon">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sun, 26 Jun 2022 13:37:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/behind-the-shot-nearly-strawberry-supermoon 365 Day Duolingo Streak https://gregrickaby.com/blog/365-day-duolingo-streak <p>I did it! A full year of learning French on Duolingo. It definitely wasn&#8217;t easy, but now I can cross this off my bucket list, delete the app, and say au revoir! 👋🏻 🤣</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/365-day-duolingo-streak">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:45:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/365-day-duolingo-streak Disney World – Memorial Day Weekend 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-memorial-day-weekend-2022 <p>For Wyatt&#8217;s birthday, we spent the holiday weekend at Disney&#8217;s Riviera Resort.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-memorial-day-weekend-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Tue, 31 May 2022 21:16:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-world-memorial-day-weekend-2022 Showstoppers – Biloxi, MS 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/showstoppers-biloxi-ms-2022 <p>We headed to Biloxi for a regional dance competition.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/showstoppers-biloxi-ms-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Mon, 16 May 2022 21:05:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/showstoppers-biloxi-ms-2022 Relay for Life of Coffee County 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/relay-for-life-of-coffee-county-2022 <p>The dance company stopped by to perform.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/relay-for-life-of-coffee-county-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:15:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/relay-for-life-of-coffee-county-2022 Disney World – Spring Break 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-spring-break-2022 <p>We headed to Disney World for Spring Break 2022.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-spring-break-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:52:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/disney-spring-break-2022 Kids Artistic Review (KAR) in Mobile, AL 2022 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/kids-artistic-review-kar-in-mobile-2022 <p>In Mobile, Alabama for Kids Artistic Review the weekend of Mardi Gras.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/kids-artistic-review-kar-in-mobile-2022">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:30:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/kids-artistic-review-kar-in-mobile-2022 Duck Camp 2021 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2021 <p>This year Chase and I traveled up to Florence, Wisconsin with Devin and Walt.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2021">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:04:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2021 Displaying EXIF Data in WordPress https://gregrickaby.com/blog/displaying-exif-data-in-wordpress <p>EXIF data is really powerful. Use it to enhance your photostreams.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/displaying-exif-data-in-wordpress">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:22:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/displaying-exif-data-in-wordpress Setup a Local WordPress Development Environment on Docker https://gregrickaby.com/blog/setup-a-local-wordpress-development-environment-on-docker <p>As I continue to explore Docker, this post will serve as my notes. I assume assume you already have the following technologies on your computer or know how to install them: Installation Clone WordPress: $ git clone git@github.com:WordPress/wordpress-develop.git Install dependencies: $ cd wordpress-develop &amp;&amp; npm i Start Docker containers: $ npm run env:start Install WordPress: [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/setup-a-local-wordpress-development-environment-on-docker">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:07:46 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/setup-a-local-wordpress-development-environment-on-docker Chase’s first march @ EHS Wildcat Stadium https://gregrickaby.com/blog/chases-first-march-ehs-wildcat-stadium <p>The city of Enterprise takes high school football very seriously, and the Big Blue Marching Band is a huge part of the program. Just to get you caught up, Chase has been at band camp since July. He started with the rest of the freshman, down in the pit playing drums/keyboard, but halfway through camp [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/chases-first-march-ehs-wildcat-stadium">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sat, 24 Aug 2019 09:26:57 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/chases-first-march-ehs-wildcat-stadium First day of school 2019 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2019 <p>We&#8217;ve been getting Chloe ready for school for about a year. Even though she has zero trouble getting up on stage and dancing with the Center Stage Dance Company, she is an introvert like her dad (hi!) and has a hard time with new people, especially in large groups. Tara has been working with her [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2019">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:00:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/first-day-of-school-2019 Home Networking Upgrade https://gregrickaby.com/blog/home-networking-upgrade <p>At the time of this post, we subscribe to Spectrum&#8217;s Ultimate Internet Package (300/10 Mbps). This package costs a bit extra but offers 3x the bandwidth vs the 100 Mbps base package. Since I work from home, it&#8217;s easy to justify the extra expense. To maximize that bandwidth, my office has a DOCSIS 3.0 Motorola [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/home-networking-upgrade">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sun, 04 Aug 2019 18:30:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/home-networking-upgrade Band Camp 2019 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/band-camp-2019 <p>Chase started by trying out for the drum line at the end of the school year. The freshmen are told beforehand, that the drum line is mainly comprised of upperclassmen, but they&#8217;re allowed to try out anyway. Chase and the rest of the frosh didn&#8217;t make it, so he was assigned to play on the [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/band-camp-2019">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:00:16 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/band-camp-2019 Perfect Movie Theater Popcorn? https://gregrickaby.com/blog/movie-theater-popcorn-at-home <p>Making delicious movie theater-quality popcorn at home is waaaay easier than you think. The secret is the steam released from the kernels as the pop, and Flavicol, a delicious popcorn salt used at movie theaters. Let&#8217;s get poppin&#8217;! Ingredients: Equipment: Instructions: For best results: use CORN OIL. Vegetable oil will leave your popcorn tasting, well, [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/movie-theater-popcorn-at-home">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Recipes Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:36:00 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/movie-theater-popcorn-at-home The first day of band camp, the Class of 2023 orientation https://gregrickaby.com/blog/class-of-2023 <p>Chase starts the 9th grade at Enterprise High School this fall. It&#8217;s hard to believe that he’s going to graduate in 2023! Chase will also be in the pit (with the rest of the frosh) playing the keyboard and other percussion instruments&#8230;and today was the first day of Band Camp. He arrived at 7:15 am, [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/class-of-2023">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:37:11 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/class-of-2023 2018: A Year In Review https://gregrickaby.com/blog/2018-a-year-in-review <p>I didn&#8217;t get around to posting a review for 2017, which was mega huge, since we bought a house, renovated it, and then helped launch a church. But since I&#8217;ve got a few minutes, here goes&#8230; Family life Wyatt (2), is a rambunctious toddler currently going through his terrible two’s. He loves dinosaurs, monster trucks, [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/2018-a-year-in-review">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Tue, 01 Jan 2019 09:01:19 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/2018-a-year-in-review Podcasting: Sound Like a Radio DJ https://gregrickaby.com/blog/podcasting-sound-like-a-radio-dj <p>After listening to episode #265 of Shop Talk Show, where Chris Coyer mentioned he wanted to sound &#8220;like the guy on the radio&#8221;; I was compelled to share my knowledge of radio studios. I was in the broadcast industry from 1997 to 2013 where I started as a part-time DJ and eventually became chief engineer. [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/podcasting-sound-like-a-radio-dj">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:23:04 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/podcasting-sound-like-a-radio-dj Creating a Web Site: Design and Build Your First Site! https://gregrickaby.com/blog/creating-a-website-for-dummies-jr <p>I wrote a book! My book guides young readers through the planning and development processes of building a website. It has been translated into other 2 other languages, and currently has a 4.5-star rating on Amazon.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/creating-a-website-for-dummies-jr">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Thu, 23 Feb 2017 08:54:52 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/creating-a-website-for-dummies-jr 2016: A Year In Review https://gregrickaby.com/blog/2016-a-year-in-review <p>I&#8217;m terrible at blogging (Instagram is just easier to post life events and memories too) so I figured I would write a &#8220;year in review&#8221; post instead. It&#8217;s lengthy, so let&#8217;s just get to it&#8230; Family&nbsp;Life In May, William Wyatt was born three weeks early, and immediately sent via Angel One to the NICU at [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/2016-a-year-in-review">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:25:12 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/2016-a-year-in-review The Cold Flowchart https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-cold-flowchart <p>I love a good flow chart. While I had a cold recently, I went looking through our medicine cabinet at all the different pills and syrups&#8230;I was super confused by all the claims on the boxes. I did some research on what the best over-the-counter medicine was for each symptom. So, while laying in bed getting [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-cold-flowchart">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:22:15 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-cold-flowchart Filter and modify a Custom Post Type – after it’s been registered https://gregrickaby.com/blog/modify-wordpress-custom-post-type-2 <p>Today I was tasked with adding functionality to an existing custom post type. The problem was, the CPT was being registered in a plugin which I could not edit (client declined to give WDS write access to the /plugins folder). After some digging, I found there&#8217;s a filter for that (found in post.php) which allows you to modify [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/modify-wordpress-custom-post-type-2">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:12:50 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/modify-wordpress-custom-post-type-2 Modify a Custom Post Type after it’s been registered https://gregrickaby.com/blog/modify-wordpress-custom-post-type <p>Today I was tasked with adding functionality to an existing custom post type. The problem was, the CPT&nbsp;was being registered in a plugin that I&nbsp;could not edit. After some digging, I found there&#8217;s a filter for that that allows you to modify a custom post type after it&#8217;s been registered some other way. apply_filters(&nbsp;&#8216;register_post_type_args&#8217;,&nbsp;$args,&nbsp;$post_type&nbsp;); Hooking [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/modify-wordpress-custom-post-type">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:12:50 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/modify-wordpress-custom-post-type Filter and clean the Archive Title https://gregrickaby.com/blog/customize-archive-title <p>This client wanted to feature their archive titles in a large hero area. The PSD excluded the prefixes like, &#8220;Category:&#8221;, &#8220;Tag:&#8221;, &#8220;Author:&#8221;, etc&#8230; The&nbsp;snippet below allows you to strip out the prefixes used in the get_the_archive_title(); function, as well as any HTML tags. Jeremy Pry helped me solve this&nbsp;by inserting this regular expression into PHP&#8217;s&nbsp;preg_replace(); [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/customize-archive-title">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:00:08 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/customize-archive-title Get a WordPress Category ID https://gregrickaby.com/blog/get-wordpress-category-id <p>I rode the struggle bus pretty hard on this one today. I needed to ignore the &#8220;featured&#8221; category in a loop, and to do so, WP_Query() requires the category ID. Luckily, I found a handy function:&nbsp;get_term_by();</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/get-wordpress-category-id">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:17:55 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/get-wordpress-category-id My truck buying experience https://gregrickaby.com/blog/my-truck-buying-experience-2 <p>I wanted to catalog my recent experiences buying a vehicles so &#8220;future Greg&#8221; would remember why he did what he thought was best for his family at the time. (creepy third person talk!) Let&#8217;s get up to speed Back in 2013 you financed a 2003 Ford F-350 FX4 with the 6.0L turbo diesel which had around [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/my-truck-buying-experience-2">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Thu, 14 Jan 2016 21:48:55 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/my-truck-buying-experience-2 I bought a guitar https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i-bought-a-guitar <p>It all started in the third grade when I learned to play the trumpet. Throughout school and even shortly after I graduated high school I played that trumpet. Although I wasn&#8217;t &#8220;the best&#8221;, I really enjoyed making music. Around 2007,&nbsp;I was given an opportunity to run sound for the band at Wiregrass Church. They&#8217;re a [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i-bought-a-guitar">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:41:23 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i-bought-a-guitar Summer Vacation 2015 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/summer-vacation-2015-day-one-camp-cracker-barrell <p>For our 2015 summer vacation, we reserved a campsite at Harrison Bay State Park&nbsp;near Chattanooga, Tennessee. My folks drove from Green Bay and we drove from Enterprise to &#8220;meet in the middle&#8221;. I wanted to record each day in the event that we wanted to &#8220;relive&#8221; the fun.&nbsp; Day One &#8211; Camp Cracker Barrell The [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/summer-vacation-2015-day-one-camp-cracker-barrell">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sat, 06 Jun 2015 21:00:24 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/summer-vacation-2015-day-one-camp-cracker-barrell Remove Emoji Support in WordPress 4.2+ https://gregrickaby.com/blog/remove-wordpress-emoji <p>Did anyone actually ask around before making this &#8220;feature&#8221; mandatory? Let&#8217;s get rid of this&#8230; Option 1 Install Ryan Hellyer&#8217;s &#8220;Disable Emojis&#8221; plugin. Option 2 Custom code. Place following into functions.php</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/remove-wordpress-emoji">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Mon, 25 May 2015 09:42:28 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/remove-wordpress-emoji I mean’t no offense, ma’am https://gregrickaby.com/blog/no-offense-maam <p>Today I learned that people take offense to being called &#8220;ma&#8217;am&#8221;. Like, serious offense. I narrowed it down to women specifically from the Northeast and Midwest who claim, &#8220;when someone calls me ma&#8217;am, they&#8217;re either carding me &#8211; or think I&#8217;m a helpless old lady.&#8221; I had to think back to my childhood.&nbsp;I was raised in [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/no-offense-maam">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Mon, 09 Mar 2015 21:07:27 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/no-offense-maam 7 steps for gainful, long-lasting employment https://gregrickaby.com/blog/7-steps-for-long-lasting-employment <p>Over the years I&#8217;ve learned some things &#8220;the hard way&#8221; &#8211; and here are my steps&nbsp;for gainful, long-lasting employment. TL;DR That&#8217;s pretty much it. #1 Show up, every day. I had perfect attendance in High School. That alone landed me my first job when I was 16. I remember the look on the face of [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/7-steps-for-long-lasting-employment">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:35:01 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/7-steps-for-long-lasting-employment Nothing affordable about the Affordable Care Act https://gregrickaby.com/blog/health-insurance-is-a-fucking-racket-thanks-obama <p>I have Individual Blue from Blue Cross Blue Shield. It&#8217;s a health insurance plan for the self-employed and is a no-frills, high deductible, catastrophic, &#8220;oh fuck I just lost my left leg&#8221; kind of thing. Why do I have it? Because in 2008&nbsp;I ventured out on my own as a freelancer, and this plan&nbsp;covered my entire family for a [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/health-insurance-is-a-fucking-racket-thanks-obama">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:52:14 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/health-insurance-is-a-fucking-racket-thanks-obama Lock down WP-ADMIN https://gregrickaby.com/blog/lock-down-wp-admin-2 <p>Because of the recent increase in attacks on WordPress, we were recently chatting about locking down /wp-admin and wp-login.php. We discussed the Limit Login Attempts plugin, which works really well. If a user fails to login after a certain amount of attempts, they are blacklisted for a period of time. Dre Armeda, a security expert, suggested [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/lock-down-wp-admin-2">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 31 Aug 2014 09:45:23 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/lock-down-wp-admin-2 Lock down the WordPress Dashboard https://gregrickaby.com/blog/lock-down-wp-admin <p>Because of the recent increase in attacks on WordPress, we were recently chatting about locking down /wp-admin and wp-login.php. We discussed the Limit Login Attempts plugin, which works really well. If a user fails to log in after a certain amount of attempts, they are blacklisted for a period of time. .htaccess You could use [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/lock-down-wp-admin">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 31 Aug 2014 09:45:23 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/lock-down-wp-admin Genesis Theme with Sass & Grunt https://gregrickaby.com/blog/genesis-theme-sass-grunt <p>As Sass and Grunt become more and more popular, the demand for such tools while customizing&nbsp;themes increases. This is true with the Genesis Theme as well. A while back I forked the Genesis Sample Theme and &#8220;sassified&#8221; it (yes, that&#8217;s a word!). Since then, more and more folks have been pinging me about adding Grunt. [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/genesis-theme-sass-grunt">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:16:59 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/genesis-theme-sass-grunt Add Google Fonts to WordPress https://gregrickaby.com/blog/add-google-fonts-wordpress-right-way <p>When using Google Fonts with WordPress, you should NOT use @import, nor just place the HTML in the header. Instead use a function and enqueue them. First, create a function which sets up the Google Fonts&#8230;what&#8217;s more is this function also allows the fonts to be translated. Finally, enqueue the Google Fonts: If you want, [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/add-google-fonts-wordpress-right-way">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Fri, 30 May 2014 15:41:16 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/add-google-fonts-wordpress-right-way Hello Chloe Grace https://gregrickaby.com/blog/hello-chloe-grace <p>It happened so fast. One minute we&#8217;re watching contractions on the monitor, the next we&#8217;re prepping for a c-section. In just 40 weeks and 31 minutes, Tara and I went from expecting to holding our precious little girl. When all the pieces fit together In May of 2013, I resigned as Chief Engineer from Bluewater [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/hello-chloe-grace">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:01:55 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/hello-chloe-grace Create a custom RSS feed template for WordPress https://gregrickaby.com/blog/custom-rss-template-wordpress-2 <p>Creating a custom RSS template is pretty easy. I&#8217;ll show you have to do it in 3 steps. NOTE: Browsers heavily cache RSS feeds. While developing, open your browser in Incognito Mode! 1) Register the template Place the following into functions.php https://gist.github.com/gregrickaby/9403680 2) Create the template file Create a new file named, feed-short.php and place it [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/custom-rss-template-wordpress-2">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:21:11 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/custom-rss-template-wordpress-2 Create a custom RSS feed for WordPress https://gregrickaby.com/blog/custom-rss-template-wordpress <p>Creating a custom RSS feed is pretty easy. I&#8217;ll show you have to do it in three steps. Here&#8217;s a pro-tip: browsers heavily cache RSS feeds. While developing, try using Incognito Mode. 1) Register the template Place the following into functions.php 2) Create the template file Create a new file, Name it&nbsp;feed-custom.php and place it [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/custom-rss-template-wordpress">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:21:11 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/custom-rss-template-wordpress Greg’s Homemade Pizza Recipe https://gregrickaby.com/blog/gregs-homemade-pizza-recipe <p>Homemade pizza has been a Sunday staple at our house for quite some time. I&#8217;ve read a lot of books, blogs, and watched way too many YouTube videos trying to hone the craft. Want to skip to the latest recipe? Here is a link to an ever-evolving, highly detailed Google doc. Over the years, my [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/gregs-homemade-pizza-recipe">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Recipes Fri, 17 Jan 2014 07:34:14 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/gregs-homemade-pizza-recipe Use Dropbox to take and share screenshots https://gregrickaby.com/blog/dropbox-screenshots <p>Did you know you can use Dropbox to take and share screenshots? You can and it&#8217;s as easy as enabling the option. 1) Turn on Dropbox screenshot sharing Open Dropbox settings, and enable &#8220;Share screenshots using Dropbox&#8221;. 2) Take a screenshot Now it&#8217;s time to use a keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot. Don&#8217;t worry, [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/dropbox-screenshots">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:33:15 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/dropbox-screenshots Mobile website statistics from 2009 through 2013 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/mobile-website-statistics-from-2009-through-2013 <p>A snapshot from my Google Analytics of the last 4 years. Where mobile usage grew from 0.65% up to over 30%.</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/mobile-website-statistics-from-2009-through-2013">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:07:22 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/mobile-website-statistics-from-2009-through-2013 Duck Camp 2013 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2013 <p>Photos (and a video) from my annual duck hunting trip to Green Bay, WI. The weather started out cool, however by Wednesday, the ice on the bay was getting thick. I was able to hunt with my Dad, cousin Ryan, Uncle Jon, and my best friend Chris. It&#8217;s taken 3 years to figure out how [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2013">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Photos Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:28:52 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/duck-camp-2013 Responsive Web Design != Mobile https://gregrickaby.com/blog/responsive-is-not-mobile <p>I do PSD Conversions for a living. In other words, I turn photoshop designs into websites &#8211; and I&#8217;ve sliced over one hundred. I&#8217;m (somewhat) of an expert when it comes to creating custom themes for WordPress. 1996 &#8211; 2010 / The Good &#8216;Ol Days Before responsive web design, I only had to write one set of [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/responsive-is-not-mobile">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:49:33 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/responsive-is-not-mobile Create a ‘Must Use’ Plugin for WordPress https://gregrickaby.com/blog/create-mu-plugin-for-wordpress <p>Some of you are like me: &#8220;frequent theme changer guy&#8221;.&nbsp;Here&#8217;s a trick I&#8217;ve learned to keep from having to re-write code every time I get bored with a theme: I use the &#8220;Must Use&#8221; Plugin.&nbsp; What&#8217;s an MU Plugin? A &#8220;Must Use&#8221; Plugin is a perfect solution for setting up Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, Google [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/create-mu-plugin-for-wordpress">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Thu, 10 Oct 2013 04:52:31 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/create-mu-plugin-for-wordpress i18n vs L10n https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i18n-vs-l10n <p>How i18n (internationalization) works in WordPress By wrapping some text in a nifty PHP function, we allow that text to be translated into another language. Or Or All three of those examples will be translated. All three of them do the exact same thing. Check out the WordPress Codex, read&nbsp;this post from Otto, and check [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i18n-vs-l10n">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:13:59 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i18n-vs-l10n WordCamp Birmingham was…awesome https://gregrickaby.com/blog/wordcamp-birmingham-awesome <p>This was my second WordCamp (of any kind), the first being WordCamp San Francisco just a few weeks ago. &nbsp;I wanted to list out the key differences between camps: The smaller setting was much more my style. Some really cool things happened: It all happened and was pretty amazing. But the highlight of the WPYALL? [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/wordcamp-birmingham-awesome">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:43:57 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/wordcamp-birmingham-awesome WordPress with Apache 2.4 and PHP 5.5. Plus, goodbye APC and MySQL https://gregrickaby.com/blog/wordpress-with-apache-2-4-and-php-5-5 <p>I run my own Amazon EC2 Instance. Why? Because, I&#8217;m a geek who likes to own his own data. Furthermore, I don&#8217;t need any hand holding or restrictions on what plugins I can install. If something breaks? No worries. I  A) have backups B) can read C) Google Today I did a routine: sudo apt-get [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/wordpress-with-apache-2-4-and-php-5-5">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:04:38 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/wordpress-with-apache-2-4-and-php-5-5 Awesomesauce: Turn Chrome Developer Tools into an IDE https://gregrickaby.com/blog/turn-chrome-developer-tools-into-an-ide <p>UPDATE: As of Chrome 33, some of the items in this tutorial are out of date. By now, your installation of Google Chrome should have updated to version 28. With it, came the ability to edit and save code. Imagine, not having to bounce between an IDE (Sublime Text, Coda, Dreamweaver) and Chrome while developing [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/turn-chrome-developer-tools-into-an-ide">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Mon, 15 Jul 2013 07:41:25 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/turn-chrome-developer-tools-into-an-ide Yup, I think it’s time to ditch cable. Buh Bye Time Warner. https://gregrickaby.com/blog/time-to-ditch-cable <p>Most of you know we just moved. I was very happy with Charter in Montgomery. We had 3 brand-new HD-DVRs each with 1TB drives, 30/4Mbps un-throttled Internet that would burst to over 60Mbps, plus over 100 HD channels (all with excellent picture quality). Best of all, I didn&#8217;t pay any silly fees. I paid for the [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/time-to-ditch-cable">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:28:12 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/time-to-ditch-cable 301 Redirects with .htaccess https://gregrickaby.com/blog/301-redirects-with-htaccess <p>After I dumped my database and blew up my site, I wanted to resurrect my most popular content. I needed to set up 301 redirects so both users and Google could find my (old) content in its (new) location. The structure looks like this: Redirect an entire website: Redirect an old permalink: Redirect WordPress local development [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/301-redirects-with-htaccess">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Tue, 21 May 2013 08:07:35 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/301-redirects-with-htaccess Genesis Code Snippets https://gregrickaby.com/blog/genesis-code-snippets <p>Here is my collection of code snippets I use build child themes in Genesis. If it&#8217;s not here, please check out Bill Erickson&#8217;s Genesis Quick Tips, Gary&#8217;s Code, or Brian Gardner&#8217;s Code. Thanks to Gary J for advice on cleaning up the code snippets to adhere with coding standards. NOTE: While all of these functions [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/genesis-code-snippets">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 19 May 2013 10:37:14 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/genesis-code-snippets [Safely] Update an Ubuntu EC2 instance on Amazon AWS https://gregrickaby.com/blog/safely-update-an-ubuntu-ec2-instance-on-amazon-aws <p>Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS was released and that meant it was time to upgrade my Ubuntu EC2 instances from 11.10 to 12.04.1 LTS. When I logged in via SSH I saw the nag to upgrade and thought, &#8220;crap&#8230;the last time I did this, I destroyed my EC2 instance&#8221;. The upgrade went flawlessly this time because I [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/safely-update-an-ubuntu-ec2-instance-on-amazon-aws">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 19 May 2013 08:46:13 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/safely-update-an-ubuntu-ec2-instance-on-amazon-aws Microphone Shootout: Behringer B-1 vs Neumann TLM 103 https://gregrickaby.com/blog/microphone-shootout-behringer-b-1-vs-neumann-tlm-103 <p>I&#8217;m a 15-year radio veteran. I&#8217;ve seen the debate between high-end and low-end microphones both in-person and on internet message boards. Usually, the argument ends with a snide remark like: &#8220;The Behringer is crap because it&#8217;s only $100 bucks!&#8221;&#8230; That&#8217;s not very scientific, so I wanted to study this on a technical level. In my office [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/microphone-shootout-behringer-b-1-vs-neumann-tlm-103">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sun, 19 May 2013 08:22:42 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/microphone-shootout-behringer-b-1-vs-neumann-tlm-103 Remove WooCommerce Styles and Scripts https://gregrickaby.com/blog/remove-woocommerce-styles-and-scripts <p>WooCommerce&nbsp;is absolutely&nbsp;the most brilliant and easy-to-use shopping cart for WordPress &#8211; but it&#8217;s heavy!&nbsp;I&#8217;ll show you how to remove the cruft! Option 1: Use a filter There are a couple of ways to do this. The easiest is to remove the three primary stylesheets using a simple filter in functions.php Option 2: A bit more [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/remove-woocommerce-styles-and-scripts">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 19 May 2013 08:15:31 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/remove-woocommerce-styles-and-scripts How To: Install LAMP on Ubuntu https://gregrickaby.com/blog/how-to-install-lamp-on-ubuntu <p>My brother called to talk about moving his company&#8217;s web development and testing environment in-house. They had already downloaded Ubuntu but didn&#8217;t know how to get Apache, MySQL, or PHP installed. I sent him one command and 5 minutes later, they had a fully functional LAMP stack running. THIS POST IS VERY OLD. THERE ARE BETTER [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/how-to-install-lamp-on-ubuntu">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 19 May 2013 08:12:44 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/how-to-install-lamp-on-ubuntu The Perfect APC Configuration https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-perfect-apc-configuration <p>Here was my setup on an Amazon Medium Instance using APC: php.ini configuration While this configuration works great for me, it may not for you. Finding &#8220;The Perfect APC Configuration&#8221; is like asking how many stars are in the sky. The are endless variables, like, &#8220;How much RAM, how many websites, do your websites support [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-perfect-apc-configuration">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:35 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-perfect-apc-configuration Web Typography: Using The Golden Ratio and REM’s https://gregrickaby.com/blog/using-the-golden-ratio-and-rems <p>When WordPress 3.5 beta 1 was released it came with, &#8220;Twenty Twelve&#8221;. While looking at style.css, I noticed the use of &#8220;REM&#8221; to set font sizes and margins. I had NO idea what REM was. In fact, I just started using EM&#8217;s in other child themes. Immediately, I turned to Google and started researching. I thought [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/using-the-golden-ratio-and-rems">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 19 May 2013 08:03:21 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/using-the-golden-ratio-and-rems Add Social Media Icons To Genesis (Without a Plugin) https://gregrickaby.com/blog/add-social-media-icons-to-genesis-without-a-plugin <p>99% of social media plugins are crap. Many are poorly coded, and some only exist as a way to advertise inside the WordPress dashboard. If you&#8217;re not comfortable with code, then I would recommend trying&nbsp;Jetpack Sharing. Otherwise, the code below is what I use (when I don&#8217;t use Jetpack). The following will add the&nbsp;horizontal&nbsp;Facebook,&nbsp;Twitter,&nbsp;Google Plus,&nbsp;Pinterest, [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/add-social-media-icons-to-genesis-without-a-plugin">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Code Sun, 19 May 2013 07:59:24 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/add-social-media-icons-to-genesis-without-a-plugin Living Next Door To The Ex-Wife https://gregrickaby.com/blog/living-next-door-to-the-ex-wife <p>In January 2010, I started as Chief Engineer at Bluewater Broadcasting. The new job required me to move to Montgomery, Alabama (about 2 hours from my son Chase). It’s been a very difficult 3 years, 5 months, and 19 days – not only for me but Chase as well. Now that I’m done working at [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/living-next-door-to-the-ex-wife">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sun, 19 May 2013 06:46:19 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/living-next-door-to-the-ex-wife I blew up my site. Deal with it. https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i-blew-up-my-site-deal-with-it <p>Since August &nbsp;27, 2007, I&#8217;ve been chained to my very &#8220;How To&#8221; centric blog.&nbsp;For 5 years, 8 months, and 21 days 90% of my content has been about how to help others &#8220;do things&#8221; with code.&nbsp;The other 10% have been rants or raves about geeky-web-designer stuff. That ends today. I have completely wiped the database [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i-blew-up-my-site-deal-with-it">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Blog Sat, 18 May 2013 21:50:37 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/i-blew-up-my-site-deal-with-it The Perfect Pan Pizza https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-perfect-pan-pizza <p>This recipe is a hybrid between The Pizza Lab&#8217;s Foolproof Pan Pizza and Top Secret Recipe&#8217;s Pizza Hut Pan Pizza. It&#8217;s really easy to make, and a whole lot of fun! Pan Pizza Dough 1. Add yeast and sugar to warm water. Stir. Let sit for 15 minutes. 2. While waiting, add salt to flour and mix. [&hellip;]</p> <a href="https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-perfect-pan-pizza">Continue reading</a> Greg Rickaby Recipes Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:43 GMT https://gregrickaby.com/blog/the-perfect-pan-pizza