Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 03/10/2026Working 24/7 can burn you out. Friendly reminder to slow down periodically and/or take a few days off once in a while to recharge your batteries. 000
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 30/09/2026TIL: #CSS Difference in order of :has & :not a:has(:not(img)) select links that contain any element that is not an image a:not(:has(img)) select links that do not contain an image Both match links without images. The first requires a child element, the other does not. 000
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 29/09/2026Working on the 26th redesign of Perishable Press ☀️ Feeling very inspired 😎 001
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 05/09/2026👉 Great review for Disable Gutenberg #WordPress #plugin wordpress.org/plugins/disa... 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 27/08/2026🙏 Huge thanks to Averon Averenkov for helping to improve the #security and usability of my free #WordPress #plugin, Blackhole for Bad Bots. Super insightful and personable experience, highly recommended. averonsec.comaveronsec.comAveron Averenkov | Security Researcher 000
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 27/08/2026Like The Office? Watch Cheers. You'll find out where all the jokes come from. 120
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 14/08/2026TIL for more fine-grained control over #macOS screen brightness, hold down Option and Shift before pressing either of the brightness keys. You get 64 increments instead of the usual 16. 110
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 14/08/2026I can't emphasize enough how important it is to periodically go thru and check the settings on your machine/device/app. Especially macOS, Chrome, etc. They are constantly adding/removing and changing things. 030
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 08/08/2026I may be removing Prismatic from the #WordPress repo. Just a heads up. wordpress.org/plugins/pris...wordpress.orgPrismaticDisplay beautiful syntax-highlighted code snippets with Prism.js or Highlight.js 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 28/07/2026My latest #plugin – REST Pro Tools – featured in this great video by David McCan on locking down #WordPress www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0VV...youtube.comLocking Down the WordPress REST APIYouTube video by David McCan 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 07/07/2026☀️ Having a Summer Sale on my #WordPress #books and pro #plugins ⭐ Save 35% w/ code SUMMER during checkout 🤩 Shop books: books.perishablepress.com Shop plugins: plugin-planet.com 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 30/06/2026Looking forward to trying this: FullText Search for WP: A Community Plugin mattcromwell.com/fulltext-sea... #WordPress #plugins #searchmattcromwell.comFullText Search for WP: A Community PluginFullText Search for WP is a community plugin to improve wp-admin search with FULLTEXT, meta, taxonomies, and better relevance. 000
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 17/05/2026🤩 Very excited about PHP-based block creation in #WordPress 7.0 make.wordpress.org/core/2026/03...make.wordpress.orgPHP-only block registrationDevelopers can now create simple blocks using only PHP. This is meant for blocks that only need server-side rendering and aren’t meant to be highly interactive. It isn’t meant to replace the … 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 22/04/2026🌼 Spring Sale! Take 30% OFF all Pro plugins w/ code SPRING30 plugin-planet.com #WordPress #plugins 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 24/03/2026⚡ How to Disable All Automatic Updates (WordPress Core, Plugins, and Themes) digwp.com/2026/03/disa... #WordPress 030
Reposted by Jeff StarrDopious @dopious.com · 26/02/2026Discover exactly how ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI search engines perceive your brand — and get a precise roadmap to dominate AI-powered results. geolign.comgeolign.comFree GEO Checker: Uncover Generative Engine Gaps | GeolignIs your brand invisible to AI? Geolign’s generative engine optimization audit tool checks your entity alignment for Gemini and ChatGPT. Test your site now. 051
Reposted by Jeff StarrDopious @dopious.com · 11/03/2026Nice new local WordPress in your browser launched. wordpress.org/news/2026/03...wordpress.orgYour Browser Becomes Your WordPress – WordPress News 031
Reposted by Jeff StarrLeon Chevalier @speedifypress.com · 27/11/2025Fixes: added slider to always-include selectors and loaded its JS last to stabilize display. #WooCommerce #OxygenBuilder #WebPerf adventuresinwordpressing.substack.c…adventuresinwordpressing.substack.comSupercharging Oxygen Builder to a Perfect 100⚡From stock to lightning-fast with SpeedifyPress, OMGF and smart tweaks 0332
Reposted by Jeff StarrSimon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 24/03/20263️⃣ This week's Top 3 Links from "All About Email", Issue 231: 1) DKIM2 - Signing the source and destination of every email - datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ie... 2) Sender Audit - senderaudit.com/?utm_source=... 3) Preflight - preflight.qa/?utm_source=... Read the full newsletter below. 👇newsletter.allabout.emailIssue #231 All About EmailHave you ever heard of DKIM2? DKIM2 introduces chain-of-custody email authentication, improving security, fixing forwarding, and preventing replay attacks. 122
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 23/03/2026🚀 Very excited to launch my latest #WordPress #plugin: REST Pro Tools 🛠️ plugin-planet.com/rest-pro-too... 141
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 05/03/2026Finally a (free) app that adds "New file" in right-click context menus for #macOS apps.apple.com/us/app/new-f...apps.apple.comNew File Menu Lite App - App StoreDownload New File Menu Lite by 兰桂 吴 on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like New File Menu Lite. 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 05/03/2026Great write-up on #PHP-based block creation coming in #WordPress 7.0 getbutterfly.com/php-only-blo...getbutterfly.comPHP-Only Block Registration in WordPress 7.0: The Feature I’ve Been Waiting for Since Gutenberg LaunchedThis article covers PHP-only block registration, a new feature introduced in WordPress 7.0. The feature allows developers to register blocks using PHP alone. 130
Reposted by Jeff StarrNamira McLeod @rockdeinenpc.de · 05/03/2026Wenn ihr eine oder mehrere #WordPress Website(s) betreibt und der Webhoster seine Server auf #Apache 2.4+ aktualisiert / umgestellt hat: Ändert die Codes in der #htaccess ! Für mehr #Sicherheit ! 👇 www.rock-deinen-pc.de/neue-sicherh... Eure Namira 🙋♀️ (Danke für den Codecheck @perishablepress.com) 121
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 03/03/2026Finishing up a new Pro #WordPress #plugin for managing the WP REST API 🛠️ Plan to launch within the next couple of weeks, Lord willing! 040
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 03/03/2026Perfect example of how too many ads completely ruin a web page (before and after). 030
Reposted by Jeff StarrJoshua Britt @joshua.social · 28/02/2026The Kia EV9 rebrand is still the best example of a legacy company actually understanding structural peace. Most ‘modern’ updates just feel like a font change, but they actually fixed the architecture of the logo. Surgical. 041
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 28/02/2026👉 Two great (and free) sites for grabbing #emojis, icons, symbols, and special characters on the fly: No ads, no popups, just awesome and free: symbl.revend.group Also great but has a giant popup cookie banner that breaks flow: copychar.cc 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 26/02/2026Be careful out there: Never Buy a .online Domain www.0xsid.com/blog/online-...0xsid.comNever Buy A .online Domain | Sid's Blog 040
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 24/02/2026Age-verification would be a disaster. spectrum.ieee.org/age-verifica...spectrum.ieee.orgThe Age Verification TrapPlatforms are caught in a dilemma: enforce age restrictions or protect user privacy. How are they navigating this tricky terrain? 020
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 23/02/2026Testing #WordPress 7.0 beta, not loving the new link color in Admin Area 🫤 230
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 19/02/2026🤯 Insane collection 👉 2,622 Free Web Scraping APIs github.com/cporter202/s...github.comGitHub - cporter202/scraping-apis-for-devs: This GitHub repo is a powerhouse collection of scraping APIs for developers that you can start using immediately to build everything from simple automations...This GitHub repo is a powerhouse collection of scraping APIs for developers that you can start using immediately to build everything from simple automations to full-scale applications. - GitHub - ... 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 17/02/2026Nice collection of modern #CSS snippets to replace older techniques: modern-css.commodern-css.comModern CSS Code Snippets | modern.cssA collection of modern CSS code snippets. Every old CSS hack next to its clean, native replacement, side by side. 020
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 05/02/2026It's a weird feeling deleting actually useful comment spam left by AI bots. 040
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 04/02/2026About the recent Notepad++ supply chain attack securelist.com/notepad-supp... #securitysecurelist.comThe Notepad++ supply chain attack – unnoticed execution chains and new IoCsKaspersky GReAT experts discovered previously undocumented infection chains used in the Notepad++ supply chain attacks. The article provides new IoCs related to those incidents which employ DLL sidelo... 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 02/02/2026Testing all of my plugins on #PHP 8.5 and #WordPress 7.0 (nightly). Zero issues so far just smooth sailing 😎 030
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 02/02/2026🔌 Plugin update! Simple Download Counter v2.3, features new Micro API and new shortcodes to display categories and multiple download links wordpress.org/plugins/simp... #WordPress #plugin #free #opensourcewordpress.orgSimple Download CounterSimply counts the number of times your files are downloaded. Display download links and counts using shortcodes. 030
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 02/02/2026🔌 Plugin update! Simple Login Notification v2.2, features option to exclude any users, adds "select all" checkbox utility, and improves email alerts wordpress.org/plugins/simp... #WordPress #plugin #free #opensourcewordpress.orgSimple Login NotificationSends a notification email when admins and other users log in to your site. 030
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 29/01/2026One thing I've learned over the years. If you link to some article in your project, download a copy to your local machine. That way you can reference or recycle if it's ever taken offline. 020
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 27/01/2026😎 Spent some quality time on this update for Contact Form X ⚡ Version 3.0 refactors all CSS/JavaScript, improves cookies, adds three custom fields (choose text, phone, radio, select, checkbox), and much more. Completely free and open source forever @ wordpress.org/plugins/cont... #WordPress #pluginwordpress.orgContact Form XDisplays a user-friendly contact form that your visitors will love. Lightweight, fast, secure, and accessible (ADA/WCAG compliant). 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 22/01/2026Check your #browser extensions, some are hiding JavaScript #malware in PNG images hackingpassion.com/ghostposter-...hackingpassion.comGhostPoster Malware: How Browser Extensions Hide JavaScript in PNG IconsGhostPoster uses steganography to hide malware inside browser extension logos. Over 1 million victims. Part of DarkSpectre operation hitting 8.8 million users. Seven years undetected. 020
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 21/01/2026☕ Fresh updates for all of my #books now available ⚡ New versions feature many improvements, including updated links, new resources, better formatting, and more. As always, book owners can download the latest versions and all extras for FREE 😎 books.perishablepress.com #WordPress 030
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 20/01/2026🧙♀️ Finally cooked up a proper PDF demo for Wizard's SQL Recipes for WordPress books.perishablepress.com/wp/wp-conten... #WordPress #SQL #book 130
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 12/01/2026Human coders are still better than LLMs antirez.com/news/153 #AIantirez.com Human coders are still better than LLMs - <antirez> 031
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 09/01/2026#AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse spectrum.ieee.org/ai-coding-de...spectrum.ieee.orgNewer AI Coding Assistants Are Failing in Insidious WaysOne AI coding assistant power user says the tools are hitting a plateau, and some are even declining. What's causing this unexpected twist in tech? 020
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 09/01/2026Disclaimer: I did not write this, just sharing. Staging is a wasteful lie: the case for the mono-environment www.tomwphillips.co.uk/2026/01/stag...tomwphillips.co.ukStaging is a wasteful lie: the case for the mono-environmentStaging doesn't catch bugs, slows delivery, and makes developers miserable. Ship straight to production instead. 010
Jeff Starr @perishablepress.com · 08/01/20264 #CSS Features Every Front-End Developer Should Know In 2026 nerdy.dev/4-css-featur...nerdy.dev4 CSS Features Every Front-End Developer Should Know In 2026 · January 7, 2026Toolbelt worthy, powerful, and game-changing CSS you need for 2026. 010