ZATZ Lab Notes
It’s not the years. It’s the lines of code.
How to apply the beta plugins to your WordPress install
There has been some question about how to install the beta plugins in a WordPress install. This guide should give you some help with that. The ideal install The ideal install is a completely fresh WordPress install. That way, you're not taking a chance on damaging a...
All about the Seamless Donations 5.0 beta release
Welcome to the release notes for the Seamless Donations 5.0 beta release. Hopefully, this will be the first and only beta, but only time (and you) will tell. What's in this release This release includes both the core Seamless Donations plugin and all the add-ons. The...
Get ready for a major new Seamless Donations release
Update: The beta is out. Here's where you can download it. Here are the release notes. It's been quite a while since Seamless Donations has had an update. While hurricanes and hospitalizations may have gotten in the way of new coding, we will not let a global pandemic...
If PayPal suddenly stopped working for you in Seamless Donations
TL;DR: New Seamless Donations 4.0.22 has been released that executes a PayPal compatibility test and removes obsolete IPN URLs. Important Update: There is a post in the user forums that seems to provide answers for some users, which I have incorporated into a new...
Adding https support to Seamless Donations 4.0.16
This note corresponds to the 4.0.16 release of Seamless Donations, which adds necessary support for secured http communications for PayPal IPNs. This both future-proofs Seamless Donations for the upcoming PayPal-mageddon when PayPal goes all https for IPN-based...
Tricks I learned installing my first SSL certificate
I just finished installing my first-ever SSL certificate by hand. While it wasn't exactly fun, it wasn't as harrowing as I expected it to be. Of more value, I learned about some helpful tricks and resources, which is why I put myself through this process. Before I...
All hosts are different: Seamless Donations 4.0.15 release
This lab note corresponds with the release of Seamless Donations 4.0.15. While this release took longer to complete than I would have liked due to some family circumstances, it's a large release with some very important compatibility options that should make life...
Open source anniversary: How adopting 10 WordPress plugins changed my life
If you'd like the story of my WordPress adopted plugins first year anniversary, check out my ZDNet article.
Dealing with PHP 5.3 legacy code in ZENPRESS
I've been preparing to move some of my ZENPRESS-based sites off of a host that permits running the old PHP 5.3 to a modern, managed host that requires a modern PHP implementation. Unfortunately, ZENPRESS dies horribly on PHP 5.4, because PHP removed call-time pass by...
Frameworks are no longer allowed in plugin directory
Interesting article on change in policy for managing plugin frameworks. Seamless Donations uses such a framework to provide its dashboard interface, but is already following the recommended practice. Seamless Donations bundles the framework in the distribution, so...
