by David Gewirtz | Jul 28, 2023 | Lab Notes, Seamless Donations
Eight years ago, I adopted a set of WordPress plugins from a developer who suddenly found himself in a caregiver role and wasn’t able to maintain them. I adopted them to keep them alive, secure, and supported for the tens of thousands of users who relied on them (and...
by David Gewirtz | Feb 10, 2023 | Lab Notes, Seamless Donations
This Lab Note contains instructions for setting up the new PayPal interface in Seamless Donations version 5.2.0 and later. Be sure to read the guidelines below. A lot has been going on behind the scenes. Since early 2022, I’ve been working with the development...
by David Gewirtz | Mar 28, 2016 | Lab Notes, Seamless Donations
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....
by David Gewirtz | Mar 26, 2016 | Lab Notes, Seamless Donations
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...
by David Gewirtz | Jan 28, 2016 | Lab Notes, Seamless Donations
The problem with middleware is that your software is always caught in the middle. In the case of Seamless Donations, the plugin is fundamentally a piece of software that lives between WordPress and a payment gateway, which today is only the standard PayPal interface....