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PetPress version 1.6

On April 16, PetPress version 1.6 was released. This release is unusual in that the appearance of the list pages may change slightly for some users. I make every effort not to change the look and feel for existing users whenever possible, but in this case it was...

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How to use hashtags to make sense of social media

How to use hashtags to make sense of social media

Hello? Is this thing on? So, you've created your new social media account and you’re ready to share all of your great ideas with the world. Have you tried it? Does it seem a lot like shouting into the void? Is anyone out there listening, or is everyone just talking?...

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PetPress version 1.4

PetPress version 1.4

(This post is intended for people who are using and integrating the PetPress plugin, and it is unabashedly geeky in parts. If you're not a PetPress user, very little of what follows will make sense to you. And that's OK.) A not-so-minor update is coming to PetPress in...

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PetPress version 1.3.2

(This post is intended for people who are using and integrating the PetPress plugin, and it is unabashedly geeky in parts.) A minor update is coming to PetPress in early March. As always, once the new version is released the documentation will be updated, so check...

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PetPress version 1.3

(This post is intended for people who are using and integrating the PetPress plugin, and it is unabashedly geeky in parts.) Although version 1.2 is not much more than a week old, it seemed important in light of increased adoption of this plugin to iron out some of the...

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PetPress version 1.2

PetPress will be getting an upgrade on or around February 17, 2022. Here's what's changing... Enhancements New field: Site Added specifically for the benefit of multi-site organizations, enabling the "Site" field will cause the location (site) of an animal to show on...

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Case Study: Custom PHP development for animal rescue

Late in 2019, Main Line Animal Rescue had a problem. A critical feature of their website, the pages that profile the adoptable animals, was suddenly knocked offline. A key software component was found to have a known security vulnerability, and the site hosting...

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Case Study: Pandemic drives shift to online music lessons

The government-mandated quarantine in mid-2020 was a serious blow to businesses that rely upon in-person contact, such as Silver Music Studios, a music school in Havertown, Pennsylvania that had operated continuously for twenty-five years. Almost overnight, the...

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