Archive

The old blog

Before this site was rebuilt, Tortoise IT ran a WordPress blog for well over a decade — mostly plugin releases and WordPress/Divi write-ups. The full posts have been retired, but here's every title, so it's clear this isn't a blog that started in July.

• Layouts Cloud gets a MAJOR update! Mar 2020
• Divi Display Logic V2.3 Released. VB Support! Jan 2020
• It's Black Friday! What's going cheap then? Nov 2019
• Divi: Breaking up is never easy Oct 2019
• Handy JS/CSS Snippet: Style Divi contact form errors differently to feedback messages Oct 2019
• To child theme or not to child theme, that is the question?! Sep 2019
• Plugin Spotlight: Page Builder Cloud Aug 2019
• Free Plugin: Bottom Fixed Logo for Divi Jul 2019
• Free Plugin! Meta Slider Preview Slides Jul 2019
• Page Builder Cloud is now live! Jul 2019
• My first WordCamp, thoughts and takeaways from WordCamp Europe 2019 in Berlin Jun 2019
• Wordcamp EU 2019 - (Pre) First Day! Jun 2019
• Elementor Contact Form DB V1.3 May 2019
• Layouts Cloud for Elementor - Launched Today! Jan 2019
• CommentLuv! What on earth is that? And why should I care?! Dec 2018
• Elementor Contact Form DB - Update 1.2 Sep 2018
• Sean Blithers on about responsive development in Divi Mar 2018
• Sean talks about child themes on Divi Feb 2018
• Sean Explains CPT, Taxonomies and Custom Fields Feb 2018
• Bye Bye Divi! Dec 2017
• A new plugin - Easy Digital Downloads Injector Nov 2017
• The Ultimate Jumping Header Fix - Free plugin Nov 2017
• How to turn off Divi minification and static CSS file generation Sep 2017
• Divi Display Logic - A new product Jul 2017
• How to add the Divi Builder AND Divi Library to ANY CPT May 2017
• Elegant Themes feature my Timeline Module! May 2017
• Elementor Contact Form DB - Free Plugin Apr 2017
• Divi Sticky Sections - Free Plugin! Apr 2017
• WooCommerce sale notifications via Pushover - Free plugin! Apr 2017
• Divi Cloud is here! Apr 2017
• Woo Layout Injector featured by 1WD Mar 2017
• Yet another new plugin - Divi Section Manager! Mar 2017
• Divi DB - new plugin! Feb 2017
• February Plugin Updates & Two new releases! Feb 2017
• Divi Search Injector Jan 2017
• Free plugin - SB Divi Footer Editor Dec 2016
• December Plugin Update!! Dec 2016
• Elegant Themes feature my Injector! Nov 2016
• WordPress - How to temporarily disable any plugin per user/page/context Nov 2016
• Divi Timeline Module Jul 2016
• Divi Popup Builder Jul 2016
• Divi Extended Google Fonts Jun 2016
• Divi Extended Column Layouts - 5/6/7/8 Column Layouts Jun 2016
• Divi Advanced Text Module Jun 2016
• Divi Default Post Settings plugin Jun 2016
• SB Add from Library Divi Module Jun 2016
• Divi Slick Slider/Carousel Module Plugin Jun 2016
• Divi CPT Builder / ACF Module release video May 2016
• An Interview with Sean May 2016
• Divi - Animate normal content, not just images Apr 2016
• WooCommerce programatically add a coupon based on a page view via a shortcode Sep 2015
• Make WooCommerce Coupons more user friendly by telling people what they are getting in your own words Sep 2015
• WordPress plugin update - Welcome Email Editor - Support for V4.3+ Sep 2015
• A new face for an old site Jul 2015
• Events Espresso - has_purchased shortcode Jul 2015
• WP Dev - Plugin conflict... no problem! Jul 2015
• SB Client Review - WordPress Plugin Jun 2015
• How to create a WordPress location based search Jan 2015
• Happy December! Dec 2014
• WooCommerce 'Test' payment gateway plugin Jul 2014
• Disqus conflict with WooCommerce rating/review system fix Jul 2014
• WordPress Development 101: A starting point for PHP developers who want to use WP Jun 2014
• WordPress snippet - WooCommerce free shipping by role Apr 2014
• WordPress plugin - Restrict Post Taxonomies Apr 2014
• WP Snippet - show only own items in media uploader Apr 2014
• Contact Form 7 - place GET, POST, SERVER, COOKIE, SESSION etc variables into fields Apr 2014
• Contact Form 7 - doing *something* when an email has been sent Apr 2014
• WordPress Snippet - Clear Transients Apr 2014
• WooCommerce sites breaking after upgrade to 2.1 Mar 2014
• WooCommerce plugin to create bespoke and customisable landing pages Feb 2014
• WordPress theme development CSS core Dec 2013
• Setting the default media link URL when uploading images with WordPress Dec 2013
• WordPress snippet: get Page ID with shortcode Dec 2013
• WordPress get Custom Post Type items - PHP Snippet Oct 2013
• WP-Ecommerce suppress pending payment email Oct 2013
• SB YouTube Playlist Shortcode Plugin Aug 2013
• How to get an array of custom post type item objects in WordPress Jul 2013
• How to make a nice tidy WordPress admin menu! Jul 2013
• SB Remote Login & Signup Plugin Jul 2013
• How to create a simple shortcode to embed an iFrame in WordPress Jul 2013
• SB Welcome Email Editor - Password reminder feature Jun 2013
• Apple WWDC 2013 - Wow! Jun 2013
• How to integrate Mandrill into your PHP site May 2013
• Welcome email editor temporarily unavailable (Update: Back in business!) May 2013
• SB Content Widget - Wordpress plugin Apr 2013
• SB Add WooCommerce Tabs - WordPress Plugin Mar 2013
• SB Mini Features WordPress plugin Mar 2013
• SB Spider Framework Mar 2013
• SB Custom Page Override Menus WordPress Plugin Mar 2013
• WordPress page header images made easy with SB Uploader Mar 2013
• Selecting the right theme for your WordPress site. Mar 2013
• How to remove the WooCommerce 2.0+ Reviews tab Mar 2013
• WooCommerce VoguePay, CashEnvoy and Eyowo plugins now written Feb 2013
• SB WooCommerce Facebook Comments Plugin Feb 2013
• Help! Help! My [X] doesn't work! - How to sort out basic WordPress issues and getting to the cause of a problem without the need to panic Jan 2013
• jQuery carriage return next in sequence Dec 2012
• Voguepay payment gateway for Exp:resso Store for ExpressionEngine Nov 2012
• Adding your own WooCommerce Tabs simplified step by step Nov 2012
• SB Random Post Plugin Oct 2012
• Adding your own currency to WooCommerce Oct 2012
• Wordpress SB Mail Attachment Widget Update (V1.2) Oct 2012
• WooCommerce Interswitch WebPay Wordpress Plugin Oct 2012
• Costs of a basic website and how to go about getting one Oct 2012
• Wordpress default featured image Oct 2012
• Custom JS validation for Wordpress post/page creation Sep 2012
• Customising the output of the Wordpress Download Manager plugin shortcode Sep 2012
• Turning off new user notification in Wordpress Sep 2012
• Adding your own tabs to Woocommerce and Woothemes Sep 2012
• Wordpress Page Excludes plugin support for Custom Post Types Sep 2012
• Standalone PHP Maintenance Mode Access Protection Sep 2012
• Wordpress search without a keyword May 2012
• SB Ads plugin for simple Wordpress Advertising May 2012
• WooCommerce removing the reviews tab May 2012
• Editing WooCommerce default product column count May 2012
• WooCommerce featured products slider automatic cycling May 2012
• Tortoise IT Ltd is now open for business Apr 2012
• Tutorial: how to make your own basic members area in Wordpress Apr 2012
• Plugin SB Nivo Slider - guess what this one does? Apr 2012
• Wordpress SB Auth Admin gets Paypal support (V 1.4) Apr 2012
• Wordpress product licensing system - SB Auth Admin Apr 2012
• WP Ecommerce custom email content Mar 2012
• Terminal takes an age to load on my Mac? The solution Feb 2012
• Wordpress SB Mail Attachment Widget Update (V1.1) Jan 2012
• How to fix the flaw in the WP Ecommerce table rate shipping module Jan 2012
• Turn off theme CSS for the visual editor in Wordpress 3.3+ Jan 2012
• Wordpress plugin queue jumping made easy Jan 2012
• Wordpress SB Auth Admin V1.3 (minor update) Dec 2011
• Wordpress SB Auth Admin Update (V1.2) Dec 2011
• Donation buttons and self promotion in your plugins and themes.. yes or no? Dec 2011
• SB Mail Attachment Widget Dec 2011
• SB Tell a Friend Widget Nov 2011
• Getting the Wordpress Excerpt outside of The Loop Nov 2011
• Where on earth is that programmer? Oct 2011
• How to get into a Wordpress site without a login, just FTP Aug 2011
• WP Ecommerce template redirect Aug 2011
• SB Comment Reviews get's WP-Ecommerce compatibility Aug 2011
• Wordpress plugin - SB User Cols Aug 2011
• SB Comment Reviews Aug 2011
• Simple custom post type features for Wordpress Jul 2011
• Want a website? Basic details on cost and what you are likely to be asked for... Jul 2011
• Zen Cart Welcome Email Editor Update Jul 2011
• SB Uploader gets an upgrade Jun 2011
• PHP source code protection - the basics Apr 2011
• SB Remote Signup Mar 2011
• SB Uploader Jan 2011
• SB Directory Plugin Dec 2010
• Apple releases Beatles back catalog Nov 2010
• What exactly do you get from good customer service? Nov 2010
• Nantwich & Border Counties Sailing Club Oct 2010
• SB Comment Sanitiser Sep 2010
• SB Child List Update 1.2 Jun 2010
• Wordpress sites hosted by Rackspace Cloud hacked! Jun 2010
• Recursive PHP function for finding a top level parent post Jun 2010
• NewMedias get's it's third musketeer! May 2010
• SB Password Expiry May 2010
• SB Child List finally gets an update! Apr 2010
• SB Newsletter Subcription Generator: Complimentary Subscriber plugin for Wordpress Apr 2010
• SB Author Comments: Author Commenting plugin for Wordpress Apr 2010
• How to convert your site to Wordpress Mar 2010
• Plugin Conflict: WP Welcome Email Editor -> Mingle Mar 2010
• Snow Leopard and SCPlugin Feb 2010
• Why buy from an ugly website? Feb 2010
• An extension of my being? Feb 2010
• Should one follow the path (of least resistance)? Nov 2009
• SB Twitter Plugin Nov 2009
• Live Countdown Timer using Javascript Oct 2009
• Spammers go funny! Oct 2009
• Learning Event Generator Sep 2009
• PHP File Rename Script Sep 2009
• Think Visibility 2, It's all over (for now) Sep 2009
• Think Visibility 2 Aug 2009
• The REAL Auto Increment Aug 2009
• RSS Enclosures in Wordpress Vs Content Protection (YM) Jul 2009
• How to recursively remove .svn directories Jul 2009
• SB Pay Me Jul 2009
• Linux Server Root Password Retrieval Jun 2009
• Converting any number to a Currency (or 2 decimal places) May 2009
• Changing a Microsoft Office Product Key Apr 2009
• Welcome Email Editor for Wordpress Apr 2009
• Wordpress PHP Execution from within a Post or Page Apr 2009
• Turning an Array or Object into XML using PHP Mar 2009
• A simple 'Where Am I?' using MaxMind Geolocation Mar 2009
• Subversion server sertup and configuration for dummies Mar 2009
• SQL Import from a file using PHP Mar 2009
• Setting up a PHP/MySQL Local Development Environment on a Mac (doing it properly) Feb 2009
• More 'Your Brand' Products Released/Updated Jan 2009
• XLS Download from PHP Class! Jan 2009
• Creating a Downloadable Spreadsheet from PHP Jan 2009
• Clickbank Payment Processor Integration Jan 2009
• My Forum Jan 2009
• SB Child List Plugin Jan 2009
• User Account Control in Windows Vista Jan 2009
• Windows XP Update Popup Jan 2009
• A NEW Wordpress Session Manager Jan 2009
• Your Responder Nov 2008
• Your Captcha Adverts Nov 2008
• Your Classifieds - What is it Nov 2008
• Deals Press Nov 2008
• SACK of AJAX Sep 2008
• Newmedias Progress Sep 2008
• IE Annoyance when downloading PDFs Sep 2008
• bbPress Email notification on post Sep 2008
• Google Charts overview Aug 2008
• Your Minder - Single user login protection for Wordpress Aug 2008
• Zen Cart Welcome Email Editor Jul 2008
• Wordpress Session Management Jul 2008
• Spoofing a Post Request Jul 2008
• Simple AJAX Jun 2008
• YourMembers Jun 2008
• Converting US State names into their Abbreviations (and back!) May 2008
• Geocoding Addresses using Google Maps May 2008
• Google Map basics May 2008
• Welcome to my blog May 2008