Projects

This is a collection of stuff that I’ve made.

Web applications and things

• Turbo Admin – A WordPress plugin and browser extension that adds a command palette, notice hiding and a bunch of other improvements to the WordPress dashboard.
• Can I PHP? – Like caniuse.com but for PHP features.
• Beyond WP – A resource that aims to level-up WordPress developers by introducing them to resources and tools from outside the WordPress space.
• SchoolBot – a smart, parent information system based on Laravel and BotMan
• Has What Yet? – Simple yes/no status pages (on the best domain name I ever bought)
• Zap the Map – A surprisingly successful attempt to create a virtual Beat the Street
• Tweet Finder – A simple interface to Twitter’s Advanced Search
• WP to Laravel – A video course introducing the Laravel framework to WordPress developers
• Government Petition Tracker
• hasyourbabyarrivedyet.com
• The Swindon Quiz

Plugins and Packages

• Peekobot (JS/CSS) – a simple, choice-driven chatbot framework for your website written in less than 100 lines of ES6 vanilla JavaScript (and some CSS).
• Laravel Asset Cache (Laravel package) – Local caching for inclusion of JavaScript and CSS assets in Laravel projects
• Sync Pinboard (WordPress) – Plugin to sync Pinboard pins to a custom post type, complete with Gutenberg block for display of pins.
• Sync Raindrop (WordPress) – Plugin to sync Raindrop bookmarks to a custom post type.
• Sync Mastodon (WordPress) – Plugin to sync Mastodon posts from a single account to a custom post type.

Articles and Podcasts elsewhere

• Get Started with PHP Static Code Analysis – on Delicious Brains blog
• JavaScript for Back End Developers – on Delicious Brains podcast
• Degrees and Web Development – on Delicious Brains podcast

Tech Talks

It’s been a privilege to speak at some WordPress-focussed tech conferences on not-WordPress-specific topics:

• I Tried Writing Some Code… You Won’t Believe What Happened Next! (WordCamp London, 2019)
• User Experience – it’s for everyone (WordCamp London, 2016)
• You Are Creative (WordCamp Brighton, 2016)
• Why and how to use screencasts to train users (WordCamp London, 2017)

Blog Series

• Controversial Cycle Commute Tips

Old/Archived/Paused Projects

• WP Quick Image (WordPress) – Like Quick Draft but for images – a quick way to post an image to WordPress
• Today I – (paused – awaiting rebuild) a tool to encourage and record daily creativity
• Kownter – (Now just the blog of the attempt!) An attempt at my own simple, privacy-aware website analytics tool, documenting progress as I go
• Press Ups – simple WordPress training (old and out of date now)
• swaptheworld.uk – This was an app I span up for swapping the “Build the World” trading cards.
• wichelstowe.world – This was an app for tracking a round-the-world exercise challenge, very quickly converted from Today I’s code.
• ScreenTimer – a simple screen timer, yes, ironically, on a screen