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Enterprise API Development…Navigating The Battlefield
Right now at work I’m the lead on a project to establish a new vendor API. Unfortunately there were decisions made on key specifications of how the API was to be developed before it was handed to me. Where I work there is a lot of legacy standards and so it’s challenging to introduce new technologies as a standard. I do see that there is a constant struggle between what APIs are needed internally versus externally, for B2B integrations. I’m always looking to try to balance this out whenever I can.
Talking to Other Sites with the WP HTTP API – Topher DeRosia
Why Talk To Other Sites? Ask them questions – Getting Data Tell them things – Process Requests. How is This Done? GET – wp_remote_get() POST – wp_remote_post() HEAD – wp_remote_head() Cache API Content WordPress Sites (/wp-json) – pull public WordPress site data![[X-Post] WordPress Plugins Are Dead? Long Live Plugins](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaQAAAEYAQAAAAA7P7+WAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAAmSURBVGje7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tDQ+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADg1wA7EAABfMfsHgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)
WordCamp US 2019 – Securing WordPress in the age of 0-Day Vulnerabilities – Rahul Nagare
scaledynamix.com/WCUS 0-Day Vulnerabilities Recently discovered No current fix Already being attacked Reference – wpvulndb.com Why My Site? They want to send your traffic somewhere else to boost SEO rank They want to use your site as a “bot” to attack a targeted site. How Do You Protect Your Site? Protection Against Redirects Hardcode your site/home URL Protect your wp-config.php Protect Against Automated Plugin Updates Limit access to wp-admin, white-list admin IPs Protect Against Code Injections Block all POST requests without a valid referrer Set Content-Security-Policy header You still need to follow the standard security best practices
Featured / Health / Life / Programming / RunningLooking Back on 2017, the Year of Firsts
I don’t recall if I’ve ever written any sort of year-in-review blog post or even social media post, but this year I have had so many firsts that I wanted to reflect on and share my thanks for. Health In the health department I not only reached my initial target goal weight but actually surpassed it, and my second target. I think this year I’ve weighed the least that I have in 26 years. I have always struggled with my weight and living a more healthy lifestyle. I attribute my success primarily to my wife, and also to the encouragement of many friends and family. I also had to have a lot of self-determination as well, but that was only had by seeing the impact my…
Making Blogging An Easy Alternative
In an effort to make blogging an easy alternative I’ve given the WordPress app a prominent place on my phone dock. Looking forward to a new year of sharing!




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