Portfolio Project: Perfectly Imperfect Family

Perfectly Imperfect Family is a personal family and parenting website created to share the realities of raising a family without trying to present a picture-perfect version of life. The site was created around the idea that families experience challenges, setbacks, successes, and everyday chaos, and that being honest about those experiences can help other parents feel less alone. The overall goal is to provide an authentic, relatable perspective on family life while celebrating the things that make each family unique.

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Portfolio Project: PackSolvers

Portfolio Project: PackSolvers

PackSolvers was a new packaging supply company based in Utah that was just getting started. Their CEO, Bob, came to me looking to create a professional web presence that separated them from their competitors. Together we discussed what they were looking for, talked about what their goals and market strategy was and found a solution that fit their business.

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How to Disable WordPress Emojis

How to Disable WordPress Emojis

As WordPress continues to improve, it adds new features into each release. Some of these features are significant, and some are very subtle. One subtle feature that didn’t notice sneak …

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How to Enable Jetpack Development Mode

How to Enable Jetpack Development Mode

Did you know Jetpack has a development mode? Until recently, I didn’t. While Jetpack is in development mode, features that do not require a connection to the WordPress.com servers can be activated and used on a local WordPress environment for testing and debugging.

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Fix a Slow Website Due to a .local Hostname on Mac OS

Fix a Slow Website Due to a .local Hostname on Mac OS

In the past I’ve always setup my local development websites to utilize a .local hostname. (i.e., daharveyjr.local). Once I switched to utilizing a Mac for development, I noticed that my websites seemed to load extremely slow when running on my local MAMP installation. It always drove me crazy, but recently I discovered why it’s so slow, and found a way to resolve the issue.

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