Blogging By Ryan
Author of the best Twitch.tv plugin for WordPress
Officially named Channel Solution for Twitch on the WordPress.org website, but nicknamed TwitchPress. My Twitch.tv plugin has the potential to allow public services to be launched on any WP site.
TwitchPress
A plugin for the Twitch.tv gaming community, especially PC gamers who are used to multitasking. The plugin can be found on WordPress.org as ‘Channel Solution for Twitch’ but I codenamed
WordPress Plugin Seed
It's all part of a fresh new start and this boilerplate plugin for WordPress is critical as it offers a solid, stable, and easy to work with design.
WordPress Multitool Plugin
An indicator of success for this plugin will be when it begins assimilating other plugins. I fully intend to do this.
WordPres Plugin Seed Released
The first version of my boilerplate plugin, WordPress Plugin Seed, is now available. Get started on making a new plugin, quicker than ever, today! WordPress Plugin Seed is free and
CODE Portal Goals
These goals for CODE Portal will translate into potentially hundreds of design specifications, which is my job. Your job is to determine if my concept is something your School may
CODE Portal Prototype Needs Avenxo Theme by KaijuThemes
CODE Portal is an ambitious project for UK Primary Schools and potentially Secondary Schools much later in the future. The core idea behind CODE Portal is something much like Open-Source,
CODE Portal Research Sources
CODE Portal is a little unorthodox in some ways so I had to do a lot of research. This post covers some of the sites I got to know and
CODE Portal Project Phases
Technically the project is bigger than this short list of phases but what I’m going to type here should help you to understand that the CODE Portal project is serious enough
More Intelligent Automation and Robust Scheduling on WordPress please!
It might sound like I’m asking Automattic to take automation and scheduling to a new level within the WordPress core…but I’m not. I just want to blog a little about
Finally a GitHub User
This year is special for me. It marks many big changes in my approach to web development including closing down a website I started when studying at Uni. I enjoyed
I created a WordPress plugin for the Ryanair intranet
I was approached by a man named Brian Mongey at Ryanair Ltd and he requested a WordPress plugin. It was an exciting opportunity, possibly one that came too soon for
CODE Portal Creator Responsibilities
I am the creator of CODE Portal and after finding a “Teacher of Computing” vacancy in my own town I discovered that I might have new responsibilities. After reading about
My new BugNet for WordPress and the early Tracing feature
BugNet for WordPress is a library of debugging classes that work together. I’ve visioned my own debugging solution for 2-3 years but I held back because there are so many
I don’t just code, I dig, shovel, and carry heavy stuff!
This year I decided to blog, really blog! That will mean posts about everything from baking apple crumble with the kids to my professional web development. My decision to share
Chris Roberts and Cloud Imperium Games
Just when I needed a developer to stand-out and aspire too, Chris Roberts accomplished world records and his journey has been summarised in his recent communication. Chris Roberts (Chairman of
Possible CODE Portal Pages
The CODE Portal is currently a concept with early versions focusing on Primary Schools in the United Kingdom.
CODE Portal and David Jonassen
First I want to point you towards the PDF a lot of my research is based on. This great PDF is where I read about David Jonassen’s “five essential aspects
I miss lucid dreaming, do you?
Wikipedia describes a lucid dream as one in “which the dreamer is aware of dreaming.”. This happened to me as a teenager while I was experiencing a repetitive dream at
Broken WordPress Shortcode Does Not Parse or Return Content
My exact scenario involved almost finishing my work, but heading to bed anyway. That meant I had made some changes that were not fully tested before logging off. The following
Picard: Star Trek 2399
“Good morning plastic people” said a crew member in an orange suit, addressing what appeared to be a storage room for androids. It didn’t look like Star Trek at first,
My First Photoshop: Try it yourself!
Came across my first attempt at Photoshop today, from about 10 years back. I wish I had started this blog ten years back too but I’ll catch up. Then I
Roblox Development Research – The Fundamental Basics
As a father of children who play on Roblox I found myself becoming more and more curious about creating games. Especially becomes so many of the ones my kids pushed
Planting Tires, Logs and Tunnels
One day I saw some activity in a rough looking area of our park and I investigated. I discovered people who had been tasked with developing a wild-space for children
Today’s Voluntary Training: 16 Types of Play
Today I had the opportunity to gain some knowledge, useful for supporting child play. This was offered to me by Kirkcaldy YMCA and conducted by Sharon from the Smart Play
Outdoor Play Session Work
One of the best things about our outdoor sessions at Kirkcaldy YMCA is that no two days are alike—mostly because the children bring such incredible imagination to the space. During
Washing Machine Fault – An excuse to remove screws from something!
The average person has never seen inside their household electrical’s and unless they are like me, they never will. In a way that’s a shame because we are surrounded by
Summer Has Ended – Poem
I see you falling, you can settle near me and I will enjoy everything you are. You do seem tired, it’s time to rest now, it will soon be night
My First Polytunnel
The title may sound like a toy tunnel for a toddler but what I had to build wasn’t child’s play. It was a unique challenge that taught me a lot
Fence turned into planters
Storm Ryan took a six foot fence down! The fence was becoming an eyesore for our space in the Gallatown, Kirkcaldy. Over about ten hours, the fence was taken down,
Greenhouse for Pathhead Primary School
Pathhead Primary were awarded funds from the ASDA Foundation Grants. They intended to invest the money in their courtyard type area by adding a greenhouse and raised beds for planting
Woodwork Class: Created A Star
One of my voluntary interests has been helping to establish a wood workshop for the Gallatown community in Kirkcaldy. My first project to get warmed up was the creation of
Heavy Duty Mud Kitchen
I took on the voluntary task of constructing a highly durable mud kitchen that could withstand a lot of abuse from the local kids in a space that is open
Metal Container Upgrade for Bike Storage
This task during my voluntary session involved adding special bicycle hooks to the inside of containers. Not very technical but drilling holes in a £2000 metal container need a confident
First Roof Repair
It seems I’m going up in the world…up onto roofs! The last couple of years has included a lot of firsts. This time I repaired a roof and I did
YMCA Kirkcaldy Website
The new YMCA Kirkcaldy website offers a fresh start for the charity's online presence. The website was launched just as we were coming out of lockdown. Built on WordPress, with
Tilted Shelfs for Gallatown Community Hub
My first shelves. It’s typical of me that they wouldn’t be simple, ordinary, flat, level, shelves. I simply like to challenge myself and learn a lot in the process. The
My Community Woodwork Sessions Summer 2023
My current role within my community is new and evolving. The summer involved delivering outdoor drop-in woodwork sessions. Not something I've ever been part of so the whole thing was
Six Months Trading
My First Six Months: From Lucky Wins to Hard Lessons My trading journey started with a bang. I caught the GME frenzy, turning £500 into £1,800, and scalped quick profits
