https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/ 2026-04-18T04:45:51.825Z Daniel Shaw daniel@chthonic.nz

The awkward first post.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/thing-is-on/ 2014-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Tips for working with WP eCommerce, plus some general considerations when developing an eCommerce store.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/how-to-survive-the-wp-ecommerce-experience/ 2014-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

How to set up a multi-select search filter for WordPress categories.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/dynamic-search-filter-for-wordpress-categories/ 2014-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

A short and sweet approach to creating and caching an image slider for a WordPress post, page or custom post type.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/simple-post-slider-using-transients-api/ 2014-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

A quick guide to check whether your WordPress e-commerce site is in good shape to continue accepting real-time payments after Tuesday, 5th September, 2016.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/pxpay-upgrade-deadline-payment-express/ 2016-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

How to ensure text is presented in a consistent, predictable and manageable way for the browser.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/steps-for-typographic-consistency/ 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

How to set per-page responsive background images in WordPress without setting hard-coded image paths in a stylesheet.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/managing-responsive-background-images-with-wordpress/ 2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

A quick and easy approach to cache busting filenames in WordPress using a JSON hash map and a small PHP function.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/wordpress-cache-busting-json-hash-map/ 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

A few suggestions with regards to the new WordPress block editor (“Gutenberg”) and how to ensure a smooth transition for your existing website in 2018.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/wordpress-gutenberg/ 2018-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Troubleshooting common issues when running Docker on Windows Subsystem for Linux.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/wsl-docker-wordpress/ 2018-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

I’ve recently started building custom blocks to help transition client websites with legacy content to WordPress 5.0.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/gutenberg-block-legacy-content-migration/ 2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

I did too much this year without looking after myself and was very sick as a result.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/missed-connection/ 2018-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

It’s rare to find writing around front-end development that is genuinely insightful and immediately useful.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/every-layout-dev-nested-variants-reset/ 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

A project gone badly prompts a major review of how I work with you.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/client-work-changes/ 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

A free plugin to easily set up WooCommerce shipping zones for standard and rural delivery to the North and South islands of New Zealand.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/woocommerce-rural-delivery-shipping-nz/ 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

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https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/video-tracks-wordpress/ 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

How to set up custom predefined layouts for the Columns block.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/better-columns-block-editor/ 2021-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

How to set up a user-driven X-ray effect for your SVG illustration.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/x-ray-effect-svg/ 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

A solution for customising a layout-supported Group block's style element, to allow user-defined values to drive a different layout model.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/wordpress-block-layout-customise-inline-styles/ 2022-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Maisie is an experimental block editor theme, natively supported by WordPress since its 5.9 release.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/maisie-block-editor-theme/ 2022-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

New Zealand zone regions may no longer display after updating to WooCommerce 7.1.0.

https://v3.danielshaw.co.nz/fixing-nz-zone-regions/ 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z