Using Backlight 3 JSON API from PHP, take 2

This is an update to my original post. It improves on error handling and has some other cosmetic changes. One of the new features of Backlight 3 is a JSON API. It is a standard REST API interface and is very easy to use. The documentation shows all the endpoints and provides even a JavaScript […]

Common WordPress End-of-Post Content

I like to have a common element at the end of all my blog posts, but before the comments section. Sometimes this is to highlight upcoming shows, other times it is a special sales discount, a cool tagline, or like here on the lab blog, the Buy me a coffee block. There are many WordPress […]

Customizing Language Selector (Updated)

Backlight supports multiple languages which can be selected by clicking on the globe button in the top pallet. Although my site is only in english, I prefer language labels instead of a globe icon when browsing sites. Here I’ll show you how you can add this to your site. Doesn’t this look prettier? Changing the […]

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