By Spencer Hill

On the 5th October 2017

Roots Error #1 – Failed to connect to the host via ssh: Permission denied (publickey).

Earlier this year we began using Roots’ Trellis, Bedrock and Sage to develop and manage websites. While the system is everything WordPress should be. There are some things it should not be. One of them is temperamental, another is incredibly complicated. Today I’m working on our third project with Roots. But simultaneously with our second and […]

Categories: Bedrock, Roots, Trellis

By Spencer Hill

On the 5th October 2017

Roots Error #3 – ERROR! Invalid vars plugin version from /Users/myusers/Sites/mysite.com/trellis/lib/trellis/plugins/vars/version.py

Aaaand we’re back. If you saw or read my previous two articles, those were related to project #2. This article, however, is related to project #3.   The Problem I created the site and successfully worked on it on my Linux Ubuntu machine. I successfully deployed my work from development to staging went to bed. And then […]

Categories: Bedrock, PHP, Programming, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis

By Spencer Hill

On the 5th October 2017

Roots Error #4 – composer create-project roots/sage mysite 8.5.3 zsh: command not found: composer

This year we began using Roots’ Trellis, Bedrock and Sage to develop and manage websites. So far, I’ve only successfully completed one. But I’m actively working on three others. All riddled with obnoxious problems that seem to appear out of nowhere. Luckily for me, I have four computers. Two Macs, one Windows and one Linux […]

Categories: Bedrock, Linux, Mac, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis, Ubuntu

By Spencer Hill

On the 5th October 2017

Roots Error #2 – Mailhog, connection failure

Yet another error while using Roots’ Trellis, Bedrock and Sage during vagrant up on a brand new site, development locally on MacOS Sierra 10.12.6   My experience with Roots is that every time I use it I get a new error. Even if I didn’t change anything.   The Problem Today the error began when I create […]

Categories: Bedrock, PHP, Programming, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis

By Spencer Hill

On the 10th September 2017

Proposed Improvements to the WordPress UI

As of the writing of this article WordPress Plugins are allowed to do a few things that interrupt the WordPress UI. Headers – In the back end, when on any page, especially settings pages of Plugins, the headers are cluttered and inconsistent. Exhibit A, B, C. To improve this we proposes approving the following: Enhanced Permalink […]

Categories: Programming, WordPress

By Spencer Hill

On the 14th August 2017

Switching from Mac to Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 / 17.10

This article will help you configure Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 / 17.10 to behave equal to or better than your Mac.   Context I’ve been a lifetime Mac user. But I wanted to play some games that aren’t available on the Mac, or no model of Mac laptops had a graphics card capable of running them […]

Categories: Linux, Operating Systems, Ubuntu

By Spencer Hill

On the 14th June 2017

Curious about content marketing? Here’s the who, what, where, when, and why.

What is content marketing? While the phrase “content marketing” is relatively new and trending, the practice is not. Content marketing is the process of using your resources to create and promote original content that is attractive to an audience. Effective content marketing will generate a return on investment directly and / or indirectly. Overall, you […]

Categories: Content Marketing, Pay Per Click Management, Programming, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development

By Spencer Hill

On the 26th April 2017

Comparison of Code Schools

This article is a hyper-focused guide to comparing the code schools out there. School Team Accounts Certification Badges Interactive PHP JS HTML / CSS LESS SASS WordPress Theme Development WordPress Plugin Development WordPress Administration Angular JS MySQL Git jQuery CodeSchool.com                               […]

Categories: Reviews

By Spencer Hill

On the 26th April 2017

Should you put pricing on your website?

Recently I was overseeing the development of landing pages for our website. The topic of whether or not we should display our pricing came up and I found that that majority of our team agreed that we should not reveal it. I wasn’t particularly surprised because this is a common tactic, but it’s one I […]

Categories: Business Development

By Spencer Hill

On the 7th April 2017

My First Time with Roots’ Trellis + Bedrock + Sage

This article was written to document some of the specific challenges I had that other’s using Roots’ Trellis + Bedrock + Sage may experience as well. My hope is that anyone who gets stuck will be able to save themselves the many hours it cost me to track down these solutions and understand precisely why […]

Categories: Bash / Shell, Bedrock, PHP, Programming, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis, Website Development