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Angular CLI: Different ways to include assets

Angular CLI: Different ways to include assets

In this article I will discuss several methods of adding and referring to static files in an Angular CLI application – may they be images, fonts or scripts:

  • when the assets are in the assets folder
  • when the assets are in any other folder
  • when the assets are in the node_modules folder

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WordPress – enhance any theme with footer widgets

WordPress – enhance any theme with footer widgets

I am using a free theme that provides only one widgets area – a sidebar. In its paid version, though, there is also another widget area – footer. The theme displays a copyright message in the footer and provides no method (in the free version) to change or remove it.

Currently, I would like to change the copyright message and add a link to the Privacy Policy page. In the future maybe I will want to put something else. So I could have either hardcoded the text and link into my theme or I could create an extensible solution.

I decided I would add a new widget area in the footer. The contents of it could be configured using WordPress’ Theme Customization feature (Appearance > Customize > Widgets).

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Trello – Blogging Editorial Workflow and Calendar

Trello – Blogging Editorial Workflow and Calendar

I can’t live without two tools: Excel and Trello. There are some WordPress plugins that help manage the editorial calendar and publishing workflow (CoSchedule at $80 a month, PublishPress at $77 a year), but… they cost a lot!

On the other hand, I don’t say Trello is the best place to keep posts’ workflow, because you have to duplicate some information between WordPress and Trello. In my case, it’s the title, link, basic category and some statuses.

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