Using a combo of Ruby on Rails, Devise, Action Mailer and Sidekiq To send a welcome email after a user signs up, you’ll want to override Devise’s RegistrationsController. Here’s how you can do that: In this file, add the following code: The super keyword calls the original create method from Devise::RegistrationsController, and the block (do … Read more
This is a WordPress plugin I created a while back to white label, replace and/or remove the WordPress branding from the CMS to give you the user a more professional look if they are doing custom builds with WordPress. The plugin allows you to change the howdy text within the dashboard, hide multiple WordPress logos … Read more
SEO in general is kind of a tricky thing. I’m not sure most people understand it really. Basically Google and other search engines have a way of ranking pages, so when you type in a search string, it can serve you the best content possible. Search engine optimization is making sure you are sitting towards … Read more
Decided to go after the 231 Web Development website rebuild right away in 2020. For the last couple of years I have run a network of WordPress sites using Divi which is an Elegant theme. Truth is the Divi builder was great for a while but it has become a bloated mess. They changed the … Read more
Environmental Drilling and Contracting Website Build I recently did a ground up WordPress build for EDAC located in Holland, MI. EDAC is an environmental drilling contractor that services Upper and Lower Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. This is a pretty standard job for me. Ground up build meaning that they did not have a previous … Read more
Psychology of Color What you choose may say more than you think. I had always associated red with a stoplight or a stop sign. I thought I don’t want them to stop, I want them to click the button. Red is powerful and eye catching. It screams excitement. Truth is red call to actions are … Read more
Building and Marketing on a Budget *I have no affiliation with Watsky. He simply perfectly shared an idea of dreaming big and building with nothing… I like that. I am not a big firm. I have allies, but overall what my clients and I build, we build on our own. Truthfully I believe there is … Read more
Electric Hero Deli WordPress Website Custom Build I recently got to do a great custom WordPress website design and build for Electric Hero Deli. Electric Hero is a newer franchise that has two locations and is located in both Grand Haven and Holland MI. They currently have a third location in the works that will … Read more
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B build Getting into to building a little something here. I love the idea that you can now get computers as small if not smaller than a credit card for next to nothing money wise. The Raspberry Pi is a bare circuit board made in the United Kingdom for a very … Read more
231 Web Dev Skill Set Let’s throw something down here. A line in the sand if you will. I am going to lay out what I consider my Skill Set to be… WordPress Development – Expert Level. Custom Plugins and Themes. Password protected user based corporate websites. HTML5 – Expert Level. Recently mastering the HTML5 … Read more
WordPress Development by #231WebDev I am a WordPress expert, there is nothing I can not do with it. From a blogging platform to the arguably the most powerful framework on the net WordPress has come a long way. As a web developer I fell in love with WP around 4 years back and there is … Read more
Lead Developer for work.shopMG LLC Property Development Vertical Market My biggest client for 2014 ended up turning into my full time employer in 2015. work.shop from great idea to grand opening… We create tools and technologies for the retail real estate industry. We have got a handful of great clients across North America. We go … Read more
Rebranding 231 Graphics We are now 231 Web Development I have always went by the moniker of 231 Graphics. For the last few years I have felt that was a misnomer as I really do not do graphics. I started all of this around 15 years back and I did start out doing graphic design … Read more