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New site for Euro-Med Youth Platform

I’m very happy to announce the launch of the latest ZigPress client site – a new site for the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Platform, replacing their older site which had been running for a couple of years. The Euro-Mediterranean Youth Platform is run by the European Union Programmes Agency (EUPA), an EU organisation based in Malta that [...]

Twitter changes affect WordPress plugins

Yesterday, Twitter updated its API (the method by which websites and other programs access Twitter feeds) so that a particular kind of authentication (oAuth) is required. “Big woop”, you may say, or possibly “what are you talking about?”. Well, if you use WordPress, it may affect you. What it means is that any WordPress plugins [...]

Theatre Anon benefits from new ZigPress site

It’s been a while since I launched a new ZigPress client site, and I’m very happy to announce my latest creation, a new WordPress-based website for the Malta-based theatre company and foundation, Theatre Anon. Theatre Anon stage productions on a regular basis at various Maltese venues, and needed a site that they could update themselves [...]

Plugins versus the functions file

Sometimes I take on the maintenance of existing WordPress-based websites, and obviously part of my initial work is to assess a site’s performance, stability, extent of customisation, etc. It all boils down to getting to know what I’ve taken on so that I can find the easiest ways to maintain it in the future. One [...]

A New Look for LifeCycle

I’m pleased to reveal the results of my latest project, one that has been in the works since January. I’m involved with the LifeCycle Organisation, a Malta-based charity that raises money for kidney treatments and research by organising extreme international cycling challenges. You may remember I built a new website for them in the spring [...]