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@workworksam are you using apache or ngnix? I think it has to be apache

@@BrendanOConnellWP Apache, CPanel and normal settings for WordPress server

@@BrendanOConnellWP Apache, CPanel and normal settings for WordPress server

I did use it, but not sure it was really that prevalent (might have used it to copy or clone a class here and there, can't remember.) and I use it all the time for the auto suggestion and auto complete on input fields and, most importantly the css field. this is where the time savings really start to add up. Each AT feature really does start ticking up with time savings and efficiency each time you use it. It is also hard for me to remember what ISNT in AT - that is, I use Bricks with AT every time, so it feels second nature.

sure you can automate that. Is the update you need to make the same for each post (in the same location in the editor?) cuz that would make it easier to loop over

it should be able to pull in any data that can be fed in via JSON, so arrays should work as well. I havent had a chance to mess around with it much yet. Let me know if you end up trying it. I suspect it should work fine.

@@BrendanOConnellWP will do. I may be trying out WP Get API plugin. Most likely I will be contacting them to see if their plugin can do it. I’m a ways away from actually doing it… I’m building the host site I want to pull from. So if I need to change the architecture of the host site, now is the time to know / change it.

i hadnt really planned one. What else should be added do you think?

are you using activepieces? do you have an action in google sheets to create a new row? you shouldn't need to duplicate that

i'm not sure, but it's got even better since I made that video over 2 years ago! They have free templates now I think. I don't really use it as I have Bricksextras but seems to be cool.

You sure? Is the public alpha or beta even out?

More to come!

I used CSS grid and the first child is spanning the whole row I think

Hey, thanks! Great tool you guys have

Really speeds it up and gives you consistency. A framework in greenshift would be nice. It might work with ACSS/CF in that you can activate plugin and enter the variable values in the builders (no right click in Greenshfit, but if you ask in ACSS community, maybe they add that functionality with more users.

@@BrendanOConnellWP I just saw they acss could work with Gutenberg so I wonder how the integration is like, the same for core framework

Yes, I definitely was going fast to get thru it. Hope theres useful stuff. Let me know if you've got questions.

hopefully theres something useful in there.

Thanks for watching!

Thx for watching 😊

Thanks hope its useful

Thanks! 3.0 makes it even easier

Helps so much!

Love that! I take it you aren't in California if you're settling into your coffee right now? Enjoy

@@BrendanOConnellWP Currently soaking up Central European vibes in Budapest. Thanks again!

wonderful city, from what people tell me. Haven't been yet. Enjoy it!

​@@BrendanOConnellWP I highly recommend visiting the city, country, and region. It's my second home. Hit me up when you do; Coffee on me ☕

yeah airtable, notion, sheets, any 3rd party you can basically hook up to the api and fetch data -- all on the free plan, as those don't count against your CMS items, since they dont even live on the website! WPGETAPI has some great stuff going on with rest APIs and I need to check out that more

that is super interesting and definitely along the lines of the stuff i've been researching lately! I will check out DIrectus when I find time. Astro looks very cool, have seen it in action a bit, some great channels focused on Astro. I'm checking out Statamic as well which looks interesting. My programming chops need some exercising, but it looks like its all getting easier

@@BrendanOConnellWP cool! Statamic is also a nice option. Never used it deeply because the local and server setup was a hurdle (better: more complicated than i which it would be). It was my favourite for investigation before I found Directus again (after years - it was PHP based in the beginning, then they switched to nodeJS).

Stefan, thanks for clarifying. I knew that was 'operator' error and going to assume my viewers get that. Looks like a well thought out tool that balances ease of use and high functionality. The videos are also actually useful, nice work.

Hey Stefan, Where is the best place to leave suggestions for improvement?

@@nickarceco Hey, our forum is best for such things or discord. I can't leave links here, but you can easily find it on our website.

happy to test stuff out!

100% with you. Owning data and having it portable is important. The cool thing here about Divhunt and other SaaS stuff with REST API is you can use WP as the CMS and render elsewhere. Somewhat decoupled/headless. Data still contained and separated. But yes, I don't see myself leaving WP - Lot's to love here

I havent tried anything needing auth yet. I saw there are areas below the GET url for headers. Check out their website, they have vids there that are unlisted on YT too

you can also try the free version (what i did in this video). But I will likely buy 1 too as it look fun to test out

It's something I've looked at and want to do a longer video on. This was just a very surface level first impression.

Who would want anything other than posts and pages! I've never quite got it. the fact there are so many different (yet the same) plugin (or hand coding!) options to do something core should provide out of the box has always perplexed me.

i've heard of it, i messed around with it a bit. should I take another look? you used it? i believe one of devs is former webflow

@@BrendanOConnellWP I'm new to these topics, but I'm thinking about buying a license. I don't have an experience I can share.

Webstudio has interesting stuff. I also just made a vid right now on Divhunt, which looks interesting

Right? The CMS was better than I expected. We definitely plan on discussing these tools outside of WP too

thanks my friend

Glad it helped, thanks

Thank you! Cheers!

not sure i quite get what you want to achieve? Penpot mentioned they are working on 'interactivity' (hover, click, scroll) - it might even already be released

I think you've hit the high points - no back end, and thus can't really be hacked. I was lucky to not have a single site hit with the Bricks hack earlier in the year, but got me thinking about lots of sites we have that we are the only ones who update them, client never logs in, rarely asks for updates, and just needs a contact form - prime candidates for static hosting and not have them be potential attack vectors! Another thing is older clients looking for a way to ensure their website is up after their passing without much ongoing cost/work. As far as ACTUAL production benefits, I do not work much with enterprise clients where this might be deployed. And even then, there is more than likely a locked-down subdomain where clients can edit and then have it version controlled onto prod through something like Pantheon hosting. But similar idea to the workflow. CMS->Git->Static Hosting with dev/test/prod environs. I think for the average person, this is a good way to offload personal or client sites that rarely get updated and obviously don't need ecom/LMS/etc features.

@@BrendanOConnellWP Yeah, I'm not sure. It also adds cost and a different workflow. I didn't get any Bricks sites hacked either. In fact, I have not had a single WP Site hacked since I started care plans with hosting 2 years ago, and building 18 months ago. I have good server security, strict plugin policies, regular automated site updates, and good vulnerability monitoring. If the client doesn't want our services, the site is no longer our issue :) That said, there are a lot of different client types, with different needs. So for those who just want static sites that don't change often, this could be a good solution. TBH, they are not the type of client that I want to work with. For someone who wants to target this type of client, it could be a good marketing point of difference ??

@@wpeasy I'm with you on all the points you mentioned! For me it's a tool I have to offload some older sites, and as a niche usecase for some sites. Other than that, yes, I am in the business of building meaningful, growing web projects with regular updates, multiple stake holders, different editor roles, etc where this workflow doesnt make any sense. I also have never had a WP site hacked (knock on wood, if you read this as a hacker, thank you) I am certainly not suggesting everyone go out and make all your sites static and perhaps need an additional disclaimer in videos like this...I am glad you are looking at it from a "Does this make me or my client money perspective" because sometimes we forget that or it is a vague 'it just does' as we test tools.

glad it helped :)

Thanks for watching. What do you want to automate

Glad it helped. Thanks for watching

@@BrendanOConnellWP Question: After you develop a site and deploy it from your local install, do you create a working wordpress version in the cloud so that other people can log in and add content or do other modifications and then deploy the static site, as you are doing from the local install?

@@peterwyro9365 In that situation, no, Local wouldn't help. But you can have users/editors log into a locked down temp URL/subdomain that then has the Gitdeploy to the static site, so that way you can control access to for editors and the front end is headless. Also something like Pantheon Hosting would be useful there, as there are 3 layers of test, dev and live environs that can be be accessed by cloud and git

Hope it helps, let me know if you get stuck

thanks

yeah current pricing on their website seems high to me. its currently on appsumo for the next or so, ive had the ltd for a few months so it's paid for itself 10x TBH.

@@BrendanOConnellWP Thanks for letting me know about appsumo

no worries. you know how Appsumo can be, but sometimes theres gems. if you dont have any automation tools, activepieces has been solid for me and theres a few vids i have on automating stuff including WP

Any tutorial on how to do this for free?

i have another video on simply static earlier this year. I use the free version of simply static and free form solution to do the same process. however, do get the direct github connection I showed in this video requires simply static pro (or some other tool)

in simply static pro there are additional features you can add, like Search. Filters might work (they do in Bricks) but you can't actually check out in ecom on a static site without further config and knowledge. this works best for sites that have content and a contact form - not LMS/ecom - but it does support dynamic content, in that custom posts and templates work.

Yes you can mark them as private. People can already copy most of a websites code when it's publically available already, but yes it is probably best practice to mark that as private unless you know exactly what you're doing

No worries, hope it helped

Yes I already own SimplyStatic Pro (this video demo requires it for github). I have a number of sites I want to potentially offload to static, so for me it has already paid for itself. Really depends on if you have a solid usecase, but yes security is a factor as you mentioned. Keep in mind many things in WP don't function the same on static hosting (forms to name a very important one potentially). There are solutions to adding forms, including Simply Static Pro i think has some direct ones. Ecom wont really work, LMS, etc - stuff where people are interacting with the database. That being said there's lots of sites that can benefit from it

@@BrendanOConnellWP yeah, I just think that there are many sites for restaurants or plumbers that could benefit from being able to have it running on Local WP or something and potentially push the probably very few changes that they would need and not have to have to worry about database scares...I'm new to all of this but database has more risk and static is much more difficult to hack as far as I can tell from YT....so much to learn.....arrrggghhh...

Sounds like you can already see the benefits for those types of sites. I am with you in that line of thinking. It's another quick-deploy backup in emergencies for some sites. Let me know if you have more questions.