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Google Sheets: SHA-256 Custom Formula with Google Apps Script
Google Sheets doesn’t have a built-in SHA-256 function. If you’ve ever tried to generate SHA-256 hashes directly inside a spreadsheet, you know it’s surprisingly not a default feature. Instead of exporting your data to another tool, you can actually create your own custom formula with a few lines of Google Apps Script — and use it just like any built-in Sheets function. 🔧 How it works Once you add the script to your spreadsheet, the custom =SHA256() formula becomes available just like any built-in function. ...
VerCheck API: A WordPress Plugin for Remote Version Monitoring
I’ve just published my new official WordPress plugin: VerCheck API. It’s a small, practical REST API plugin that exposes your WordPress installation’s version data over HTTP — so you can query it from anywhere without logging into the admin dashboard. 🧩 What problem does it solve? If you manage more than one WordPress site, keeping track of outdated core versions, plugins and themes gets tedious quickly. The WordPress dashboard only helps if you’re already inside it. And if you’re running on shared hosting, tools like WP-CLI are often unavailable. ...
sGTM: Run Multiple Custom Client Template Unit Tests
In this advanced level guide I’ll introduce how to create & run multiple Server-side GTM Unit Tests. I will share some practical tricks with examples on how to overcome unexpected challenges when your Custom Client Template Unit tests try to claim the request right after each other when we run them in batch. For the better understanding, I’ve wrapped the technical parts in a fictional business story. If you’re not interested in the story nor the planning or custom client coding part jump right to the section on Testing: Unit Testing our Client Template. ...