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Seamless Donations 4.0 Beta 1 is here: Please test!

Well, it’s looking good. Seamless Donations 4.0 is now ready for testing. The final changes to the PayPal payment gateway are done (there’s now only one form on the form page, not a mix of two forms...

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Fixing Seamless Donations 4.0 update/activation problems

Despite all my efforts to guarantee you all a smooth upgrade from Seamless Donations 3.3 to 4.0, things didn’t quite work out as planned. If you are experiencing upgrade problems, white screen of...

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Seamless Donations 4.0.1 includes German translation and bug fixes

It’s been a busy week. Fortunately, other than the initial naming problem found when updating the repository, bugs have been generally manageable. All exiting tags listed as bugs have been fixed....

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Seamless Donations 4.0.2 adds Spanish, French, and some form tweaks

This week, had the opportunity to add a few features and fix a few residual bugs from the 4.0 release. Special thanks go to David Chávez and Etienne Lombard for their Spanish and French translations....

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Reengineering the Seamless Donations core payment gateway

This update has been almost six weeks in the works. Granted, much of that time has been spent doing my “day job” work, but it has still taken a much longer time than I wanted  — especially considering...

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Seamless Donations 4.0.6 incorporates many under-the-hood improvements

From one perspective, Seamless Donations 4.0.6 is just a maintenance release. No (or at least very few) new features are added and much of the time has been spent fixing a few nasty bugs. But from...

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Seamless Donations 4.0.8 fights back against spammers (plus GitHub)

Welcome to the 4.0.8 release of Seamless Donations. This release is pretty special because I’ve had the opportunity to partner with Mihai, creator of GoodBye Captcha. The experience turned out to be...

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Coding vs. yard work… and a swimming pool would be nice

“And a swimming pool would be nice.” That’s how a long conversation with my wife ended. It started with a discussion about the merits of software development compared to … yard work. Yes, yard work. I...

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Why maintenance coding is a lot like remodeling a bathroom

As I look back at the changelog for 4.0.12, I’m kind of surprised at how large this week’s update is. When you look across all the elements, you begin to see how the changes are related and that there...

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Working around PayPal breakage: the joys of being middleware

The problem with middleware is that your software is always caught in the middle. In the case of Seamless Donations, the plugin is fundamentally a piece of software that lives between WordPress and a...

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All hosts are different: Seamless Donations 4.0.15 release

This lab note corresponds with the release of Seamless Donations 4.0.15. While this release took longer to complete than I would have liked due to some family circumstances, it’s a large release with...

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Tricks I learned installing my first SSL certificate

I just finished installing my first-ever SSL certificate by hand. While it wasn’t exactly fun, it wasn’t as harrowing as I expected it to be. Of more value, I learned about some helpful tricks and...

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Seamless Donations 4.0.1 includes German translation and bug fixes

It’s been a busy week. Fortunately, other than the initial naming problem found when updating the repository, bugs have been generally manageable. All exiting tags listed as bugs have been fixed....

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Seamless Donations 4.0.2 adds Spanish, French, and some form tweaks

This week, had the opportunity to add a few features and fix a few residual bugs from the 4.0 release. Special thanks go to David Chávez and Etienne Lombard for their Spanish and French translations....

View Article

Reengineering the Seamless Donations core payment gateway

This update has been almost six weeks in the works. Granted, much of that time has been spent doing my “day job” work, but it has still taken a much longer time than I wanted  — especially considering...

View Article


Seamless Donations 4.0.6 incorporates many under-the-hood improvements

From one perspective, Seamless Donations 4.0.6 is just a maintenance release. No (or at least very few) new features are added and much of the time has been spent fixing a few nasty bugs. But from...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Seamless Donations 4.0.8 fights back against spammers (plus GitHub)

Welcome to the 4.0.8 release of Seamless Donations. This release is pretty special because I’ve had the opportunity to partner with Mihai, creator of GoodBye Captcha. The experience turned out to be...

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Coding vs. yard work… and a swimming pool would be nice

“And a swimming pool would be nice.” That’s how a long conversation with my wife ended. It started with a discussion about the merits of software development compared to … yard work. Yes, yard work. I...

View Article

Why maintenance coding is a lot like remodeling a bathroom

As I look back at the changelog for 4.0.12, I’m kind of surprised at how large this week’s update is. When you look across all the elements, you begin to see how the changes are related and that there...

View Article

Working around PayPal breakage: the joys of being middleware

The problem with middleware is that your software is always caught in the middle. In the case of Seamless Donations, the plugin is fundamentally a piece of software that lives between WordPress and a...

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