Project Bonsai Project Bonsai is a secure and modern WordPress stack. The goal: To simplify the process of building a Roots WordPress site with a streamlined configuration with a corresponding tutorial videos. Bonsai is a custom configuration of WordPress, Roots, Trellis, Bedrock, Sage, Bootstrap and other open source projects. Tutorial Trello board: Speed Run For … Continued

• Download Bonsai
• Install Requirements
• Setup Servers

• Set Permissions
• Deploy local environment

• Commit and Publish to Github
• Check DNS Propagation
• Run Staging shell script

• Run Production Script

This video will show you how to use Unlock Protocol to lock content. To unlock the video, you will need to sign up and purchase a free NFT above. Last stream (Day 76) was a bit rocky… I wanted to see how hard it was to get started from scratch. Installing the plugin and integrating … Continued

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This episode we’re trying to close all of the issues before the alpha launch. The list is getting smaller. I don’t think we’ll finish on this episode, but we might be able to get pretty close. I was hoping to make this episode about contributing to the Unlock Protocol WordPress plugin– but I’ve run into … Continued

Last episode we went over how to do user testing for our upcoming alpha launch of v.0.0.10. I haven’t set a hard date, because it’s going to be a very soft launch. I will probably release it the first week of February, but I’m willing to delay if needed. This will be an ongoing series … Continued

I’m stoked to announce that we received a grant from Unlock Protocol! A crypto grant to be exact, this is new! How it works, is that Unlock Protocol has their own cryptocurrency called UDT. The grant is deposited once per month over 12 months. Once we have shipped the product integrated with Unlock, we will … Continued

Last stream (Day 76) was a bit rocky. I wanted to see how hard it was to get started from scratch. Installing the plugin and integrating it to the website was easy. The harder part was creating a lock, because I had never used Metamask before. The hardest part can be getting ETH, Matic, or … Continued

Today we are going to hopefully integrate Unlock Protocol with Bonsai. Usually I spend quite a bit of time planning out my streams. Today is going to be a little different, because I want to come into it with as little as planning as possible. I want to test what the points of friction would … Continued

Yesterday’s stream was kind of a flop. My macbook was having some power issues, so it kept shutting down. It was a success, in that it got me closer to getting back into flow state while streaming. Which can be surprisingly difficult when you’re a bit rusty. Today I’m going to keep it shorter and … Continued

The fact that I’m itching just start working makes me want to take a pause. Because that’s what I would have done last year. I love working. I can just jump right in. But last year, I’m not sure that I really took the time to set any meaningful goals other than to just do … Continued

Script for live stream day 72: The MVP v.0.8 – Education in the Metaverse Getting opportunity to pitch JCal. Elon musk cutting off my pitch. Play video, scrub through some parts maybe (rehearse this before streaming) Getting ghosted. The baby Maybe a couple pictures or videos from IG + FB? The MVP v0.10 – Patreon … Continued

Continuing where we left off yesterday, we’re finalizing v0.0.8 of Bonsai. This version will be what I consider the first MVP. I mean, technically speaking, Bonsai was an MVP since day one. But this will be the first version I’m proud enough of to promote– or at least not ashamed of. I think it was … Continued

I’m getting ready to roll out version 0.0.8 of Bonsai. It’s a laundry list of things to get it up and running as a fully functional prototype. Yesterday we made Circle.so compatible with Bonsai’s dark mode settings. This new version of Bonsai represents a big step. I think the biggest upgrade is that Bonsai now … Continued

I’m getting ready to roll out version 0.0.8 of Bonsai. It’s a laundry list of things to get it up and running as a fully functional prototype. Yesterday we made Circle.so compatible with Bonsai’s dark mode settings. This new version of Bonsai represents a big step. I think the biggest upgrade is that Bonsai now … Continued

Circle doesn’t offer dark mode yet, but if you have the Professional plan and you’re willing to copy paste a line of code, you’ll be able to have it. The one caveat is that it doesn’t give you a toggle within the app. Instead it listens to your operating system’s preferences. So whether you’re on … Continued