Validate a WordPress setting with an allowlist
Accept exactly the values a feature understands, reject unexpected types, and test the difference between validation and sanitization.
A personal field journal № 001 / ongoing
Stay a little curious.
Notes on building with code, thinking with new tools, and paying attention to the life happening around both.
01 / THE ARCHIVE
From the notebook
Some pieces are practical, some are personal. All begin with a question.
4 stories
Escape WordPress output where it is printed
Build a small resource card that keeps labels as text, contains quotation marks, and refuses unwanted URL protocols.
AI can write the code. You still need to define correct.
A small discount function shows why clear requirements, independent examples, and a readable diff matter when you work with an AI coding assistant.
Make the bug small enough to understand
A sorting bug, three objects, and a small test. A practical way to stop guessing and find the behavior that actually needs fixing.
A NOTE FROM THE MARGIN
The internet is better when we think out loud.
A home for experiments, explanations, and personal stories: useful enough to return to, human enough to linger with.