Week 12

ocean’s twelve

  JULY 5th – 7th

 

I began adding content to the From Slavery to Freedom in Texas Project website. After contacting the team of professors from UT and Prairie View, Marianne and I began inserting the story content they provided us with using the layout designed Luisa. I was introduced to Figma and WordPress’s Toolset plugin.

 

Waller County Home Page

 

Story #1

 

I also contacted a couple of clients to discuss WordPress. I also updated my email signature, and it came out pretty coo.

 

New Email Sig :0

Week 11

ocean’s eleven

  JUNE 27th – 29th

 

I completed some Google Analytics tasks using Airtable. I was assigned to extrapolate data for all of the university’s websites by projecting the total number of user sessions over the course of a year. I originally calculated by hand, but ran into many mistakes, so I decided to optimize my workflow using Chat GPT-3. I began developing a Calculator Prompt for GPT. I originally though it would allow me work at a more efficient pace while also providing accurate results; however, I soon learned that Chat GPT – being an AI language model – can’t solve mathematic equations.

Google Analytics

 

Original Math

 

Airtable Spreadsheet

 

I also met with Stacy and LAITS Desktop Support for some training using WordPress’ user interface. After the meeting, I forwarded screenshots via Slack to help Desktop Support walkthrough any further questions they had.

 

Week 10

shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings

JUNE 20th – 22rd

 

I continued building my tic-tac-toe game using html, css, and javascript. I used source code editor, Visual Studio Code, and Google Chrome in order to display the game’s user interface.

 

 

Tic Tac Toe Game

 

 

 

javascript file – applies action to user interface

 

 

I had trouble debugging the loop assigned for winning combinations. I am still troubleshooting and will hopefully have this solved soon.

 

Week 9

the ninth gate

  JUNE 13th – 15th

 

I completed a WordPress development project, which involved installing and activating the Main WP plugin for the university’s websites. I also updated, deactivated, and deleted WordPress plugins for the websites. I used WordPress Admin Dashboard, Main WP plugin, and WP-CLI commands in Terminal. I documented my progress in an Airtable spreadsheet.

 

I also began building a tic-tac-toe game using html, css, and javascript using a source-code editor, Visual Studio Code.

 

Tic Tac Toe Game ( In Progress )

 

 

One of the resources I referenced used a different scripting language. They built their game using Typescript, so I had to re-interpret their code and adapt it for my scripting language, Javascript. It was challenging to adjust and follow along while learning something new, however, I learned some new principles along the way. This obstacle allowed me to better understand the fundamental syntax of different scripting languages.

Week 8

super eight

  JUNE 6th – 8th

 

I completed phase 2 of the WordPress development project. I granted administrative access to WordPress users using WP-CLI commands in Mac Terminal. I cataloged my progress and discoveries in an Airtable spreadsheet.

 

WP-CLI Commands in Mac Terminal session

 

 

Completed Airtable spreadsheet

 

 

 

I had to troubleshoot in Terminal after running into an LDAP integration / database synchronization issue. I was listed as an administrator on my Terminal, but was unable to log in the WP site; however, Marianne’s desktop said I was not listed on the wp user list. Thanks to Marianne, the problem was solved by adding me to the list as an administrator using another desktop. I wanted to learn more to see if I could prevent this issue from occurring again, so I turned to GPT-4 for some wisdom.

 

 

Chat GPT-4 session

 

 

 

 

I also completed my self-portrait for the STA Blog Post website! I used generative fill in photoshop to design a 3d avatar, and after customizing it to my liking, the end result exceeded my expectation of what Adobe Firefly was capable of.

 

I ran into a Photoshop issue and had to troubleshoot. A masking layer was automatically cropping the image and kept doing so even after I manually erased the mask and saved my work. I was eventually able to solve the issue after playing around with a few parameters in the mask’s editing window. Special thanks to Leilani, Adrian, and Luisa for their Photoshop guidance.

 

Photoshop progress

 

 

Final png

 

updated STA Blog Post banner

Week 7

seven pounds

MAY 30th  – JUNE 1st

 

I began an assignment that officially introduced me to Terminal and WP-CLI. I did web maintenance by initiating an SSH session on the LAITS server and granting administrative access to and I’s accounts for all the of the university’s websites. I cataloged my progress using Airtable. I also asked Chat GPT-4 to answer some questions I had regarding Mac’s Terminal.

 

WP-CLI commands in Mac Terminal

 

 

Airtable spreadsheet

 

 

Chat GPT-4 session