My Ideas - Michael R Brant | Marketer & Web Developer

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Finding Common Ground: The Beatitudes Reimagined for a Divided World

Michael R. Brant January 23, 2025 No Comments

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s heartfelt plea for compassion reminds us of the timeless wisdom in the Beatitudes. In a divided world, her words challenge us to embrace humility, justice, and…

Forcing Youtube Videos to Conform to 16×9 Ratio on the WordPress Divi Theme

Michael R. Brant September 10, 2019 No Comments

I just wrapped up a website that is my best design to date. Everything looked fine, we went live. And then all of the Youtube videos broke from their 16x9…

San Diego G.I. Film Festival Sock Drive for Homeless Vets

Michael R. Brant September 8, 2019 No Comments

Did you know that socks and bottled water are two of the most sought after things by homeless?

Pressure Cooker Sweet Potato & Quinoa Chili

Michael R. Brant March 22, 2019 No Comments

Using SVG Files in WordPress

Michael R. Brant February 16, 2018 No Comments

One of my clients has told me several times that her logo looks pixelated. I was very frustrated because I didn’t know why it was showing up pixelated, I was…

Divi + Woocommerce: Displaying Short Descriptions on Product Grid Pages

Michael R. Brant February 14, 2018 No Comments

The majority of what we design these days is using the Divi Theme from Elegant Themes. Divi is the best theme on the market in a lot of ways, but sometimes its integration…

Platinum Choice Bancard Payment Gateway Integration with WooCommerce

Michael R. Brant February 12, 2018 No Comments

Last year I worked on an eCommerce project for a client selling a high risk product. I didn’t realize at the time that most merchant processors were unwilling to work…

5 Steps to Protect Your Data and Yourself

Michael R. Brant February 15, 2017 No Comments

1. A password alone is no longer enough This has been the case for a while, but now it is more relevant than ever. A password alone, even a very…

Being Content With Less: From Excess to the Things That Matter

Michael R. Brant May 29, 2013 No Comments

I've been making changes everyday in order to be happy with less. I've redefined what success is, what makes me happy, what I want to do in my free time.…