Raju Mandapati

Improving The Events Calendar Pro Performance for large sites

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:48:28 -0500

If your site has a large number of events and if you notice performance issues, namely, calendar list pages take forever to load, then adding a composite index on wp_tec_occurences might help.

Run this SQL Query at your own risk:

CREATE INDEX idx_post_id_event_id_by ON wp_tec_occurrences(post_id, event_id);

Project: Smart Avatars

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:42:16 -0400

Introducing Smart Avatars, a free API to generate unlimited custom-branded user avatars for your app.

Why: The current alternative UI Avatars was too basic. I needed to use Google Fonts and it did not support it. So I saw an opportunity and built a better version.

Why is this better: Smart Avatars includes support for custom fonts (See the list of supported Google Fonts here) and background gradients, both of which create a superior experience compared to other providers on the market.

My Projects

Wed, 24 May 2023 07:45:18 -0400

Curiosity has driven me since childhood. This is the underlying theme for all my adventures.

Resolut

Status: LIVE
https://getresolut.com

Why: The Lifebook Methodology is very powerful for personal development and achieving your ideal life. It desperately needed a companion app to help followers stay on track. Nothing existed out there, so I built one.

The Millionaire Mindset

Status: LIVE
https://rajumandapati.substack.com/

Why: A passion project where I share the core tenets of living a life of abundance.

Smart Avatars

Status: LIVE
https://smart-avatars.com/

Why: The current alternative https://ui-avatars.com/ was too basic. We needed to use Google Fonts and it did not support it. So I saw an opportunity and build a better version.

Laravel + Valet + Nginx internal redirection

Wed, 24 May 2023 07:02:09 -0400

The following config needs to be added to Laravel Valet nginx config file if you’d like nginx to do an internal redirection to a static asset stored in the public location in your storage folder.

This is especially useful for serving media assets like images that you’ve already generated before. Doing an internal redirect to nginx results in faster response times.

Why you should kill the word “let” if you want to be a leader

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 22:13:29 -0400

Simple signs used by cave men evolved into complicated signs which can now be seen in Egyptian cave drawings. These complicated signs evolved into sounds. Sounds were given structure. And language came out of that structure.

Language has become so subconscious that we even think in words. I have a dear friend who often finds herself thinking in Spanish even though she’s a native English speaker.

About

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:11:55 -0500

In Porto, Portugal

Hello, I’m Raju Mandapati.

Purposeful in everything I do.

Passionate about:

Solving problems with technology
Building meaningful relationships
Exploring the world and experiencing different cultures
Nourishing my body and soul with delicious plant-based food
Learning languages
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

My purpose with rajumandapati.com is to share my learnings and findings with this whole wide world hoping that someone will learn from my journey, and take one step forward in their journey to become a better version of themselves.

How to become a better, calmer and more peaceful version of yourself

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:11:00 -0500

Stop getting defensive.

The art of taking a step back and looking at tough situations in a non-judgemental way is a very powerful tool that you can use to bring more peace and calm into your life.

Trying to know more before acting is a wise thing to do. You’re equipping yourself with more information that will enable you to act wisely and approach the situation with optimal solutions.

How simple fears become the chains that bind us

Tue, 26 Dec 2017 01:12:00 -0500

“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”

– Rosa Luxemburg

We are all tied up by chains. If we never move, never do the things we’re uncomfortable with, we will never discover why we are uncomfortable with them and will have lost the opportunity to break our chains. To become free. And there we are, tied up, by chains made of our fears.