How to Backup your Website
The reason to back up your website is so that you can replace it or move it.
So, Will Gutenberg Break my WordPress Site?
If you have a WordPress site, you may have seen this note in your dashboard. And, you may or may not have heard any of the hullabaloo swirling around this update. Any software update that affects the first number indicates a major technology change. In this case, it’s a shift …
Basic Theme Support Forum Thread
This is the support forum thread for the mysteriously appearing social media icons after an update to the Basic theme. ME: I have installed Basic on two sites. With the recent update on those sites, the sidebars are being activated before the Save is activated. And, it adds a set …
Is it a Hack, or is it a Bug?
Is it a Hack, or is it a Bug? Recently, this little set of icons has appeared mysteriously on a couple of client sites. The second social media icon goes to a Russian social Media site called vkontakte. The third social media icon also goes to Russian social media. Is …
The WordPress functions.php File
The WordPress functions.php File Introduction When WordPres doesn’t work the way you want it to … the WordPress core also provides multiple ways for you to customize. All customizations should be done with plugins or in a parent/child theme, but not all customizations are the same. Most of my theme …
Installing a Script
Installing a Script When you use a content management system like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla, or, if you use a web service like Wix, Weebly or Shopify, they offer a large library of additional software you can add to your site for functions like forms, galleries and sliders. But what …
When Technologies Collide: Finding the Right Pieces for the Puzzle
When Technologies Collide: finding the right pieces for the puzzle It’s a wise thing to understand your website’s technology. Then when the technology behaves unexpectedly, it’s easier to both understand why and find a solution. An example is the header images in the Kahuna Theme. What if you want to …
How Do I Get Google Analytics and Google Search Console?
How Do I See the Google Analytics Stats? Previous Post on this topic: How to tell whether your site has Google Analytics. A problem that frequently comes up is when the code for Google Analytics already exists on a site, but no one knows which Google Account it’s tied to. …
When Technologies Collide: Category Collision
The seemingly simple task of working with and deciding on categories for your content is a series of struggles for most websites. This post addresses one of those issues. If a Post can be attached to many categories, and if being attached to a category triggers another function, which function of the many categories will be triggered?
Managing the Look and Feel of your Image Captions
Managing the Look and Feel of your Image Captions Why Bother with Image Captions Images on your website are business assets because they are communication tools that take some time and $$$ investment. Often business owners don’t realize how far an image can go on the web. That image you …