Finding a Quiz Plugin for WordPress
A client would like me to find a plugin for his WordPress install that will allow him to set up quick cooking quizes. What is available – and secure – now?
Should You Combine Those Two Sites?
Many of my clients have had multiple sites, and have had to decide whether or not to combine the two sites into one. There is no one answer.
What Does It Take to Have Unique Header Images for WordPress Categories?
What Does It Take to Have Unique Header images for WordPress Categories? Background Out of the box, WordPress had programming to attach a unique image to each post. WordPress uses that image on the Category (archive) pages that are lists of posts, along with the excerpt. See example to the …
Why I Don’t Recommend WordPress Themes Not Listed in WordPress.org
Why I Don’t Recommend WordPress Themes Not Listed in WordPress.org Articles from Other Developers 2 Dog Design Engage WP WordPress Most of the sites I have worked on use themes from the WordPress respository (WordPress.org). But, I have had a few scattered experiences with themes from other sources, specifically Avada …
When Plugin Installation Doesn’t Follow the Normal Patterns
When Plugin Installation Doesn’t Follow the Normal Patterns It’s not like I’m new at this. I’ve installed plugins, modules, extensions and libraries in WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and other systems. But, yesterday evening, I ran into the craziest rig-a-ma-roll of instructions for an install I’ve ever run into with WordPress WooCommerce …
The Very Flexible WordPress Sidebar
History of Sidebars WordPress has had sidebar functionality, almost from the beginning. This may be because “WordPress started out because the development of an existing blogging software b2/cafelog was discontinued by their main developers.” So, a structure for a basic blog had already been tried, tested, and improved. In 2005, …
When Website Elements Push Each Other Around
When Website Elements Push Each Other Around There is only so much room in that circle … and there is only so much room on your website … and there is only so much room in your banner. Often, a website owner will request a design change that presents a …
Setting up a Shopping Cart: WooCommerce
Setting up a Shopping Cart: WooCommerce The last few weeks, I have been helping a Website HELP Wednesday client set up WooCommerce. I was surprised to find how many places that process has some unneeded confusions due to bad UI (user interface) design. So, I thought I would install WooComerce …
Case Study: Sometimes a WordPress Import Isn’t Quite So Simple
Case Study: Sometimes a WordPress Import Isn’t Quite So Simple Back in the old days of the web, we built “static” sites. That means that the content and the coding were all lined up between and around each other in files. It also meant that taking a copy of the …
Web Services Don’t Need your Permission to Change … or Disappear
Web Services Don’t Need your Permission to Change … or Disappear Many years ago, a client in the travel industry had a problem with their little weather app on their website. It just stopped working. The weather app was a WordPress plugin tied to Google Weather. Google discontinued their weather …