These plugins will help you maintain your WordPress website efficiently. Simple Revisions Delete Simple Revisions Delete adds a discreet link within a post submit box to let you purge (delete) its revisions via AJAX. Bulk actions also available. Broken Link Checker The plugin is designed to find and verify links that are posted anywhere on your website. Each link is … [Read more...] about 9 Must have plugins for WP maintenance
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WordPress Custom Menu Items and Settings Not Saving
I recently migrated a website from a dedicated server in Europe to a Shared account in the U.S. The migration went fairly smoothly - until the menus started freaking out. WordPress Menu Symptoms: Couldn't add new menu itemsSome menu items would take and others would disappearAfter saving the menu on the "Edit Menu" tab the "Menu Settings -> Theme Location" would … [Read more...] about WordPress Custom Menu Items and Settings Not Saving
Customizing the WordPress Tool Bar
The WordPress Toolbar (previously the "admin bar") is a useful feature in WordPress; its purpose is to provide one-click access to many features and makes managing WordPress based sites a breeze. From the admin bar, you can directly access a number of commonly used features in the WordPress dashboard. By default, the WordPress toolbar comes with a number … [Read more...] about Customizing the WordPress Tool Bar
Hide YouTube Related Videos in WordPress
YouTube is a great platform to upload and share videos, but small businesses often avoid it because of the related videos that it shows at the end of a video; sometimes these related videos may promote a competitor or endorse something that you do not agree with. Unfortunately, avoiding Youtube can be a big mistake in terms of social media strategies and reducing the costs of … [Read more...] about Hide YouTube Related Videos in WordPress
Using WordPress Embed for YouTube Videos
Far too often people jump on the WordPress Plugin bandwagon instead of relying on the functionality built into the WordPress core. If you are trying to setup Podcasting or a video gallery that's one thing but customizing the size of the video or turning off recommended videos after playback can be done quickly without the use of a plugin. One reason a lot of people go … [Read more...] about Using WordPress Embed for YouTube Videos
WordPress 4.5 “Coleman” Released
WordPress 4.5 “Coleman” Released, Introduces Custom Logos, Responsive Previews, Improved Editing Experience – WordPress Tavern WordPress 4.5 was released today, named in honor of Coleman Hawkins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Hawkins was one of the first musicians to establish the tenor saxophone as a jazz horn. Comp… Source: WordPress 4.5 “Coleman” Released, … [Read more...] about WordPress 4.5 “Coleman” Released
Press This Mod_security 403 Error
WordPress has an awesome time-saving feature called Press This. It's a browser Bookmarklet which can be dragged and dropped into a browser's bookmark bar allowing users to quickly post a link and their commentary about the page they are visiting. Press This makes content curation quick and easy All you have to do is click on the Bookmarklet to open a window that … [Read more...] about Press This Mod_security 403 Error
WordPress not adding titles when inserting media
What exactly is an image title anyway? An image title provides additional information and follows the rules of a regular title; it should be relevant, short, and concise. A title “offers advisory information about the element for which it is set“. In most browsers, the title is the tooltip (highlighted text that appears when an image is moused over). Before the adoption of … [Read more...] about WordPress not adding titles when inserting media
Modifications you must have for WordPress
I was cruising the web looking for a specific WordPress plug-in (unfortunately, I don’t remember what) when I came across two must have Mods: Database ManagerPrint - addon Both of these are available from www.lesterchan.net Database manager is a must have, because it allows you to backup, optimize and restore your WordPress Database. Unfortunately, there aren’t any … [Read more...] about Modifications you must have for WordPress