Add the following code to your WordPress theme's function.php file, or a functionality plugin to remove the default widgets from the WordPress dashboard. … [Read more...] about Remove Default Widgets from the WordPress Dashboard
Path To Genesis Child Theme
How to call the path to a Genesis Child Theme when you need to link directly to child theme files. … [Read more...] about Path To Genesis Child Theme
When to Use An Adobe PDF Instead of HTML Text On Your Website?
I decided to revisit and update this older question because of something a client recently asked me about PDFs. Originally this question dealt with SEO but as it turns out both had the same answer. The Original Question Was: I read in a newsletter that “articles shouldn’t be posted on Web sites as PDFs because “it will be impossible for the search engines to find them”.I … [Read more...] about When to Use An Adobe PDF Instead of HTML Text On Your Website?
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
Xenu’s Link Sleuth
Xenu’s Link Sleuth checks Web sites for broken links. Link verification is done on “normal” links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets (you can customize). It displays a continuously updated list of URLs which you can sort by different criteria. A report can be produced at any time. Additional features: Simple, … [Read more...] about Xenu’s Link Sleuth
The Relationship Between Domain Names & Hosting
When working with people new to owning and managing websites it can sometimes be difficult and time-consuming to explain the difference between a hosted website and domain registration. Yet understanding the relationship between the two is important; as the website owner could accidentally forget to renew their domain name or cancel their hosting accounts. Next time the need to … [Read more...] about The Relationship Between Domain Names & Hosting
Jetpack Not Posting Descriptions to FaceBook
Jetpack is a "free plugin" by Automattic (The People Behind WordPress) that simplifies managing WordPress sites by giving you visitor stats, security services, speeding up images, and helping you get more traffic. It consists of a number of modules to help with marketing, maintaining and securing your WordPress based website. In addition to its free modules, Jetpack does … [Read more...] about Jetpack Not Posting Descriptions to FaceBook
The Difference Between Tags & Categories
Everyone pretty much gets the idea behind WordPress Categories, but Tags can be a bit confusing as they are similar in function to Categories. Both can be used to Navigate the WordPress based blog or website. Which makes it difficult to explain the differences to non-techies; so the next time the need to explain WordPress Tags & Categories to a client arises try using these … [Read more...] about The Difference Between Tags & Categories
WordPress 404 error with .htaccess password protected folder
This is the second time I'm writing this post today; remember to save your work before clicking the X argh! O.K. now it's time to get down to business. I was attempting to password protect a directory to store the old files from a website I just finished converting into WordPress. The problem was that every time I tried to password protect the folder (even though it existed), I … [Read more...] about WordPress 404 error with .htaccess password protected folder
Save Time & Money with WordPress Child Themes
Why use a WordPress Theme Framework with a child theme? A child theme is simply a theme that inherits the functionality, layout and general appearance of a "parent" theme. The idea of a child theme is that you can modify, and add to the functionality of that parent theme without modifying it directly. A non-technical way to think about it is to compare it to a kit … [Read more...] about Save Time & Money with WordPress Child Themes