I’ve talked a lot about my favorite host Siteground, but today I’d like to talk about a plugin they offer that helps speed up your site called SG Optimizer. Actually, I’m not going to just talk about it; I’m going to show you some results from adding it to some of my clients sites. Review…
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ReCAPTCHA ERROR for site owner: Invalid domain for site key
Recently got this error after changing domain names for a customer. I tried two things to fix. 1) I tried V2 instead of V3. That didn’t work 2) I realized that I had added the https:// at the front of the domain name on the google setup. Once I removed that, it worked like a…
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Creating a map with custom icons with Toolset
Recently a customer needed a map with custom icons rather than the regular map maker icons that come with Google maps. He wanted it to look something like this so each icon represented a different type of store. To do this you’ll need 3 things: 1) A custom post type with Toolset Custom Fields set…
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Using WP Code Highlight? Don’t Upgrade to PHP 7 Until You Do This!
I recently upgraded my site from PHP 5 to PHP 7 and loved the speed boost, but then I noticed one of my favorite plugins broke. I was getting this warning: Deprecated: preg_replace(): The /e modifier is deprecated, use preg_replace_callback instead in /Applications/AMPPS/www/mysitetest/wp-content/plugins/wp-code-highlight/wp-code-highlight.php on line 68 Yes, WP Code Highlight has been deprecated for a…
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Are You Ready for GDPR? Here’s Your WooCommerce Guide
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect on May 25, 2018. If you sell to EU residents, this law applies to you — even if you aren’t in the EU. If you run a WooCommerce store, important things to consider: How (and why) your site stores personal data. Whether your Privacy Policy needs an update. How you’ll…
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Speed Up Your Site By Compressing Images with Way2enjoy Image Optimizer
Recently I got a comment on one of my articles making me aware of a new plugin, Way2enjoy Image Optimizer and Resize Image – WordPress Image Compression. I’m always looking for ways to speed up my clients’ sites, so I thought I would give this plugin a test drive. I saw it got good reviews,…
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Toolset: Using an Image as a Background Image
<div style="background-image: url('[types field='thumb-image' width='185' height='125' url='true' resize='proportional'][/types]'); width: 200px; height: 125px;background-size:cover;">Your content here</div> Note, you must define a height and width. Here I have used 185px wide by 125px high, but you can change these to whatever works for you. Just be sure to change them in all places. You CANNOT use the…
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