I don’t recommend this, but sometimes you’ll update the core and a theme or plugin will break and you need some time for the developer to catch up. Keep in mind that downgrading your site leaves your site vulnerable to hacking, so if the plugin/theme isn’t updated soon, then you will need to find a…
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OneTimeSecret.com: Keeping Passwords Safer
Unless you have a photographic memory and can memorize hundreds of passwords, there is no “safe” way to keep passwords. As a rule, I don’t keep passwords for my clients. If they loose their password, they need to use the WordPress “Lost Password” feature. And frankly, it’s a good idea for them to update their…
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SendAnywhere: Send Files from Anywhere to Anywhere
Every once in a while, I like to share the resources that make my life easier. Recently I found SendAnywhere.com. I rarely plug my phone into my computer, so this is an easy way to get images or other files from my phone to my desktop or from device to device. It makes it easy…
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Best WordPress Plugins
I just recently updated my list of Recommended Plugins, but this list is much more extensive. Check it out if I didn’t cover everything you need. http://www.wpsitecare.com/best-wordpress-plugins/
Recommended Plugins
People always ask about which plugins are the best to use. The answer is different for everyone, but here is my list of the plugins I have used and find useful. I believe that you should keep plugin usage to a minimum, as it can bog down your website and old plugins can comprise your…
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Going Responsive: To Customize Your Current Template or Use a New Theme?
Recently Google has given me a brand new job. And by that, I don’t mean I actually got a job at Google. (I wish, right?) I mean Google’s new algorithm is keeping me busy converting old WordPress themes to a responsive design. On April 21, 2015, Google started giving preference in mobile results to those…
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Website Testing: Check Your Customer’s Web Browsing Environment with YourBrowser.is
Just found this little gem of a site and I wanted to share it with you: YourBrowser.is. Have you ever been testing a site and a client says they are having a certain problem you can’t replicate? You ask them what browser they are using and they say something like “AOL”? There are other sites…
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