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How to ensure visitors can tap on phone numbers on WordPress posts/pages
Don’t lose customers. Make sure visitors can tap on any phone numbers you have on your WordPress site with this tip.
5 things you must do when setting up a WordPress site
Here’s my list of 5 things you must do when setting up a WordPress site, and why.
How to create a custom landing page in WordPress using page templates
While there are a number of automatic landing page template creators out there, sometimes you want full control over the look and functionality.
Review of the Smart Podcaster plugin for WordPress
I recently tried the Smart Podcast Plugin by the infamous Pat Flynn, and wanted to share some thoughts on getting it configured the way I wanted for the Discover #HamOnt Podcast.
How to detect that a cron job is currently running in WordPress
You can detect if the cron is running using DOING_CRON
How to integrate MailChimp into WordPress
In these videos you’ll learn how to integrate a MailChimp signup form, customize the look and feel of the signup process, and how to provide a free download to new subscribers.
Updating plugins in WordPress when hosting with WPEngine
While you can use these instructions without using WPEngine, you’ll need to make sure you have a backup of your site before proceeding.
Why Twitter share is not working with your test server website links
Was trying to wrap my head around why the twitter share URL was not working on the test server, as it would say the tweet is too long even though the url should be shortened by Twitter automatically. It seemed I had to use wp_get_shortlink() or a bit.ly link rather than the full URL. Turns out it… Read more »
WordPress plugins now show active installs instead of downloads
I didn’t see anything come through on make.wordpress.org but now “Active Installs” is shown for plugins in the wordpress.org repository instead of downloads: I initially thought this was just because I was logged in but it’s now the default. You can still see number of downloads by hopping over to the Stats page: I think… Read more »