Today I had someone email me how to help them achieve online presence with Google. After typing my answer I realized it was a great post that I could share with others! Here was my response: Have descriptive page titles. When designing a site and setting up SEO I always ask my clients “how would […]
An automated WordPress update has failed to complete! Please notify the site administrator.
Many of my client’s websites have been showing an error in the admin dashboard stating “An automated WordPress update has failed to complete! Please notify the site administrator.” I have done some research and it seems that this error is appearing after you have run the WordPress updates (any updates) and there is a new […]
9 Ways to Secure your WordPress Website
There is no quick way to secure your website from hackers. You need to be vigilant and use as many defences as you can. The following is a list of 9 ways to secure your website. Use Latest Version of WordPress, Themes and Plugins Regularly go into your WordPress dashboard and install the newest versions […]
How a web design goes straight to Hell
This was posted on my Facebook page and I just have to share it…. for all the web developers out there! Go to http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
Largest Brute Force Attack on WordPress websites
Dear WordPress Publisher, As of 11am eastern time this morning we are monitoring the largest distributed brute force attack on WordPress installations that we’ve seen to date. The real-time attack map on www.wordfence.com became so busy that we’ve had to throttle the amount of traffic we show down to 4% of actual traffic. A brute […]
Blog Post Excerpts in Genesis Theme
Genesis Theme is already set up to allow you to either have Full Post Content in your blog, or Post Excerpts with Featured Image. Simply go to your Genesis Theme Settings, scroll down to the Content Archives. When you click ‘Display Post excerpts’ it then allows you to select ‘Include the Featured Image?’. Select the […]
Parent Menu with no Link
A very easy solution to have a parent menu item without a link in WordPress is to use the custom menu. Hover over Appearance and click Menus In the URL text box simply enter # (nothing else just the pound key) Enter the name of the Parent item in the Link Text box Click Add […]
Securing your WordPress Website
Many times businesses create a website and think ‘Great, I am done!’ but when you have a WordPress website you are never done! As I stated in an earlier post (Keeping your CMS website up to date) you have to maintain your website. There are people out there that make it their business to try […]
Free Christmas gifts from Sitepoint
Sitepoint is offering free gifts for their customers (I have purchased many Sitepoint books online such as Simply Javasript, HTML5 & CSS3 For the Real World to name a few! Click the above image to go to the Sitepoint website, enter your email address. A link will be sent to your email. Click this link […]
Including Video on your WordPress Website
With the newest version of WordPress, you can easily and quickly play a YouTube or Vimeo video on your website. You don’t need to install the video on your website, you don’t need to use any embedding code, you simply type the full URL of the video and it automatically plays on your website! Simply […]
