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Is Your WordPress Database a Disaster? Get a grip on your tables and options to improve performance

May 19, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch 1 Comment

House destroyed by an earthquake
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Checking Up on Your Website

Over time, your WordPress database accumulates clutter. A bloated database can cause performance problems, and it may also make backing up and restoring more difficult. Continue Reading Is Your WordPress Database a Disaster? Get a grip on your tables and options to improve performance

Filed Under: Using WordPress Tagged With: Tutorial, WordPress Database, Site Management

Are You Sure Your Website Is Still Working? Ten things to check to make sure nothing is broken

May 15, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

Detail of automobile dashboard warning lights
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Checking Up on Your Website

Unlike your car, which has warning lights and beeps for every conceivable problem, your website won’t always tell you when something is wrong. Take some time right now to check for problems, and save yourself embarrassment and lost business. Continue Reading Are You Sure Your Website Is Still Working? Ten things to check to make sure nothing is broken

Filed Under: Using WordPress Tagged With: Site Management, Usability

The Problem with Plugin Review Requests I'm not sure plugin developers are thinking this through.

May 14, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch 4 Comments

Widget Options plugin review nag

The problem with upgrade, cross-sell, and review request messages for plugins is the execution. To avoid annoying your users into writing negative reviews, restrict your notifications to screens that only people who are actively choosing and installing plugins will see and phrase your review requests carefully. Continue Reading The Problem with Plugin Review Requests I’m not sure plugin developers are thinking this through.

Filed Under: Using WordPress Tagged With: Usability

CSS Grid Layout for Event List Widget with Flexbox Fallback Turn your Events Calendar list widget into a grid widget

May 13, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch 4 Comments

First row of event list grid display
This entry is part 10 of 13 in the series Modern Tribe Tutorials

With a few simple changes to your code, you can turn The Events Calendar’s event list widget into a grid of events with featured images. Follow this three-part tutorial to discover the magic of CSS Grid Layout. Continue Reading CSS Grid Layout for Event List Widget with Flexbox Fallback Turn your Events Calendar list widget into a grid widget

Filed Under: Using WordPress, Widgets Tagged With: Genesis Theme Framework, Tutorial, Flexbox, CSS Grid Layout

Updating Cloudflare DNS to Use SiteGround’s MX What happens when you need to change MX records on Cloudflare?

March 9, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch 9 Comments

Updated Cloudflare DNS settings for dorataya.com

I spent entirely too much time trying to update MX records on Cloudflare to work with SiteGround instead of GoDaddy. Since I couldn’t find a tutorial about how to make it work, I decided to write one. Continue Reading Updating Cloudflare DNS to Use SiteGround’s MX What happens when you need to change MX records on Cloudflare?

Filed Under: Hosting and Servers Tagged With: CloudFlare

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