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Notes & Slides: Building a Journalist-Friendly Online Newsroom with WordPress WordCamp Sacramento 2017 Presentation

September 21, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch 7 Comments

Sallie Goetsch presenting about online newsrooms at WordCamp Sacramento 2017
This entry is part 12 of 17 in the series WordCamps

This past weekend I gave a presentation at WordCamp Sacramento 2017 about building an online newsroom with WordPress. Here are the slides and my speaker notes, expanded a bit based on the live talk. Continue Reading Notes & Slides: Building a Journalist-Friendly Online Newsroom with WordPress WordCamp Sacramento 2017 Presentation

Filed Under: Using WordPress, WordPress Events Tagged With: #wcsac, WordCamps

WP-Tonic 229 Insights On How to Build a Successful Online Community

September 20, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

WP-Tonic 229: How to build an online community
This entry is part 20 of 30 in the series WP-Tonic Roundtable

This week, the WP-Tonic Roundtable crew taped live at WordCamp Sacramento.  We all agreed that this was one of the best run WordCamps we’ve attended. Continue Reading WP-Tonic 229 Insights On How to Build a Successful Online Community

Filed Under: Using WordPress Tagged With: #wcsac

How to Change Event Image Size in The Events Calendar without Modifying Templates Actions & filters are better than templates in so many ways

May 23, 2017 by Sallie Goetsch 6 Comments

browser inspector showing new markup for event featured image
This entry is part 11 of 13 in the series Modern Tribe Tutorials

It’s not in the Themer’s Guide,but you can change the event image size in The Events Calendar using the filter tribe_event_featured_image_size() or even post_thumbnail_size(). Continue Reading How to Change Event Image Size in The Events Calendar without Modifying Templates Actions & filters are better than templates in so many ways

Filed Under: Using WordPress Tagged With: Tutorial, Events Calendar Pro

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

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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

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