Technical Tips
Migrating a Beaver Builder Site
Specific migration tools are required to migrate a Beaver Builder Site if the domain name is changing. The tools must be able to do a serialized search and replace.Recently use used SITEGROUND migrator to move from a staging site (with a temporary domain name) to SiteGround hosting. The main symptom using the wrong migration tool…
Read MoreWebsite Color Selection Tools
Color Hunt Excellent website that presents a variety of color palettes. Categorized by different characteristics such as pastel, vintage, dark, light, etc. Each palette has its own URL for assembling into a selection. W3 Schools Color Picker Enter in any hex code, and get a choice of 20 different shades.
Read MoreSolving Delivery Failures to Gmail and Google Workspace
A fairly common request I get from many of my clients is eMail from a specific address not getting delivered to their eMail account on Gmail or Google Workspace. Here is a specific checklist to go through when troubleshooting this issue: Was the correct send eMail address typed in? Sometime autofillers can override, inserting the…
Read MoreForward Gmail by Content to Multiple Addresses
Gmail does have the capability to forward in coming email by content. This is done by using the FILTER feature in Gmail: STEP A Add the forward eMail(s) as follows: Go to the Advance Setup in Gmail – Click on the GEAR in the upper right; Select ALL SETTING Click on the FORWARDING tab Add…
Read MoreWeb Server Status
Here is a handy list of popular web hosts with their server status notifications. If you site is down or very slow, check here to determine if there is an issue with your host provider. If your provider is not listed here, check their social media accounts on X, Reddit or Facebook. A2 Hosting Status…
Read MoreUsing SendGrid as an eMail relay for WordPress
A common situation is the failure of eMails being sent from WordPress. Sets that can be take to resolve: If the webhost is separate from the domain and DNS MX records; add in the recommended SPF value to the DNS record. Use a SMTP plugin to directly login to the mail server for mail delivery…
Read MoreRevolution Slider Animation Code
If you are coding the Revolution Slider attributes into your template, here is a handy reference for the animation features used with the text and other elements. It is on the producers of Revolution Slider, Theme Punch. Theme Punch – Revolution Slider Layer Transition Code In context, Tech Solution Here has guidance on the context…
Read MorePage Performance Test Sites
Onload time is when the web page has finished processing and all of the resources on the page, including images, text and scripts, have finished downloading. During this time, there may be JavaScript that initiates subsequent requests. Some elements of the page may not make it in before this event fires, causing inconsistent page load…
Read MoreWooCommerce Refund Amount Field Grayed Our
This may seem like a WooCommerce defect, but it is not. The correct way to process a refund, is to Click on the refund button in the lower left area of the order On the order line items, indicate which line items and the associated quantity to refund WooCommerce will calculate the refund amount and…
Read MoreTop Free DNS Tools
There are a variety of reasons you may need a tool box of functions to check the DNS records of a domain name. These include: Location of the web host Location of the mail host Obtaining a full list of DNS records Checking for DNS errors DNS record propagation Here are some free on-line tools…
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