Technical Tips

For the situation where you do not have a WordPress admin login/password to an existing site, but do have FTP access, there is a solution. There is a snippet of code you can add to the functions.php file that will instantly create a user upon access to the site. Instructions: Determine the theme that the…

This requires the Beaver Builder theme, along with the Beaver Builder plugin. Go to Customize > Header > Nav Layout Select the following parameters: Responsive Nav Toggle – “Hamburger Icon” or “Menu Button” Responsive Nav Breakpoint – ALWAYS That’s it!  Be sure you are selecting the default page template, that includes the header. (NOT the…

There are a number of settings in PopUp Maker for sizing the popup for mobile and desktop views. Some of these setting may seem confusion and under documented. Below is a quick guide for resolving common issues on sizing for both platforms. Sizing Settings   Position Settings

Remove query strings from static resources CSS and JavaScript files may have the file version on the end of their URLs, such as domain.com/style.css?ver=4.6. Some servers and proxy servers are unable to cache query strings, even if a cache-control:public header is present. So by removing them, this will improve caching. This will also fix that…

Check the web host for their SSL process or any special requirements Backup the entire web site Obtain the SSL certificate Choose one of these process for the configuration: Choice 1 – Use the “Real Simple SSL” plugin. This plugin really works. Follow the directions, and it will take care of the site configuration.  You…

Core WordPress will not retain text formatting in blog, archive and search lists.  This can be an issue if you are using long or full content excerpts read from the main text, rather than the excerpt panel.  Most themes have enhanced the correlated templates to preserve formatting.   However, some themes have not. Once choice is…

The WordPress function add_image_size allows the declaration of a size name to specific dimensions (see WordPress reference). Generally, these are declared in the functions.php file.  But what if there is a declaration in the parent theme that needs to be changed in the child theme?  Unfortunately, in this case, it will not be overwritten.   To…