Immunization In this post, I describe the series of essential tasks that I include in maintaining my clients' sites. I perform these tasks routinely at the end of each month. It's really important to keep your WordPress site updated so that it runs smoothly and is protected from hackers. WordPress software, themes, and plugins are in a constant state of change: new features are added; bugs are fixed; security holes are plugged. Without regular updating, your site becomes vulnerable to hackers … [Read more...] about WordPress Maintenance – The Essentials
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How to Use the Modula Custom Grid Gallery
Modula is a fantastic WordPress plugin for creating galleries. It has loads of options in the Settings section, which makes it very flexible. I especially like the Custom Grid gallery type because of its modular nature: the images can be all the same sizes or a mix of sizes. This guide will show you how to (1) create a new gallery, (2) configure it for a custom grid, (3) add images to it and (4) display the gallery on a page or post. (1) Getting Started: Create a New Gallery (2) … [Read more...] about How to Use the Modula Custom Grid Gallery
How to Disable Gutenberg in WordPress 5
The new block editor, Gutenberg, is packaged as part of the core in WP5. If your site uses another block editor plugin, it may not be fully compatible with Gutenberg (i.e. Divi, Visual Composer, Avada Fusion are a few). Elementor and Beaver Builder work fine with Gutenberg. If you are not ready to use Gutenberg, there are 2 easy ways to disable it: (1) Install and activate Classic Editor plugin: this will restore the original "classic" editor that you are already familiar with.Full … [Read more...] about How to Disable Gutenberg in WordPress 5
My Core Set of WordPress Plugins
There are so many WordPress plugins to choose from! How do you even begin to make choices? To help get you started, I've compiled a list of my "go to" plugins, the ones that I use for each WordPress install I do. Most are free, some are premium (you must purchase). Core Set of Plugins TweetMeme/Like/Share This — places a button at the top or bottom of a post, which helps readers share your content on a number of sites, such as Digg, Delicious, FaceBook, LinkedIn, MySpace, RSS, … [Read more...] about My Core Set of WordPress Plugins
Top 6 WordPress Plugins
WordPress MeetUp Toolbox Session At last night's WordPress MeetUp (NERD Center, Cambridge), Kurt Eng presented the "Toolbox" session. Growing up from WordPress.com to Wordpress.org" by myself (Kurt). Here, we will go though a brand new installation on a new host (we'll cover 2 hosts), setting up, getting plugins in order and finding a starter base theme." One of the most interesting parts of the session for me was Kurt's Top 6 Plugins: WP Super Cache — a static caching plugin that enhances … [Read more...] about Top 6 WordPress Plugins