Unless you have advanced programming skills or a programmer standing by, Google and the other search engines have already indexed the post. It is possible that the blog post will appear in the search engine results pages (SERP) and that people will click on the link. They will be met with a 404 …
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How to Display Icons in a WordPress Post
At the end of January, I tweeted about a new WordPress experience I had. After developing WordPress blogs and websites for 12+ years and using graphical icon representations the majority of that time, I used a WordPress icon font plugin and a shortcode, instead of graphics, to spice up the content …
Custom WordPress Plugins with Responsive Website Redesign
Congratulations to Your Gift Certificate (YGC) who recently launched its redesigned website! YGC, located in Southborough, MA, is the brainchild of Ken Kahn and Steve Brideau. YGC offers unique marketing programs that put businesses in front of homebuyers at peak purchase time as homebuyers …
eCommerce WordPress website for Marlborough Wellness Center
Since changing the design would require a total rebuild of the website, it made sense to convert the original HTML-based website to a WordPress platform at the same time so that Julie and staff (who have previous experience blogging with WordPress) could add and update content on every page of the …
WordPress: How to Create a link to a section in your Post
When you are writing in your WordPress blog, sometimes you want to link to a section inside the same post. This is called an internal link, and the process for creating it is the same for blog posts and website pages. How do you create a link to a section in the same post or page? A good …
WordPress Fatal Error Recovery for New Client
Last month, a business colleague referred her client to me. The client’s #WordPress website had broken. When you typed in the domain URL, the only thing that would display is an ugly error message; something about the “watch-a-ma-call-it file in the thing-a-ma-bob plugin could not be found, and the …
Print a Course made with WP-Courseware
Wondering how to print a course that you developed using WP-Courseware? Oh... you can't. Well, not until now! During Q1 2020, I've been writing an online course. I am creating the content using a storyboard that I developed as a guide. There is no document that contains all of the …
WordPress Plugins can Increase Website Vulnerability
I was prompted to write this post after reading the stats presented in this article at Threatpost. "Almost all (98 percent) of WordPress vulnerabilities are related to plugins that extend the functionality and features of a website or a blog. The top 10 vulnerable plugins include..." We are in a …
Integrate WordPress with Payment Processor
Today I am really happy. I get to wear my wizard hat!! I'll be working for another #WordPressWebsite developer writing PHP code to make WordPress integrate with an online payments platform. This is a little different than the usual integration. Normally, one type of payment is processed, and it …
Client survives long-term hidden WordPress website hack
Recently, a prospect was referred to me by a long-time business colleague in the computer networking field. Prospect wants updates to their WordPress website The prospect, now my client, contacted me to update the portfolio on their WordPress website. As a high-end architectural firm that works …