If you absolutely, positively must do site maintenance yourself, here are some things you should have on your site maintenance checklist. Site Credentials Keep this password information in a safe place and do not share with anyone whom you do not trust. cPanel/Webhost Login Login URL: ______________________________ User ID: ______________________________ Password: ______________________________ WordPress Login Login […]
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Creating Pricing Panels With CSS
I decided to restyle my pricing panels this weekend. I wasn’t happy with their layout. They were rendered using an unordered list and heading styles. I decided to use a definition list instead and am very pleased with the results. Each pricing panel now has a border around it, the package name is the definition […]
Moving Your WordPress Site to HTTPS
Now that a lot of hosts are offering Let’s Encrypt as part of their hosting package and Google is punishing non-https sites, there’s no better time to convert your site to HTTPS. What Is the HTTPS Protocol? HTTPS (HTTP Secure) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for secure communication over a computer […]
Creating Info Boxes With CSS
A great feedback for online forms is the info box. There can be several kinds. The green success box lets you know the form was successfully submitted. There are other kinds of info boxes as well, that indicate, variously, warnings, information, or errors. Create your own custom info boxes using css. Here’s the CSS: Here […]
Rukovoditel: Creating a Project-Independent Ticketing System
One of the things on my wishlist when hunting for a new project management system was the ability to create project-independent tickets. There was something similar available in activeCollab but it was a bit cumbersome. And other PM systems I tried (e.g., Collabtive, PHP Collab) did not have the capability to create tickets that were […]
Using Breadcrumbs with GeneratePress
GeneratePress doesn’t natively support breadcrumbs. The GP forums suggest using the Yoast SEO plugin for that. But I have found a solution I like better which includes using the FontAweome icons. Here is what my breadcrumbs look like now: To achieve this, I used a plugin called BreadcrumbNavXT. There are code snippets in the settings […]
