An easy way to determine which version of Linux you are running.
Goodbye Google Plus
The folks at Google have pulled the plug on Google Plus.
Continue readingUsing Cloudflare with Westhost WordPress sites
Using the Free version of Cloudflare provided by my hosting company (Westhost) dramatically improved the speed and reliability of the WordPress sites on my shared hosting plan.
Continue readingCopying a Postgres Database from one laptop to another
I needed to copy a Postgres database from the dev environment on my previous laptop to my current laptop.
Continue readingResponsive Headline and Slogan in WordPress with an Artisteer Template
I was building a WordPress site where the headline and slogan were relatively long. At certain aspect ratios, the text overlapped the logo image in the header.
The solution was to add some custom CSS and to make use of the Artisteer responsive design.
Active Storage in Rails 5.2 DOES NOT SUPPORT VALIDATIONS
You have to be kidding me.. I just found out that Active Storage in Rails DOES NOT SUPPORT VALIDATIONS.
SOLVED – WPS Hide Admin not working after deploying HTTPS in WordPress
I was using WPS Hide Admin to hide the login URL of my WordPress sites. That is a critical tool in preventing Brute force attacks. After migrating the sites to HTTPS, WPS Hide Login was not longer working. I found a simple solution to the problem.
An example of why you should use the featured image feature in WordPress
Some social media will look for the featured image if you are posting a link. Not having a featured image will result in a link that is text only in Tumblr.
Silly cPanel Warning after installing an SSL certificate on a domain without a dedicated IP
I installed an SSL certificate on a domain that does not have a fixed IP. It warned that Microsoft IE on Windows XP will give a false security warning.. REALLY?? This is 2018. Is anyone using XP? Continue reading
A great cheat sheet on image sizes for social media headers and profile pics.
One of the keys to getting legitimate traffic to your site is to leverage social media. In other words, set up profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr etc. related to your site or to a niche within your site. If you want to do it correctly, your profiles on the various social media sites need to be relatively professional. There is a great cheat sheet posted on the Godaddy Blog that helps you figure out the correct image sizes.
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