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Latest Tutorials
Get rid of – remove spam emails from Outlook / Hotmail.
Create a rule and get rid of most spam emails in hotmail. I have for a very long time had a problem with spam emails coming to the inbox in…
Using Screenflow as a video edit program
I use Screenflow to record my various video tutorials. I also use it to edit a video I have made elsewhere such as a through a cell phone. This video…
One solution to be able to send out emails from your web site
Having problems sending and or receiving emails from a web site? I had trouble sending emails from some client sites after a major change at the Norwegian web host ProISP.…
How to use Disqus comments in WordPress
Using the Disqus commenting system The official Disqus Comment System plugin was last updated in 2021 and has very low ratings. I noticed there is an alternative to the official…
WordPress Discussion: Customize WordPress notification e-mails
It can be tricky as only the site admin will receive an email when a comment is held for moderation. This can be changed. Adding custom e-mail addresses for comment…
The WordPress Comments / Discussion Settings
The WordPress Settings – Discussion options give you various settings on how to handle comments on your web site. I will go through the Discussion settings to see what we…
Overview of all latest tutorials.
Gutenberg (Block Editor) Tutorials
Customizing comments section in WordPress
The following tutorial was originally created years ago. I decided to add on Full Site Editing to where we can modify the comments through the Comments block and associated inner…
How to make a sticky header in WordPress
Sometimes we want an area of the page to be fixed or stick to the page. Sections: A sticky top Navigation menu.A sticky header. Adding a sticky Navigation menu. An…
Customizing the Excerpts Meta Box
Create and style the Excerpt in the Block Editor (Gutenberg). Go to a post and in the right sidebar settings area of the document (Post). Notice the Excerpt area.Here I…
Overview of all Gutenberg (Block Editor) tutorials.
Troubleshooting and fixing problems tutorials
One solution to be able to send out emails from your web site
Having problems sending and or receiving emails from a web site? I had trouble sending emails from some client sites after a major change at the Norwegian web host ProISP.…
Fixing fatal errors in WordPress
A moment ago a client web site was down. Showing only a white screen with a 500 Internal Server error text. Seeing a white screen with an error message can…
Suggestions on how to fix plugin, themes and fatal errors in WordPress.
Sometimes plugins or themes updates fail and one is left with a non working web site. What is also called a fatal error. There are multiple approaches to try out…
Editing the wp-config file and debugging in WordPress.
The WordPress configuration file is located in the root of your WordPress file directory and contains the website’s base configuration details, such as database connection information. All code is to…
Overview of all Troubleshooting tutorials.
Plugins Tutorials
How to use Disqus comments in WordPress
Using the Disqus commenting system The official Disqus Comment System plugin was last updated in 2021 and has very low ratings. I noticed there is an alternative to the official…
Cleaning up a WordPress Database
A WordPress database will over time become more and more bloated, as it becomes filled with various information / entries. From posts, comments, users, themes, plugins and more. Too often…
Privacy plugins in WordPress
The first version of this tutorial. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)What is a Privacy PolicyWordPress Privacy settings and guide A few WordPress Privacy plugins– Complianz GDPR plugin– CookieYes plugin– Cookie…
Overview of all Plugins tutorials.
Themes Tutorials
Why I choose to use the Blocksy WordPress theme
I have for a few years been looking for a WordPress theme that could replace Genesis Framework as well as the retired Beans Framework which I have been using. A…
Customizing comments section in WordPress
The following tutorial was originally created years ago. I decided to add on Full Site Editing to where we can modify the comments through the Comments block and associated inner…
Customizing Altitude Pro Genesis child theme
Altitude Pro is an older Genesis one page child theme which uses widgets to create sections on a page. A section can contain a background image and various content. With…
Overview of all Themes tutorials.
Develop / Coding Tutorials
WordPress Discussion: Customize WordPress notification e-mails
It can be tricky as only the site admin will receive an email when a comment is held for moderation. This can be changed. Adding custom e-mail addresses for comment…
Cleaning up a WordPress Database
A WordPress database will over time become more and more bloated, as it becomes filled with various information / entries. From posts, comments, users, themes, plugins and more. Too often…
Fixing fatal errors in WordPress
A moment ago a client web site was down. Showing only a white screen with a 500 Internal Server error text. Seeing a white screen with an error message can…
How to add code to Header or Footer in WordPress
In WordPress we can manually add code to the header or footer of a web site using the following example. An example of adding a Google tag to the head…
How to use a Code Snippet plugin in WordPress
Code Snippets plugin overview.How I use Code Snippets.Code snippets in the cloud.Code Snippets Pro. A code snippet is a piece of code one usually adds to the child theme functions.php…
How to join WordPress Slack channels.
How to join WordPress on Slack This is a summary of how to join WordPress on Slack called Making WordPress. It is used as a communication tool for contributing to…
Overview of all Develop / Coding tutorials.
WooCommerce Tutorials
Invoice payment in WooCommerce
Setting up an invoice payment in WooCommerce. Part 1: Install and activate PDF Invoices & Packing Slips plugin. (Or any of the other PDF plugins.) I am using: WooCommerce PDF…
WooCommerce: Modifying the cart page
How to modify the WooCommerce Cart page. Here is the default cart page using the theme Twenty Twenty Two. Add a continue button. Result: For a variation of the above…
WooCommerce: Adjust shipping price when quantity changes
I have added on to this tutorial.Adjust shipping fee based on quantity in cart.Adjust shipping fee based on total amount in cart. Adjust shipping fee based on quantity in cart.…
Overview of all WooCommerce tutorials.
Network Multisite Tutorials
Fixing problems in WordPress multisite Network
Missing multisite htaccess code The htaccess file needs the following network code to function properly. If the above code is missing then you might experience problems with publishing with Gutenberg…
The WordPress Network Multisite user interface
An overview of the current WordPress Multisite user interface. After activating a Multisite Network new options are added. How to activate a Multisite Network. Network Admin: Sites -> Add NewAdd…
How to point a top level domain to a multisite
The last update of the original tutorial was 3 April 2020. Today there are easier methods to add a top level domain to a multisite. This is the default WordPress…
Overview of all Network Multisite tutorials.
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Get rid of – remove spam emails from Outlook / Hotmail.
Create a rule and get rid of most spam emails in hotmail. I have for a very long time had a problem with spam emails coming to the inbox in…
Using Screenflow as a video edit program
I use Screenflow to record my various video tutorials. I also use it to edit a video I have made elsewhere such as a through a cell phone. This video…
One solution to be able to send out emails from your web site
Having problems sending and or receiving emails from a web site? I had trouble sending emails from some client sites after a major change at the Norwegian web host ProISP.…