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Troubleshooting WordPress

Here are the most common fixes for WordPress errors. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of fileThis error typically happens when you try to add a snippet of code to your functions.php file, and it has been incorrectly formatted. To fix this problem (stop when the error code has

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How to setup a PPC lander in WPEngine

Here is how to quickly set up a landing page website using a subdomain for a PPC (pay-per-click) client. TL;DR - Quickest + Easiest solution (if you want to skip all the steps below): Check the desired URL (e.g., help.domain.com) in a browser window; an error response

How-to Install G-Suites on GoDaddy

Adding DNS records can be overwhelming; it looks complicated, and people are afraid to break the current website. The process is easy and straightforward if adequately guided. Note: If you have an email through another provider, this process will cause your old email to stop working. How to install G-Suite

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How to install CrazyEgg using GTM

What is CrazyEgg?Crazy Egg is a web-based application that provides you with A / B Testing and mouse-tracking tools such as Heat map, Scroll map, Overlay, and Confetti to track website traffic. Website tracking helps you understand your customers' interests to boost traffic. How to install CrazyEgg using Google Tag

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Increasing PHP Memory in WP

How to increase the memory in your WordPress website without FTP access, or any real full-stack skills. Step 1. Login to your WordPress website WP LoginStep 2. Go to Plugins, download a File Manager Plugin, Install + Activate the plugin. File Manager PluginStep 3. Select the activated File Manager Plugin in

Cloudflare: Redirect all traffic to HTTPS

Setting up Cloudflare to only use HTTPS is pretty straightforward: Always Use HTTPSLogin to Cloudflare >> select the siteGo to SSL/TLS tab >> Edge CertificatesTurn ON "Always Use HTTPS"The other way is to use page rules. Page RuleGo to Page RulesClick "Create Page Rule"Enter the

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Convert a static website to WP

I have an old client who wants his website converted into WordPress; so he can make edits independently. I've decided to use this task as a teaching opportunity and document the steps in converting a static site to WordPress. How to Convert a Static Website into WordPress, using Advanced Custom

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How to install ACF

Here is a quick guide on installing Advanced Custom Fields plugin (ACF) pro or free version on your WordPress website. 1. If you haven't already, install the ACF Plugin Install ACF PluginACF Plugin - Pro Version2. Under the Custom Fields Settings, you will want to add a new Field Group

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CloudFlare blocking SEMrush crawler [how-to fix]

If you run SEMrush Audits, you might have experienced SEMrush being blocked from auditing a website. You will see an error code like this: Site Audit SettingsSorry, auditing domain.com has failed We encountered an error that stopped us from crawling your website: Network connection was interrupted. We couldn't crawl

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How to stop Gravity Forms spam

Spammers repeatedly filling out your website forms can be problematic and annoying. Before you start, make sure you know where the spam is coming from. You can do this by adding a descriptive notification email & referer tags on your forms. Form TitlerefererIt's easy to have a Gravity Forms set

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How-to: Create a Staging Server using WPEngine

Creating a staging server in WPEngine is ridiculously easy. Here is how to setup a staging server in WPEngine: Logged into WPEngine, click on Add Staging Button In the new setup window: Select the Copy Existing tabName the environment (add a unique name)Select an environment to copy from (Select

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How-to: Add an HTML signature in Apple Mail

Here is how to add an HTML email signature: Under Mail >> Preferences Create an empty Signature Turn off / Close Apple Mail In the Finder Navigation (top of screen), click on Go, while pressing "Option"; Library will appear. Clicking on the Library list item. In the Library folder, click

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How-to: Re-create a website in WPEngine

You've crafted the perfect website in WPEngine; now you want to reuse it for another project without building it all over again from scratch. Here is a quick tutorial on how to use an existing website as a blueprint template: 1. If you haven't already, sign in to my.wpengine.

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How-to: add a domain to WPEngine

Here is a quick guide on how to add a new domain to WPEngine. If you haven't already, sign in to my.wpengine.comsign in2. If you have more then one hosting account, select the desired location accounts3. Click on Add site in the top right corner, under the appropriate

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How-to: add an sFTP user to WPEngine

Here is a super quick tutorial on how to add a sFTP user to a domain hosted on WPEngine: Login to your WPEngine portal: my.wpengine.comsign in2. Select your Account (if you have more than one). switch account3. Look for your domain you want to setup a sFTP user

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GTM Call Tracking

Here is how to accurately track phone calls in Google Tag Manager: Install GTM if you haven't already, placing the header script as close to the <head> as possible, then the secondary script directly after the opening <body> tag. If you have absolutely no experience with

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How-to: Migrate a Staging Server in WPEngine

Here is a quick guide on how to migrate a Staging Server to Production in WPEngine. Compare ContentBefore you start the migration, you will need to check to make sure content is identical on both websites. The easiest way to check this is by visiting the XML sitemap on your

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Screaming Frog Custom Extraction

Screaming Frog is the go to Web Scraper Tool for SEOs. The options are endless, here a ton of custom web-scraping syntaxes. How to Use Screaming Frog Custom ExtractionIn ScreamingFrog, go to Configuration > Custom > Extraction. Next, you will need to +Add and set up your extraction rules. Add

Uninstall Docker Engine

Another command I continue to lose, or the SERPs only show me how to install docker (opposite of what I want!) How-to: Uninstall Docker CLI, and Container packages. Straight Code on how to remove docker: sudo apt-get purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dockerPastebin: Second part

Removing smart apostrophes from a database

How-to remove smart apostrophes in the PHPMyAdmin database.Recently migrated a website from FlyWheel hosting to WPEngine. During the migration process, thousands of broken characters started displaying on the migrated site. Better search and replace and search regex weren't able to find and replace the broken characters that looked like

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How to Fix Contact Form 7 Errors: There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again later."

Here a quick guide on how to fix CF7 error messages. Contact Form 7 plugin has three error types: Yellow Orange Red You can find the meaning of each error message below. Yellow ErrorA Yellow error tells you there is a form validation error. Misconfiguration leads to mail delivery failure

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How to host a static website on a AWS S3 bucket

As you may already know, Amazon offers the best cloud services through an initiative called Amazon Web Services (or simply Amazon AWS). Among the available services are some that, when combined, allow the hosting of websites to be effortless and with a relatively low (and scalable) cost. One such service

How to host a static website with Google Cloud - GCP

This step-by-step guide shows you how to set up a Cloud Storage bucket to host a static website. Static websites can include client-side codings such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. They cannot contain dynamic code such as server-side scripts such as PHP. Why Google Cloud Storage?It is amazingly fast

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Remove unwanted script from WP Header

I've noticed that WordPress adds tons of unwanted script to the header. I totally get why, but for highly focused themes, I like to remove as much as I can. This decreases page load times, eliminates render-blocking resources, and optimizes the First Link Priority Rule. The ScriptUsing the script below,

Programming the DJI Tello [Mac]

Starting off, let’s all admit, you are going to crash into stuff, so more space you have the better. How-to: Program Tello to do backflips with Scratch 2.0!Install brew.sh on your Mac, If you are unfamiliar with brew! Homebrew is a free and open-source software package