In Episode #5, I explain why social media doesn’t work as well as using email and having your own website. Play using the Anchor Player Play Using Our Website Player You can also download the show. Tap (or right click) the link and save. [Download] Learn more at ResourcesForLife.com/podcast
Category: Web Design
BREAKING NEWS: The Top 7 Secret Clickbait Tricks Used by Celebrities – #3 Will Shock You!
Summary The derogatory term ‘clickbait’ is what we use to describe manipulatively enticing headlines designed to get attention and clicks. According to Wikipedia, “Clickbait is a form of fraud… A ‘teaser’ aims to exploit the ‘curiosity gap’, providing just enough information to make readers of news websites curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity… Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: The Top 7 Secret Clickbait Tricks Used by Celebrities – #3 Will Shock You!
WEB DESIGN – Divi Theme Security Update (2 Jan 2020)
[Note: Elegant Themes released the following announcement regarding a security vulnerability update to their popular Divi theme. Feel free to contact Elegant Themes for any support issues or questions.] Summary Today Divi, Extra and the Divi Builder plugin were updated to fix a security vulnerability. Updating these themes and plugins to their latest versions will… Continue reading WEB DESIGN – Divi Theme Security Update (2 Jan 2020)
WordPress 5.3 Release Welcome Message
If you upgrade your WordPress site to the 5.3 version you’ll be greeted by a welcome message with a summary of features. You might be tempted to close that message and just get back to working on your website. For those who didn’t get a chance to read the welcome message, it’s pasted below. There… Continue reading WordPress 5.3 Release Welcome Message
Here’s why 72 million websites use WordPress
“Considering that the number of total active websites is estimated at over 172 million according to a survey published by netcraft, that means that around 75,000,000 websites are using WordPress right now — with around half of those sites (37,500,000) being hosted on the WordPress.com shared hosting installation.” [Source: Brenda Barron, 29 Oct 2019] WordPress… Continue reading Here’s why 72 million websites use WordPress
WEB DESIGN – How to setup a free WordPress.com user account
Learn how to setup a free WordPress.com user account. This will give you a free blog, and also allow you to be added as a contributor, editor, or admin to someone else’s site. Video created by Greg Johnson (3 May 2019) Learn more at ResourcesForLife.com/web
WordPress.com Classic and Block Editors
Here’s how to switch between the Classic and Block editors when using WordPress.com and also a tip on how you can use the Classic Editor interface when in Block Editor mode. Video by Greg Johnson (5 Apr 2019). Learn more at ResourcesForLife.com/web
WEB DESIGN – How to setup SSL with GoDaddy [SOLVED]
THE SHORT ANSWER These instructions assume you want SSL for a basic WordPress website hosted by GoDaddy. To setup SSL with GoDaddy follow these steps: Login to GoDaddy and go to their SSL products page. Purchase the basic SSL at $59.99 for the first year then pay $74.99 annually after that. You may be given… Continue reading WEB DESIGN – How to setup SSL with GoDaddy [SOLVED]
Here’s how to increase the speed and security of your WordPress website…
Summary WordPress has grown in complexity along with the themes and plugins it relies on. For this reason it’s important to have the latest updates including recent updates to PHP. This week WordPress 5.1 was released with several performance upgrades. Keeping all aspects of WordPress updated will help make your site faster and more secure.… Continue reading Here’s how to increase the speed and security of your WordPress website…
WordPress Divi Theme Parallax Effect for Images Not Working on Firefox or Chrome [SOLVED]
The WordPress Divi Theme Parallax Effect for images is not working on Firefox or Chrome browsers when using the native default settings of the Divi theme. This does not impact people using the Safari browser on Apple computers, which suggests there are some compatibility issues in Firefox and Chrome that make them less likely to… Continue reading WordPress Divi Theme Parallax Effect for Images Not Working on Firefox or Chrome [SOLVED]
WordPress Divi Theme Fullwidth Section and Fullwidth Slider Mobile View Font Size
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – Introduction” _builder_version=”3.19.3″] This document and associated video describe a user interface issue with how the the WordPress Divi theme presents font size options for the Fullwidth Slider Title Text. To reproduce the issue, and see how the solution works, follow these steps which are also shown in the video… Continue reading WordPress Divi Theme Fullwidth Section and Fullwidth Slider Mobile View Font Size
Creating a Privacy Policy Document using TermsFeed
The TermsFeed website has a wizard that will generate a privacy policy based on your own specific situation. To get started visit TermsFeed.com. Below is an example of the step-by-step wizard process for a Privacy Statement document. Note that none of the paid options were selected. If several of the paid options were selected, the… Continue reading Creating a Privacy Policy Document using TermsFeed