If you’ve had a site built by someone who doesn’t speak your native language, how do you manage your site? Or maybe you want to add a new author to the site to contribute to the translations or create a profile for another contributor who will find it easier to navigate the site in their…
In this post I describe how to create widgets that will work on a multilingual site. The main plugin I use for this is Polylang. The template used for this demo is OceanWP but the functionality should be the same in most templates. When we’re finished you’ll end up with a French (left) and English…
I recently launched a website for a client. During pre-launch some quirky and irregular behaviour that I’d hoped was just a consequence of my development environment failed to resolved. The problem? I had set different background images on each page, but they weren’t updating. So the Weddings page showed up correctly but then I’d click…
When you move a WordPress site, whether that’s from a live to a local site, or perhaps when you change the site to SSL, you will need to change the URLs in the database. There are plugins for this, but it’s easy enough to do in the database itself using a few simple SQL statements…
I recently had the (dis)pleasure of having to reinstall my laptop. Of course this happened when I had a deadline. Then, when I found I was unable to access the web development project files I needed due to an error with the XAMPP installation of Apache, I was facing a lost afternoon. The question was,…
I wrote a post a few months ago about using SkyFonts to install new fonts that could be read by Inkscape, a freeware graphic design package that is a great substitute for Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw. When a client was asked me about this, I directed them to my original post, only to discover…
Since I first started working with WordPress I’ve been using the Yoast plugin for my SEO. It’s a great tool. I’ve been happy with it and have been happily recommending it to clients. But lately there’s been chatter in some groups where WordPress pros and others discuss their SEO tools of choice, and I’ve been…
Whether you’re working on content or code, version control is the best way to stay sane. Being able to edit your work knowing that any mistakes or problems can be rolled back is reassuring – and also an essential part of a professional content writer or coder’s workflow. It can all sound super-nerdy, but using…
If you’re still committed to using Excel or a similar spreadsheet app for your invoicing, you can make thing simpler by using a template. A good template will give you a standard look and feel while also limiting the actions you can take.y The Really Easy Invoicing Template does exactly this. You can download the…
If you’re running a small business, when it comes to admin it’s easy to stick with what you know. I see many clients trying to manage invoicing and time tracking with Excel or an equivalent spreadsheet, or posting to each social media channel separately. And managing projects can always be tricky, especially when you have…