This is a checklist of tasks to do AFTER your SSL certificate has been installed, and BEFORE you start your site’s conversion from HTTP to HTTPS. When done correctly, the move to HTTPS will take a few hours. But you can reduce your headaches if you gather some information before you start. To Use a… [Continue]
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What Credentials are Needed to Manage a WordPress Site?
I recently helped a web designer move a WordPress site from a staging server to a production host, and it struck me how many credentials were needed. What is a credential? A digital credential usually consists of a username and password, but sometimes can also include a hostname or port number, depending on the type… [Continue]
3 Insider Tips for More Effective Contact Us Forms
What good is a contact form if the contact email message never reaches you? If you are having this problem, the first thing to look at is whether or not your WordPress site is actually sending email. I recommended the use of SMTP over PHP mail, the default WordPress mailer. Learn more here: Help! WordPress… [Continue]
How to Fix an Incorrect Facebook Share Image
Is Facebook choosing the wrong image for your Facebook shares? This can be a frustrating problem to track down, because there are many factors involved in choosing the shared image, and there are also multiple layers of caching involved. Let’s start with a little background. Facebook will first look for an Open Graph meta tag… [Continue]