Blogvault: backups that actually work and how to de-clutter your server
A while back, we reviewed three systems for managing multiple WordPress sites – InfiniteWP, ManageWP, and WPRemote. These management platforms include features such as plugin upgrades, spam comment...
View ArticleHow to migrate a site without pulling your hair out using BlogVault
How to express my love for blogVault without sounding corny… I’ve migrated many many sites. I’ve tried using lots of different plugins for migration such as Duplicator, WP Migrate, and others but there...
View ArticleHow to remove the permalink base from a Custom Post Type slug
If you are using a permalink structure like /blog/%postname% and want to remove /blog/ from a custom post type slug, here’s how to do it. 1. In your functions.php where you created your custom post...
View ArticleGravity Forms PayPal Error (and Solution): Some required information is...
One of our clients sells books on their website and was using a PayPal-generated Buy Now button to sell the book. However, they wanted to be able to sell multiple copies of the book so I added a form,...
View ArticleDynamically add a hiden page URL to Gravity Forms in WordPress to see which...
In order to get a better understanding of how people are interacting with your site, you can find out what page they filled out a form on using Gravity Forms. Tracking leads, the Gravity Forms way As...
View ArticleI’m impressed with blogVault’s support
And my love for blogVault continues…. Recently, I wrote a post about how we’re using blogVault(aff) to migrate, restore, and backup our websites. I also included some honest feedback about some things...
View ArticleView a site on a new server without modifying your hosts file with hosts.cx!
Many years ago, my life changed when I learned about the hosts file. For those not familiar with the hosts file, it’s a file on your computer that you can modify to allow you to view a website on a...
View ArticleWordPress default themes should serve as a role model for all themes
With the upcoming release of the new WordPress default theme, Twenty Sixteen, many in the WordPress community are discussing this particular theme in particular, and default themes in general. For...
View ArticleSolution to WooCommerce error: Sorry, no products matched your selection....
In one of our clients’ sites using WooCommerce, we got a popup message saying: Sorry, no products matched your selection. Please choose a different combination. Even once we closed the error box, I...
View ArticlePagination not working on category archives using WPML [and solution]
One of our sites has the permalinks set up with: /%category%/%postname%/ This worked fine when the site was in English. But then we had to create a Hebrew mirror site and used WPML(aff), which we have...
View ArticleIntegrating Gravity Forms with Salesforce and saving parameters from Google...
Our love for Gravity Forms(aff) continues. Yes it costs money. And yes, its worth it. This time it’s because of how we integrated Gravity Forms with Salesforce. Goal: Capture leads from the website,...
View ArticleGravity Forms Tip: How to Add a PayPal Transaction ID to notifications on a...
Gravity Forms is by far my favorite forms plugin for WordPress – with all the great extensions, like PayPal and Mailchimp, and the ease of use for clients. So, if you’re using Gravity Forms (aff) in...
View ArticleWhy Wix’s response to WordPress re GPL license is weak
Over the weekend, WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg called out Wix for using some of WordPress’ Open Source, GPL-licensed code in an improper fashion in their new mobile app; and also for ripping...
View ArticleShould you build your website on WordPress or Wix?
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Wix, WordPress, the Open Source GPL license, marketing and PR. Because I came out strongly in favor of Matt Mullenweg’s position regarding GPL on that post, many...
View ArticleI’m impressed with blogVault’s support
And my love for blogVault continues…. Recently, I wrote a post about how we’re using blogVault(aff) to migrate, restore, and backup our websites. I also included some honest feedback about some things...
View ArticleGravity Forms Tip: How to Add a PayPal Transaction ID to notifications on a...
Gravity Forms is by far my favorite forms plugin for WordPress – with all the great extensions, like PayPal and Mailchimp, and the ease of use for clients. So, if you’re using Gravity Forms (aff) in...
View ArticleView a site on a new server without modifying your hosts file with hosts.cx!
Many years ago, my life changed when I learned about the hosts file. For those not familiar with the hosts file, it’s a file on your computer that you can modify to allow you to view a website on a...
View ArticleWordPress default themes should serve as a role model for all themes
With the upcoming release of the new WordPress default theme, Twenty Sixteen, many in the WordPress community are discussing this particular theme in particular, and default themes in general. For...
View ArticleSolution to WooCommerce error: Sorry, no products matched your selection....
In one of our clients’ sites using WooCommerce, we got a popup message saying: Sorry, no products matched your selection. Please choose a different combination. Even once we closed the error box, I...
View ArticlePagination not working on category archives using WPML [and solution]
One of our sites has the permalinks set up with: /%category%/%postname%/ This worked fine when the site was in English. But then we had to create a Hebrew mirror site and used WPML(aff), which we have...
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