Posts Tagged ‘Plugins’
Do I need to setup SMTP to get WordPress to send email?
Why do contact forms and password-recovery email messages work fine with some websites and not with others? A lot of it has to do with the way the web server is configured and/or the security settings for the client’s domain email. Most web servers can send simple email messages. Others, especially depending on what email…
Read MoreFix missing Ninja Forms on your WordPress website
So, about the WordPress Ninja Forms plugin and missing forms. If you use NinjaForms and got that forced security update in mid June, 2022, your forms may have disappeared from your Contact page or other places on your site. Chances are the site isn’t really broken. Instead the plugin may have disabled the forms by…
Read MoreNever leave a File Manager plugin on your WordPress website in the first place!
A File Manager plugin can be a very useful tool when you need it, but you can say the same thing about a stick of dynamite! It’s not something you want to leave in the kitchen junk drawer in case you need it later! David Innes, owner of RealBasics.com The ultra-tech website Ars Technica reported…
Read MoreWhat to look for in appointment-scheduling plugins for WordPress
On a WordPress-related Facebook group someone asked… I’m looking for something similar to Schedulista that can do the following:-Allow people to book appointments on a website-Remove unavailable appointments in real-time-Send SMS/Email reminders to people who book the appointments-Create a calendar each employee can access from an app-Open source to manipulate how it appears on a…
Read MoreAbout WordPress and image compression
A contributor to a WordPress Facebook had a question about image compression: I have [an image-optimization] plugin installed to compress my images and I noticed while doing a bulk compression that there are multiples of the same image (in different sizes) that it compressed. I did not do this manually. It seems that something created…
Read MoreTesting reviews from Reputation Igniter
We’re really proud of our reputation. We do our very best to support all our clients in a timely, cost-effective, and friendly way. We’re proud of the reviews we’ve received from clients. (Secret to our success? Have awesome clients!) We’re also proud to show off our review tool from Reputation Igniter. They’ve recently created a plugin…
Read MoreChecking Out ImageInject, a Tool for Adding Images to Blog Posts
I’m really enjoying playing with ImageInject, a new-to-me WordPress plugin from Thomas Höfter at WPScoop. Both users and search engines seem to prefer blog posts with nice featured images. But choosing the right image can be a huge obstacle for many bloggers (including me!) If you’re a business blogger it’s even harder to find images…
Read MoreThree out-of-date plugins are responsible for 25% of all WordPress hacks
Serious advice from the makers of the iThemes Security plugin A very interesting and helpful article was published by Sucuri that looks at security vulnerabilities. The article identifies the top 3 plugins that are left on sites OUTDATED and cause nearly 25% of the total WordPress compromised sites they see: TimThumb, Revslider, and Gravity Forms. Remember…
Read MoreShould you use a slider or carousel on your website?
Very simple website with both a title and URL that answers itself: Should I Use A Carousel? Slideshow widgets were an instant hit on websites when they came out years ago. They were fun, they moved, and especially they were new! And so people landing on a site would watch them. Now? Not so much.…
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