This may seem like a WooCommerce defect, but it is not. The correct way to process a refund, is to Click on the refund button in the lower left area of the order On the order line items, indicate which line items and the associated quantity to refund WooCommerce will calculate the refund amount and […]
Top Free DNS Tools
There are a variety of reasons you may need a tool box of functions to check the DNS records of a domain name. These include: Location of the web host Location of the mail host Obtaining a full list of DNS records Checking for DNS errors DNS record propagation Here are some free on-line tools […]
Backdoor login to WordPress
For the situation where you do not have a WordPress admin login/password to an existing site, but do have FTP access, there is a solution. There is a snippet of code you can add to the functions.php file that will instantly create a user upon access to the site. Instructions: Determine the theme that the […]
Beaver Builder Mobile Menu on Desktop
This requires the Beaver Builder theme, along with the Beaver Builder plugin. Go to Customize > Header > Nav Layout Select the following parameters: Responsive Nav Toggle – “Hamburger Icon” or “Menu Button” Responsive Nav Breakpoint – ALWAYS That’s it! Be sure you are selecting the default page template, that includes the header. (NOT the […]
Popup Maker Mobile Sizing Resolved
There are a number of settings in PopUp Maker for sizing the popup for mobile and desktop views. Some of these setting may seem confusion and under documented. Below is a quick guide for resolving common issues on sizing for both platforms. Sizing Settings Position Settings
Improving WordPress Performance
Remove query strings from static resources CSS and JavaScript files may have the file version on the end of their URLs, such as domain.com/style.css?ver=4.6. Some servers and proxy servers are unable to cache query strings, even if a cache-control:public header is present. So by removing them, this will improve caching. This will also fix that […]
Configure SSL for a WordPress Site
Check the web host for their SSL process or any special requirements Backup the entire web site Obtain the SSL certificate Choose one of these process for the configuration: Choice 1 – Use the “Real Simple SSL” plugin. This plugin really works. Follow the directions, and it will take care of the site configuration. You […]
Quick and Easy Page Grid and List Plugins
There are plenty of plugins and code snippets for making a WordPress post grid or lists. But, what about pages? Here are 3 plugins that are easy to use and quick to implement. Page-List Page list is slightly encrypted, as it only uses short code. There is no parameter settings an admin screen. All control […]
Economy vs Premium Web Hosting
Pricing for WordPress hosting can vary considerably. Often, it is difficult to determine if it’s really worth the extra cost for a better hosting service, as you can’t always see how a company configures, operates and supports it’s services. Our clients are on many different services including Godaddy, Bluehost, Hostgator, Dreamhost, WP Engine, Site Ground […]
Fixing unformatted excerpts in blog, archive and search lists
Core WordPress will not retain text formatting in blog, archive and search lists. This can be an issue if you are using long or full content excerpts read from the main text, rather than the excerpt panel. Most themes have enhanced the correlated templates to preserve formatting. However, some themes have not. Once choice is […]