Justin Downey – Page 11

March 2014

Failed to Open Stream

If you’ve ever seen something in WordPress like “Warning: require_once(/public_html/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory, don’t let it freak you out.

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March 2014

404 Redirects to Spam

WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world, but its popularity is also it’s biggest weakness. Hackers will use any trick they can to hack a WordPress site. If you’re noticing your 404 page on your site is redirecting to a spam site, there’s a simple fix.

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February 2014

What’s a WordPress Plugin?

WordPress Plugins extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine. There is a free, community-contributed plugin directory where you can find, download, rate, and receive support on almost 30,000 free plugins for WordPress. Besides the free WordPress plugin repository, there are also thousands of other premium (paid) plugins. Most cost just $10-$20 on a …

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February 2014

Retina.js

retina.js is an open source script that makes it easy to automatically serve high-resolution images to devices with retina displays.

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February 2014

Breaking Up With Your Website

Breaking up is hard, especially when it’s with your own website. You’ve watched it both flourish and struggle. You have invested much more into it than just time and money, but maybe it’s time for something new. Your business has grown and your needs have changed. But how do you know it’s time to dump …

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February 2014

Fix IE Compatibility Mode Issues

Fixing issues with IE is easier said than done and compatibility mode makes that about impossible. Here’s how to detect and fix that just using a META tag.

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January 2014

Disable WordPress File Editor

The problem with the WordPress file editor is that it allows users to run PHP code on your site. Anytime a user is able to run their own code, this presents a security risk. If an insecure admin account is hacked, the WordPress file editor is the gateway through which a full-fledged attack can be …

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January 2014

Setup PayPal Standard

PayPal has several tiers to choose from, but PayPal Standard by far the best place to start if you’re unsure. Here’s a quick overview of PayPal and how to get started. Obviously, they have even more information on their site: paypal.com. With PayPal Standard, you’ll get everything you need to accept credit cards from your …

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January 2014

Transfer a Domain Name

A domain transfer is, in effect, to transfer domain name management from one owner (and registrar) to another (owner and registrar). Often domain names are transferred from the former owner to the new. If that’s the case for you, here’s a high-level overview of what that would entail.

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January 2014

Chrome Smooth Scrolling

Google’s Chrome browser is pretty cool. Unfortunately website scrolling can be jerky (to say the least). After much Googling, here’s the way to fix it. The good news is smooth scrolling is now supported–at least in the latest Chrome version 17 it is. All you have to do is to enable it. To Enable Smooth Scrolling: …

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January 2014

URL redirect/rewrite

URL rewrites and 301 redirects… you talk about them, you recommend them, but do you truly understand how they work? Sure, you know that rewriting a URL means that the URL displayed in the browser changes to be more SEO (and user) friendly. And you know that a 301 redirect is a permanent redirect. But …

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January 2014

POP or IMAP, What’s the Difference?

The vast majority of website hosting providers offer email with their hosting packages. Most of those offer users a choice on how to interact with the mail server, POP or IMAP. Which should you choose and what’s the difference anyway? POP3 versus IMAP POP3 is useful in checking emails from a computer that is in …

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