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Get Notified When a User Removes an Item from a WooCommerce Subscription
We recently had a customer remove an item from a subscription by going into their account, choosing the subscription and deleting an item. We manage multiple websites for this customer, but one of their sites was recently sold and he no longer
We make it easy for you to manage and update your credit cards and payments for our subscriptions. If you've received an email that your automatic renewal payment failed, here's how to get it updated. Update or Change a Credit Card If
WordPress 4.8.2 was released today and is considered a security release. Site owners are strongly encouraged to update immediately. Previous versions of WordPress (4.8.1 and earlier) are affected by the following security issues: $wpdb->prepare() can create unexpected and unsafe queries leading to potential
We work with a lot of store owners running WooCommerce. Most of those customers also run at least a few WooCommerce extensions to extend the out-of-the-box functionality. And since nearly all Woo extensions are on a paid subscription, someone needs to be
In WordPress, there are numerous ways to reset yours, or another users password. Here's a few different ways you can do that: Reset a user password through the WordPress admin In the Admin Panel menu, go to UsersClick on the user you'd
Google recently released it's first major update to its 17 year old logo. Oh, it's the still a crayon-colored text treatment, but the BIG CHANGE...no more serifs. And unlike Apple this change has really nothing to do with style. It has to
Remove expired SSL certs before adding Let’s Encrypt
We love Let's Encrypt because it makes running an SSL certificate easy to set-up, it renews automatically, and provides tough data encryption. You might be one of the many site owners who are interested in making the switch from an existing annual
Setting up shipping in WooCommerce can be quite the task, as there are multiple steps to take and numerous settings and shipping options to consider. We’ll cover one of these aspects below: setting up WooCommerce USPS shipping rates and settings. If you
We wrote a post a while back on how to set up server side CRON jobs for WordPress. We set these up for our hosting customers who request them - and also on high traffic sites to help with server loads. It's
WooCommerce reviews are a great way to engage with your customers around your products. If you have an established e-commerce site that doesn't have product reviews enabled, you might be surprised to find there is no way to bulk enable them out
New Features Add ability to change overlay color in Cover Image.Introduce new Font Size Picker with clear labels and size comparison.Introduce new RichText data structure to allow better manipulation of inline content.Add Pullquote style variation and color palette support.Add support for post
Should I delete the Gutenberg plugin after installing WordPress 5.0?
If you installed the Gutenberg plugin to get a head start on the new 'Gutenberg' editor prior to its inclusion in WordPress 5.0, you may be wondering if you should now delete the plugin. Yes, you can delete the Gutenberg plguin Now
Alt title: How I cut GIGABYTES off a WordPress database One of the things we care about here at Cinch is website performance. We provide our customers support and guidance on how to keep a website fast, as well as managing some
Does deleting a WordPress Taxonomy also Delete the Associated Post?
When the time comes to clean your post taxonomy house, it's good to get rid of old or non representative tags, categories, or custom taxonomies. Every time I remove one however, I get that nagging feeling - what if all these posts
How to Create a Multi-Option Search Form in WordPress
We're building a new website for the Park City Library, and one of the requirements is a search form that can search either the website or initiate a search of their online catalog. The design we settled on looks like this: The
Force WordPress Add Media button to insert protocol relative links
Update: Protocol Relative links are considered an anti-pattern according to Paul Irish. Basically, if an asset is available over https:// then it should be served as such for security reasons. Get the updated code here. Cinchws.com is set up to be 'HTTPS
It's extremely easy to embed a YouTube video (and many other content types) into your WordPress site. This feature was added way back in WordPress 2.9 and more content types have been added since. How to embed YouTube and other types of
Good First Impressions – Why a Faster Site Speed is Important
A first impression always matters. Whether applying for a job or meeting a client for the first time, we all know the importance of appearing at your best. Commercial enterprises go to great lengths to entice and engage customers as they walk
Emojis have become a regular part of life with the proliferation of messaging apps. They're cute, quick, and can put emotion on a text based message that would otherwise come across flat. So let's get that emotion on your website ???? WordPress
Your theme contains outdated copies of some WooCommerce template files.
WooCommerce 3.3 came out today and though it's a 'minor' update, the WooCommerce dev team did make changes to some of the core template files. While they try not to update these templates too often, from time to time it does happen.