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Change Order of Posts in WordPress Dashboard

We recently had a customer request that the entries in a custom post type get automatically alphabetized. Clicking on the title certainly does the job here, but who's got time for that? There are a few ways to order posts, but if

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Upgrade Your WordPress Site to the New Google Analytics 4: Start Collecting Data Now

What is the new Google Analytics 4? In 2019, Google introduced their plan to evolve measurement standards with Google Analytics 4, which prioritizes user privacy and introduces new machine learning technology to measure user interactions across app and website platforms (no longer

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How do I reset a user’s password in WordPress?

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

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Avoid Blackhat SEO spam and save your online reputation

Malicious SEO hacking is known by many names—“Blackhat SEO”, “Dirty SEO”, “SEO Poisoning”—but in the end the result is always the same: your site visitors are greeted with a warning from Google that your site may hacked. In many cases website owners

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If the sub’s a-rockin’…

It's a Friday celebration in the Cinch submarine! Today we hit a milestone with the number of websites we manage and your crew is partying near torpedo bay three. Thanks to all our great customers who've trusted us with the protection and

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How to get your website support issue fixed fast

It happens to all of us. You log into your website and something has gone terribly wrong. All you see is a white screen, or a strange error message keeps popping up. The first instinct is to reach out to your support

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SVG SMIL animations to be deprecated

I was recently got a console warning in Chrome on a client's website stating that: [text] SVG's SMIL animations ('animate', 'set', etc.) are deprecated and will be removed. Please use CSS animations or Web animations instead. [/text] The site contains an SVG

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How the lost password function in WordPress works

At some point in time you, or another user of your WordPress site, will forget their password and will need to have it reset. WordPress has automated this activity and made it simple. Self-service vs. admin-managed password resets The built-in “lost password”

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How to fix a 403 Forbidden Error in WordPress

Are you seeing a 403 error when you try to access your site? It's one of the most frustrating errors a site owner can see when it comes unexpectedly. In this article we'll go over the 403 forbidden error and how to

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Prevent Safari from unzipping and deleting zip files

Safari's default behavior is to unzip downloaded zip files, and also delete them. While this is nice some of the time, it isn't ideal all of the time. So rather than go hunting through the trash I'd rather turn the option off

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The submarine makes sense now.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.

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How to win the fight against contact form spam

Every few months we see waves of spam messages being sent through our customers contact forms. Fortunately there are steps that can be taken to help put a stop to it. Start with the basic moves The first step we recommend is

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WooCommerce 6.8.0 Adding New Default Shipping Zone and Method

Update: WooCommerce 6.8.1 fixes this issue WooCommerce 6.8.0 was released last week and appears to have added a potential new bug related to shipping physical products. Smart Shipping for new sites A new featured called Smart Shipping that is supposed to set

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WordPress Updates Minimum PHP Recommendation to 7.2

In a continued effort to push WordPress sites to use newer, more secure versions of PHP, WordPress recently bumped the minimum recommended version of PHP to 7.2. Sites running lower versions will see this message on their dashboard: PHP 7.0 reached End

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What Happened to the Post Comments Panel in Gutenberg?

When WordPress 5.0 was released with the new default editor, Gutenberg, the editing experience has become much more streamlined. Pallets, tools, and metaboxes have been rearranged or hidden from view. This includes the Comments panel that used to be available on a

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Keeping up with Gutenberg

Most of us who are close to the WordPress world know that Gutenberg is coming. And probably soon. We've been using it here on Cinch and elsewhere in order to get a better understanding of how it works and how it will affect

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Google Maps API Setup Guide for WordPress

Google Maps requires an API key to work on your website. This guide shows you how to set up your own key so you control costs and avoid relying on a developer’s shared account. Quick Setup (For Power Users) Time Required: 15–30 minutesCost: Free

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How to add emoji to a WordPress post

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

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Add Revision support to WooCommerce Products

WooCommerce Products make use of WordPress's Custom Post Type feature, but one thing you'll notice is missing is revision support. WooCommerce has deliberately omitted support for revisions because the majority of the content in a WooCommerce product is stored as metadata. The

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GoDaddy acquires ManageWP

GoDaddy acquired the popular WordPress management service ManageWP, which will remain a standalone service. ManageWP customers will have to wait and see if the service deteriorates. Cinch maintenance clients need not worry about any of this, as we don't use ManageWP. The

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