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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
How to Set Up Google Maps API Credentials and Enable Billing
Google updated its Maps API requirements last year and many of our customers are just now finding their maps no longer working. I'm not sure if the policy is just now going into effect for them, but the issue usually lies in
I ran into an issue developing a recent site of a few zero width space characters (​) getting injecting into the html output: Apparently Sublime Text 3 was the source of the problem, but these characters didn't appear in the source. Opening
Do you know where your domain is? Having a domain name for your business is obviously important. It's how customer find your website, and often it's used for branded email. So having a solid domain name management strategy is something every company
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps to protect websites by monitoring and filtering traffic between the site and the internet. It protects against certain attacks like cross-site-scripting, file inclusion and SQL injection, among others. A WAF is like placing a barrier in
You have a business to run and a life to live – one that doesn’t include constantly checking your WordPress site for problems. Websites and servers do go down from time to time, however, and not knowing there is an issue can
3.9.1 – 2020-01-28 Tweak – Trim whitespaces and strip slashes from MaxMind License Key.Dev – Prevent empty notices to get displayed on frontend.Fix – Show “-” instead of “0” when tax isn’t applicable to a product.Fix – Fixed fatal error on the
How to Easily Add a Website Support Service to Your Web Design Business
Building a freelance web design business or running a small web design studio can be a rewarding career, offering freedom of time and a comfortable lifestyle. I know this first hand after running a web design studio in Park City for over
WooCommerce Fatal Error: Call to a member function get_data_store()
I recently ran into a fatal error issue when trying to create a new post or page: The error traced to a WooCommerce Subscriptions file, but the problem was isolated to my user account only. I went back and forth a little
Google has been leading the charge to create a safer internet; one where it is not easy for hackers to snoop your connection or steal passwords and personal messages, and one that helps ensure that the site you are visiting is authentic,
When WordPress 5.0 gets released, a new content editor, currently named Gutenberg, is slated to be included. This will be a major change to the way content is edited in WordPress, so let's take a closer look at Gutenberg, and what it
WooCommerce 3.2 rescheduled for October 11 release date
WooCommerce has updated the schedule for the next major release: We have a small number of remaining open issues that need to be fixed before we can tag and send out the release candidate (RC) for WooCommerce 3.2. When we ship an
Unfortunately, hacking is a very real and prevalent problem faced by countless online entities. WordPress, as one of the internet’s most popular platforms for running independent websites, is no exception; approximately 25% of WordPress sites will be hacked at some point during
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
We recently had a customer mention that their WooCommerce powered site was showing 'No Delivery Options Available for UNITED STATES'. The site uses Table Rate Shipping so this isn't uncommon for visitors to see, but it can certainly spook potential customers. Here's
We write quite a bit on our blog about WordPress and WooCommerce, and how we've solved some of the issues we've come across. This brings a lot of site traffic – folks looking for help on the same issues we've come across.
How to Add an Item to an Existing Order in WooCommerce
We recently had a WooCommerce Support customer ask how they can add an additional item to one of their customers' orders through their WooCommerce store. The original order had already been placed and payment was taken. The customer then called and asked
WordPress plugins are awesome. For little to no cost and with the simple click of a button, these quick and easy downloads can add new features to your website and help increase its overall functionality. As WordPress experts, we’re not ashamed to
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”
https://fast.wistia.com/embed/iframe/5uxv3q0fl1 We update a ton of plugins for our customers each and every day. 99.9% of them go very smoothly with no issues. But what about WooCommerce? What's the best way to keep it updated? WooCommerce is special We give WooCommerce extra