Tag: WordPress

  • WordCamp US 2019 Recap

    WordCamp US 2019 Recap

    My friend Allie Nimmons asked recently if anyone would read a WordCamp US 2019 recap were she to publish now, and the feedback was highly positive. So much to the point that Allie published her WordCamp US Recap that same day, and inspired me to write one myself. I am not quite as quick as…

  • Squeezing More Performance From My Site

    Squeezing More Performance From My Site

    One of the things that I handle for clients at FixUpFox is site speed optimization. I also help with performance optimization, which I almost lumped into this post, but I think that it deserves its own overview at a later date. I also began blogging more regularly on this personal site, thanks to the support…

  • What is WP_DEBUG for and how do I use it?

    What is WP_DEBUG for and how do I use it?

    Turning on WP_DEBUG will allow you to see PHP warnings, notices, and errors so that you can fix them in your code.

  • WordCamp Atlanta 2019 – My Review

    WordCamp Atlanta 2019 – My Review

    I’ve been attending WordCamp Atlanta since 2013, and it’s been one of my favorite annual WordCamp events. It is larger than WordCamp Orlando, with an average of 600 attendees to our 350, but it rarely feels large with the sensible layout of the venue and separation of spaces. Everything is in one building across two…

  • PHP v7.1 and v7.2 Illegal Strings

    PHP v7.1 and v7.2 Illegal Strings

    An update to Yoast SEO v11.1 came out yesterday, causing a few site errors relating to illegal strings in PHP. It made me dust off this post to provide some detail on what that PHP warning is, why it is happening, and how it can be fixed. Last year I updated all existing client sites…

  • How to Remove the Genesis SEO Settings

    How to Remove the Genesis SEO Settings

    Maybe you don’t use the Genesis SEO settings on your site because you’re using Yoast SEO or All in One SEO, or some other plugin. Here’s how to remove it!

  • Fix Missing Leading Zeroes in WordPress Zip Codes

    Recently, I helped a client import a large set of addresses into a location plugin for WordPress. The import mainly went smoothly, but we noticed some issues when searching in areas with zip codes leading with one or two zeroes. The addresses weren’t coming up as they should. After examining some of the imported addresses,…

  • Setting up a Custom Palette in Gutenberg

    Setting up a Custom Palette in Gutenberg

    When using the new Gutenberg editor in WordPress, you can set a custom palette, or allow users to customize it to fit their needs.

  • Fixing Style Issues While Editing Beaver Builder

    Fixing Style Issues While Editing Beaver Builder

    If you write CSS that affects Beaver Builder modules, you may accidentally make changes to the page editor as well. Here’s a way to fix that.

  • Display a Notice for New WordPress Posts

    Display a Notice for New WordPress Posts

    If you want to signal when an article or custom post type is less than two weeks old, this PHP function can help.

  • How to Keep Gravity Forms Displayed After Submission

    How to Keep Gravity Forms Displayed After Submission

    Keep your Gravity Form displayed after a user submits it, while showing the confirmation that the form successfully submit.