Contact Form Issue – Sending But Not Receiving – A Case Study
What follows is a case study that details diagnosing and solving a contact form issue where the form is sending correctly, but not being received. Description We had a client that had two contact forms on their website that suddenly stopped functioning properly. No changes had been made to the forms, but they were not…
Read MoreHelpful Tips for Fixing a Slow Website on a Bluehost Shared Server
If you are using a Bluehost shared server and your website is running slowly, here are some things you can try. Usually, a slow website is a result of some combination of these items: a slow server an old theme images on your site that are not properly optimized the shear volume of images or…
Read MoreScam Alert – Domain Listings Website Service is a Scam!
If you receive what looks like a bill in the mail from Domain Listings of Las Vegas, Nevada, DON’T PAY IT! If you read it carefully it says, “This is not a bill”. But it sure as hell looks like one! It even asks for your credit card information and they provide an envelope so…
Read MoreBeaver Builder: How to Change the Beaver Builder Credits in the Footer
In your hosting account’s cpanel, locate the Beaver Builder parent theme’s copyright.php file. It is usually located inside your public_html folder where in the directory where your WordPress website resides: wp-content/themes/bb-theme/includes/copyright.php Download the copyright.php file Open the file in notepad (Windows) or text editor (MAC) It will look something like this: Change the copyright.php file…
Read MoreBridge vs. Beaver Builder
One year ago, in May 2019, we switched from using Qode’s Bridge WordPress theme as our primary “Go to” WordPress theme, to Beaver Builder. And we are so happy we did! Beaver Builder’s drag and drop page building features are much more intuitive than WP Bakery, which used to be Bridge’s recommended page builder. They…
Read MoreWhy No Padlock? – Is Your Website Connection Secure?
Every year technology gets better, and every year hackers find a way around the newest forms of security. So security gets updated and continues to work until it’s hacked again and the cycle continues. That’s why it’s so important to keep your website up to date and reduce the chances of your website being compromised.…
Read MoreThe Secret WordPress Page Everyone Should Know About
Have you ever needed to change the WordPress admin email only to be held up by the confirmation process? It always seems like the email is going to someone who you can’t contact and it can really slow you down if you need to test emails coming from the site. For people in the know…
Read MoreThe Bridge Theme for WordPress – Why Your Video Is Not Playing In Lightbox
Did your video lightbox suddenly stop playing videos? Frustrating! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to fix this issue for my clients. Qode has a post about it, but their fix is temporary. Each time the Bridge parent theme gets updated, you have to fix it again. Here is a link to…
Read MoreBeaver Builder – Evidence that WordPress Just Keeps Getting Better
If you were designing WordPress websites five years ago, you know that there were limitations to what the website can look like. This was because, unless you where a programmer, you had to work within the bounds of the WordPress theme and it’s options. Well those days our over, now we have Beaver Builder! Beaver…
Read MoreThe Truth About Google PageSpeed Insights
If you’re a Web Designer, Developer, or the owner of a website, you’ve probably heard of Google PageSpeed Insights. In Google’s own words, “PageSpeed Insights analyzes the content of a web page, then generates suggestions to make that page faster.” It’s a useful tool and does decent job of giving actionable steps to speed up…
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