Globally disabling comments in WordPress Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson Disabling comments globally in WordPress usually takes some work in either creating a child theme, or adjusting your existing theme. Thankfully, a plugin has been developed to easily disable all comments on your WordPress with ease called simply, Disable Comments. In this article, we will show you how to globally disable comments on your WordPress Read More >
Fix: Missing Products in UPS Module Settings for PrestaShop Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell In this tutorial: What is the error? What causes it? How to fix it UPS is one of the most recognized names in the shipping industry. They are also a very common choice when shipping products to your customers. PrestaShop has modules for UPS so that you can use them for your shipping needs. There Read More >
How to Create a Sitemap in Joomla 3 Updated on November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Note that development for this plugin has ceased. The download link is no longer valid. If you follow the link, it will bring you alternatives. The following article will remain for archive purposes. In this tutorial: Install Xmap Generate a Sitemap The easiest way to create a Sitemap for a Joomla 3 website is to Read More >
Creating tables in WordPress using the TablePress plugin Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial: Installing the TablePress plugin Creating new tables Adding content to your table Inserting your table into a page or post Creating tables in WordPress usually requires a lot of HTML, but with the TablePress plugin, you will be able to easily insert tables into pages and posts with just a few clicks. Read More >
Fixing the Error: “This file is missing” in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell One great feature PrestaShop has is to allow the sale of virtual products. These are downloadable items such as ebooks, videos, audio files, software, etc. These files can be very small or very large in size, depending on the nature of the file. When adding a virtual product in PrestaShop, there may be issues when Read More >
Fixing the blank white screen error on PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell PrestaShop 1.6 has been released to the public and many people are upgrading their sites. One of the more common errors that we are seeing after upgrading or a new installation is a white screen. This is very disturbing to some people there is no error message telling you what is wrong. Most often, this Read More >
Text Separator – Joomla 3 Breadcrumb settings Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle Be default, individual items in your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs are separated by an orange arrow. You actually have the option to use a different separator in your breadcrumbs, and you can change the separator using the Text Separator breadcrumb setting. Joomla doesn’t say much about the Text Separator setting. The help information they provide in Read More >
Show Last – Hiding the current page in your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle As we continue reviewing the settings available for the breadcrumb module in Joomla, we come across the Show Last setting. According to Joomla, this setting controls the following: Show Last Show/Hide the last element in the Pathway Breadcrumbs are intended to show you where within the site you are, and to allow you to easily Read More >
Text Entry for Home – Joomla 3 Breadcrumb settings Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle In our last article, we showed you how to remove “Home” from your Joomla 3 breadcrumbs. If you wanted to keep “Home” but change the text to something else, you can. For example, you can have “Blog” show instead of “Home” in your breadcrumbs. One of the Joomla 3 breadcrumb settings, Text for Home Entry, Read More >
Microdata in Joomla! 3.3 Updated on September 22, 2020 by Scott Mitchell One of the new features in Joomla! 3.3 is the addition of microdata. This is a very exciting feature as it allows for a major boost in SEO for both your individual articles and site as a whole. What is Microdata? Microdata is a method of including contextual information to your site and articles. This Read More >
Hiding “Home” in your Joomla 3 Breadcrumbs Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle As we continue reviewing the settings available for Joomla’s breadcrumb module, the next setting we see is Show Home. Joomla’s documentation defines the setting as follows: Show Home Show/Hide the Home element in the Pathway Below, we will show you how toggling this setting on/off will affect your breadcrumbs. To remove “Home” in your Joomla Read More >
Removing “You are here” in your Joomla 3 Breadcrumbs Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle If you are using the breadcrumbs module in Joomla 3, you may have noticed that the breadcrumbs’ pathway begins with a You are here pinpoint. If you don’t want this pinpoint to show, you can disable it within the breadcrumb module’s settings. How to disable the “You are here” feature: Login to your Joomla 3 Read More >
Creating a basic SPF Record in WHM Updated on October 13, 2020 by Scott Mitchell If you are on a VPS or Dedicated server hosting plan you have the ability to access your WebHost Manager tool, also known as WHM. This allows you access to many more tools to manage your server and hosting accounts. Within the WHM, you have the ability to add custom DNS records. As SPF records Read More >
Creating a basic SPF Record in cPanel Updated on October 13, 2020 by Scott Mitchell SPF records are necessary in order to help prevent your email addresses from being spoofed. If you do not understand what spoofing or an SPF record is, please see our Guide to SPF Records. This article is part of that series where we demonstrate how to set up a basic SPF record from within your Read More >
I received a “Your site has updated to WordPress 3.x.x” email Updated on April 9, 2014 by Scott Mitchell WordPress Automatic Update Email Recently we began getting contacts about an email that appears to be sent by WordPress regarding an update. Many people have concerns about the email. They wonder whether it is spam, suspicious, or an otherwise malicious email. The email text appears as below: Howdy! Your site at *example.com* has been updated Read More >
Finding your database name for PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on July 14, 2020 by Scott Mitchell For the most part, the work you need to do on your PrestaShop store is done via the Back Office. There are times, however, when you may need to access the database directly. This may be for research, or debugging, or perhaps performing a change that is not done within the Back Office at all. Read More >
Backing up WordPress with Google Drive Updated on March 11, 2024 by Jeff Matson Backing up your WordPress site to Google Drive is an excellent idea for any website owner. Storing backups off of the server helps to protect the integrity of the backups. This insures that server issues or successful hacks will not affect the backups. In this article, we will show you how to back up your Read More >
Changing your logo image in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 9, 2020 by Scott Mitchell After installing PrestaShop 1.6 to your hosting account you will want to begin to make the store yours. This includes adding products and categories, and possibly changing themes. One of the most important aspects of branding your site and making it yours, however, is to add your own logo. PrestaShop 1.6 has a default logo. Read More >
Install a Theme in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on December 4, 2023 by Scott Mitchell While the default PrestaShop 1.6 theme is fantastic, some merchants want to customize their site even more with a different theme. Most themes for PrestaShop cost money but there are a few free ones out there as well. Whether you have a paid theme or a free one, installing it is the same. This quick Read More >
How to change your shop name in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Changing the shop name can be done in two ways – through the PrestaShop Administrator interface and through the database. The easy way is definitely using the Administrator, but there may be occasions where the name has to be changed through the database. Changing the shop name through the database may seem a bit daunting Read More >
