How to Add a Social Media feed to WordPress with the Twine Social plugin Updated on November 1, 2013 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will teach you how to integrate an attractive social media feed into WordPress using the Twine Social plugin for WordPress. Since discovering it, it has become my favorite social media plugin for WordPress. Installing the Twine Social plugin to WordPress As the Twine Social plugin is within the WordPress plugin directory, Read More >
Creating URL Aliases in Drupal 8 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Drupal 8 has a slightly different approach to Clean URLs than the previous versions. The old dirty URLs such as https://example.com/?q=home have been replaced with the more normal https://example.com/node/1> Still,this is not very descriptive. That is where URL Aliases come into play. You can customize the URL for a particular node so that the URL Read More >
300: Clean URLs in Drupal 8 Updated on November 1, 2013 by Scott Mitchell What are SEF URLs? SEF URLs are also known as Search Engine Friendly URLs, or Clean URLs. Most websites today are not built using pages but rather the pages the visitor sees are built on demand by using a Content Management System, or CMS, like Drupal. Since the pages are built on the fly by Read More >
What are Drupal Modules? Updated on October 12, 2023 by Scott Mitchell What is a Drupal Module? Drupal allows you to use many different modules in order to design your website. Modules are addons, or extensions, that can be added to the core of your Drupal site. Modules typically are built to perform a single function or a collection of related functions. This article will provide you Read More >
Checking update compatibility in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will introduce you to the Background Update Tester plugin for WordPress to allow you to ensure that you are able to automatically update your WordPress site with ease. Installing the WordPress Background Update Tester plugin The Background Update Tester plugin is very simple and extremely easy to install. In the next Read More >
Creating discounts and specials for your products in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on December 22, 2023 by Scott Mitchell One of the more common questions we get by new OpenCart users is how to create discounts and specials for products. The instructions below will guide you on how to make your own discounts and specials within your OpenCart website. How to create discounts for your products Log into your OpenCart administrative interface. Hover over Read More >
Adding custom navigation to Koken Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will teach your how to add custom navigation to your site built with Koken. this is considered an advanced article which will require making code changes to your theme so be sure that you always have a backup available at all times in case something goes wrong. For information on installing Read More >
Removing the default handling charge in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell There are many places within PrestaShop that can affect the shipping and handling costs. Some are within the Shipping and Carrier sections, and others are within the Product information. If you test a brand new product within your PrestaShop store, you will see a $2 fee included by default. This article explains how to remove Read More >
Drupal 8 – Create new revision Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle In this tutorial: Creating a Revision Restoring a Revision When creating / editing pages in Drupal 8, you’ll see a feature labelled, Create new revision. In this tutorial, we’ll review what this feature is and how to use it. What does the create new revision feature do? Each time you edit a page in Drupal Read More >
How to update Koken Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will review how to update your Koken installation to the newest version to ensure the stability and security of your site. Why should I update my Koken installation? Just as any content management system, Koken needs to be updated any time there is an update available to ensure that you have Read More >
Automatically updating your WordPress site Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson What will the WordPress auto-update do for me? The WordPress auto-update function that has been introduced in version 3.7 is quite possibly the best feature to ever be introduced to WordPress, or any content management system for that matter. Every day, we see many sites compromised because of security flaws in older versions. Keeping your Read More >
How to Backup your WordPress Database with WP-DB-Backup Updated on February 23, 2022 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial, we will go over the installation, configuration, and usage of the WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress. Once you have completed this article, you will know how to use the WP-DB-Backup plugin to fully back up your WordPress database to keep any of your WordPress data. What is the WP-DB-Backup plugin for WordPress The Read More >
Fixing Image Links After a WordPress Migration Updated on June 21, 2023 by Scott Mitchell As we continue our tutorial series on migrating your WordPress site to InMotion Hosting, the next thing we want to cover is how to update the URLs for images within your pages and posts. They are coded differently so simply changing the site URL will not fix this. In this tutorial we show you how Read More >
Moving a WordPress Installation to a Different Location Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress is typically installed into a folder that you designate on your web server. If you must move WordPress to a different folder then you will need to make some changes to your configuration files. An example of a move might be the change of the location of the WordPress installation into a folder called Read More >
Activating modules in Drupal 8 Updated on September 18, 2023 by Scott Mitchell When working on your Drupal 8 website, Drupal hosting users often find the need to install modules. Although you can create a site without activating additional modules, it is highly unlikely you will do so. Adding additional modules is very common because they can add some great functionality to your site and make it easier Read More >
How to Install Modules in Drupal Updated on October 12, 2023 by Scott Mitchell Drupal modules help you extend the functionality of your site. Modules can provide many different additional features such as banners, forms, forums, and reporting. They are much like plugins in other content management systems such as WordPress and Joomla. You can find modules that perform specific tasks by searching drupal.org for the appropriate type of module. Installing Read More >
WordPress Upgrade to version 3.71 – Maintenance Release Posted on October 22, 2013 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The WordPress 3.7.1 Maintenance version has been released. This version was released to address bugs in the 3.7 version. Here’s a list of the current fixes: Fixed the visual editor issue where images with captions appear broken Allowed for older/misconfigured servers to check for updates from the WordPress.org website Fixed fatal errors due caused by Read More >
WordPress font plugins – WP Google Fonts Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will teach you how to install and use an excellent Google font plugin for WordPress called WP Google Fonts to integrate new fonts directly from Google’s font database into your WordPress site. What is the WP Google Fonts plugin? WP Google Fonts is a WordPress plugin that will allow you to Read More >
Disabling user images for posts and comments in Drupal 8 Updated on January 23, 2024 by Scott Mitchell Drupal allows the use of user pictures known as avatars that can be displayed next to posts and comments made by registered users. You may want to disable this feature for your particular theme. Perhaps you wish to minimize bandwidth and not allow the images or disable them for abuse reasons. Whatever your reason, the Read More >
Removing the site title in Drupal 8 Updated on May 2, 2024 by Scott Mitchell The site name is the site title that appears at the top of the screen. If you wish to remove this from your theme you can do so via the theme settings. Follow the instructions below to learn how to remove the site title from your Drupal 8 website. How to remove the site name Read More >
