338: Altering the logo display size on an invoice in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Within PrestaShop 1.5, you have the ability to view invoices. At the top of the invoice there is a header area that includes your company logo. In some cases, this logo may be uncomfortably large, meaning it takes up too much space on the page. PrestaShop has no way to directly adjust the size of Read More >
Installing Moodle with Softaculous Updated on December 12, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When installing Moodle manually, there are a few steps to take that may be time consuming. Softaculous is a great program for installing software on the server. Moodle can be installed through Softaculous with little effort. This eliminates the need to download files, connecting to the server to upload them, and all the other steps Read More >
How to Secure WordPress with WordPress Captcha Plugin Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll discuss how to install and secure your WordPress website with the WordPress Captcha plugin, which can help secure your WordPress forms. The WordPress Captcha plugin can help secure your login form, register form, lost password form, and comments form from unwanted spam bots that might try to register for fake accounts Read More >
Forcing Moodle 2.3 to work over SSL Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When managing a Moodle site, there are reasons to make the entire Moodle site work on an https:// connection. This will make all data transmitted over the site to be encrypted on an SSL connection. To achieve this, the Moodle config.php file will need to be edited and the .htaccess will need to have a Read More >
Clearing or Purging the cache from Moodle 2.3 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When working in Moodle 2.3, there comes a time when the cache will need to be cleared from the server. Cache is a static page that was saved by Moodle. This allows the Moodle site to load faster. When switching themes and making other changes within Moodle, the old theme or code may still continue Read More >
Removing the Guest login button from the Moodle login page Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When setting up the Moodle login for users, the Login as a Guest button displays by default. When the site is set to Auto-login guests, the login as guest button does not need to display, as the guest visiting the site will be logged in automatically. Also, most schools using the Moodle software will only Read More >
How to Enable or Disable Advanced DNS Zone Editor in WHM Updated on October 19, 2023 by Scott Mitchell When managing your cPanel as a web hosting reseller, you may or may not want to allow the individual cPanel accounts to have access to the Advanced DNS Zone Editor. The Basic DNS Zone editor allows the user to choose between two record types, the A record and the CNAME record. Users of the basic Read More >
Using the Zone Editor in cPanel Updated on December 30, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Understanding How DNS Works Domain Name System (DNS) records are used to provide specific, important details for your domain. The simplest way to understand how DNS records work is to use the analogy of a phone book listing. For instance, when you want to call someone, you look in the phone book for their name. Read More >
How to Change Fonts in Moodle Updated on September 10, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Occasionally, an administrator may want to change the font used on their website to incorporate their school, college or other educational facilities font for uniformity. Fortunately, it is possible to change fonts in Moodle to a more preferable font type. To do so, the code on the core.css file must be edited to reflect this Read More >
Setting up ClamAV AntiVirus for Moodle file uploads Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When administrating a Moodle site, it is important to set your Moodle to scan file uploads for viruses before they are accepted to the server. Moodle 2.3 has the Antivirus capability to accomplish this. Moodle uses ClamAV to scan uploaded files. This can be set up in the Site administration section. Lets set up ClamAV Read More >
337: How to change your shop URL in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell There may be a time when your domain name changes. You will need to alter information in the PrestaShop 1.5 back office in order for your store to continue to function properly with the new domain name. Below are the instructions for changing your shop URL in the Prestashop admin dashboard. Modifying your shop URL Read More >
Enable / Disable maintenance mode in Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When developing a Moodle site, Moodle 2.3 has the feature that allows the site to be set to Maintenance mode (or an under construction page). Maintenance mode gives the administrator the option to leave the Moodle site inaccessible to the public while developing the site. Maintenance mode can also be used when diagnosing problems with Read More >
Blocking IP’s in the Moodle Site administrator Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In Moodle 2.3, IP addresses can be blocked or allowed access to the site. Frequently, robots and other visitors can hit the Moodle site frequently causing the site to crash or hackers to attempt to compromise the site. To restrict Moodle’s access from the web, Moodle incorporated the IP blocker feature in the Site administration. Read More >
310: Setting up a Google analytics module for Drupal 7 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Tracking different statistics about your site and visitors can help you with improving your site. This data can help you determine popularity of different pages, whether certain campaigns are bringing in traffic, the best locations for your customers, and much more. Drupal has a module available for you to install and configure so you can Read More >
How to customize your sidebar blocks in Drupal 7 Updated on January 20, 2022 by Scott Mitchell There are several ways for creating content for your site in Drupal 7. The most common method is to create a post, page, or article. This content appears in the center of a page and is the focal point of a page. You may want other content to appear on all pages. Typically these areas Read More >
How to install Max Failed Login Attempts plugin Updated on November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article we’ll walk you through installing the Max Failed Login Attempts plugin for Joomla to help combat a brute force attack on your website. By default your Joomla installation will require a correct username and password to be entered before allowing access to the administrative section of your website. A malicious user or Read More >
How to create a custom footer block in Drupal Updated on October 12, 2023 by Scott Mitchell When customizing your site to best represent you or your company, you will want to change some areas from the default displays. One of these is the footer. The default footer displays the text ‘Powered by Drupal’. While this may be fine, perhaps you want to add a copyright for your business, or contact information Read More >
Setting the Moodle login to work over HTTPS Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When loging into Moodle by default, the login information is transmitted over an HTTP connection. HTTP connections are not secure connections and a perpetrator could snoop on the network connection and potentially gain access to your username and password. To prevent this, you may want to consider setting the Moodle login to work over HTTPS. Read More >
336: How to set up the CronTab module in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell You may want to have certain procedures run at regular intervals from your PrestaShop site. This is known as a cron job. Cron is a time-based job scheduler that is found on Unix servers. Other operating systems refer to a ‘cron job’ as a ‘scheduled task’. In essense it is a sript set to run Read More >
Inserting an iframe in the Moodle Frontpage Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Moodle 2.3 has the capability of not only editing the Frontpage with a WYSIWYG editor, but adding code to the page itself. The WYSIWYG editor has an HTML button that will display the content code. This is good for adding code like iframes to the Moodle site. An iframe can display content from another website Read More >
