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Installing WordPress on XAMPP

April 27, 2023
Tutorials

This tutorial is a follow-on to Setting up a Local Development Environment (XAMPP Edition), and in following with the spirit of that tutorial we will first create a new virtual host, then create a Database (DB) User and associated DB,…

5 mins

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Custom Styles and Scripts with Advanced Custom Fields

Using Advanced Custom Fields for custom styles and scripts

January 22, 2023
Tutorials

In this tutorial, we are going to take a deep dive into using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) to create a pair of fields that allow us to inject Custom Styles and Scripts on our front-end.

10 mins

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Edit WooCommerce Products with Gutenberg

January 13, 2023
Tutorials

Gutenberg is a very powerful and versatile editor and comes bundled with WordPress for the past two major releases. With a little time and some code snippets, you can use this power to manage your WooCommerce Store.

11 mins

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WordPress SMTP: the easy way

December 11, 2022
Tutorials

Getting WordPress to send email using SMTP is not standard with the default installation and typically requires the use of the WP Mail SMTP plugin from the WordPress Plugin Repository. In this quick tutorial, I want to show you a workaround that will allow you to use almost any SMTP service.

5 mins

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Changing WordPress Database table prefix

September 16, 2022
Tutorials

In this tutorial, we take a quick look at how to manually change the WordPress database table prefix after the initial installation

2 mins

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Setting up a Local Development Environment (XAMPP Edition)

February 1, 2022
Tutorials, Web Design & Development

Never develop on a Production Site, so let's setup our own local development environemnt that will allow us to host unlimited development websites for current and future clients...

8 mins

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Resolving WordPress ‘Critical Error’ Notice

January 27, 2022
Tutorials

Whether your are new to WordPress or a seasoned veteran, we have all seen this Critical Error message from time to time, and it is always an annoyance when it appears. Learn how to resolve them quicker...

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“Super Charge” your WordPress Configuration

December 4, 2021
Web Design & Development

With a little time and TLC, your WordPress Configuration file can supercharge your process from Development though Staging and Production...

8 mins
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