We need to talk about the difference between free and paid ssl services. These SSL certificates have been free for a long time. You can get your own certificate at letsencrypt.org. I have used it and I support the idea…
There’s a new photo editing app in town: Stencil! It differentiates itself by it’s ease of use, subscription model, and speed! Ease of Use Stencil comes with a chrome & iOS extension that allows you to clip images and/or text…
It’s back to school time in the States, and in a couple weeks it will be here too (Canada). This time of year is exciting and fresh – I feel as if I can start over; sit up straight; get…
Hiring a WordPress Developer, for most, is much like selecting a mechanic. At least if you’re like me, without a clue when it comes to the inner workings of the mysterious engine. Is this a good WordPress Developer? Will I…
I’m releasing a page from our Developers Manual today. This is out of frustration as much as anything! Unfortunately too many people try to migrate their blogs themselves. This is okay if you don’t care about your links! If you’re starting out…
Have you ever tried to change your theme and noticed that everything just falls apart? This is especially true if you’ve been blogging for any length of time. The more content, plugins, image sizes, and media that you have nicely…
Last week, we covered a rather geeky tutorial: How to Force WordPress SSL. We know that we’re supposed to have that “HTTPS” up there in the address bar, but how? If you’re like most WordPress users you’ll turn to a plugin,…
The WordPress WooCommerce plugin just released a brand new version: 3.0. The following information only applies to you if you have WooCommerce e-commerce shopping plugin installed on your site. WooCommerce 3.0 is a major update This means that a backup…
We’ve been talking lately about the importance of changing from HTTP to HTTPS: Forcing WordPress SSL. This post will cover how to keep your social sharing counts while switching to HTTPS. (see the tutorial for forcing WordPress SSL here.) The…