So, your WordPress site seems like it’s down or has some type of error. What do you do? The first thing you shouldn’t be doing is panicking. Troubleshoot it out. The biggest clue in whether your site is truly down before you check it, is if the browser screen says “No Data Received” or “Site
[Continue Reading...]Why I Left HostGator
So I left HostGator. I bet anyone reading this might wonder why would someone who have been with them for more than half a decade just leave? I’ve been with HostGator since 2008 as a dedicated server hosting client. It wasn’t until January 2013 year that I had so much trouble on this server. Prior
[Continue Reading...]A Theme Is What You Make of It
WordPress themes can be tricky to learn how to build. There are a lot of great resources explaining how to build a WordPress theme from scratch, but the end result depends on the designer. My philosophy when designing and developing themes is – A theme is what you make of it. There are so many
[Continue Reading...]#Fail – HostGator Needs To Wake Up!
HostGator reported on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at 11:00 AM CST USA, that their Provo datacenter had a network outage. The outage turned into a solid downtime of 13 to 15 hours for some hostees, including myself. In fact, my dedicated server is still having hiccups – short downtime spells. This is what I had
[Continue Reading...]Implementing Fonts in WordPress Using the @font-face Method
I’m a stickler for telling people to stop using Google Fonts. Everyone knows that some services of Google have been slow or down at times. It’s not often, but it is an annoyance because the end user can’t do anything. Most web hosts allow you to host your fonts in house, so why not do
[Continue Reading...]Change Default Role Names In WordPress
For people who are customizing their WordPress backend, sometimes the little things like how to change default role names are needed. This is good for membership sites, multi-author blogs, companies, and more. By default, WordPress has the following roles: Administrator, Contributor, Editor, Author, and Subscriber. In order to do this, you have to add create
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