Everything manageable in a WordPress website happens in what is called the WordPress website's Dashboard. Whether managing content, changing or modifying, uploading graphics or photos, or just gaining access to view the site past an Under Construction page, one must...
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How to find your IP Address on Desktops, Laptops, Smartphones, Tablets
There are many times when we might need to know what IP address we are using. We at CharlesWorks use this information mostly for some Under Construction plugins. For example, to allow one to view a website that is using an Under Construction plugin without having to...
Adding text into a Divi Builder page on your WordPress website.
If you need to edit text in a page in your Divi Builder WordPress site for your restaurant's menu, or your store's hours, etc., you might find that sometimes it doesn't look the same as other text on the page. You might be trying to copy from a word document or a...
WordPress Forms
Many people like the idea of adding forms to their sites as a means of collecting information from site visitors. Anything requiring more time from the web developer will drive the website cost up. The same goes for the additional back and forth between the developer...
Divi boxed layout – full width on mobile
add following to css /*** Full Width On Mobile ***/ @media (max-width: 481px) { .et_boxed_layout #page-container { max-width: 100%!important; width: 100%!important; } #main-header, #top-header { max-width: 100%!important; width: 100%!important; } }
Correcting WordPress folder to subdomain URL changes using redirection
Sometimes we might go from a site located in a folder off the root of a site to a subdomain or site of its own in a standalone environment. Why would we want to do this? There are some advantages for separating out your sub-sites into separate sites: Security: With...
How to turn off the WordPress dashboard Jetpack nags
This is a work in progress, so bear with me as it is not done yet! Jetpack, created and maintained by Autommatic, has increasingly moved toward monetization over the past years. As part of this process, Autommatic wants to generate more and more revenue. There was a...
PHP Debugging in WordPress Websites
One of the harder parts of error hunting in a WordPress site can be debugging the PHP code. Fortunately, WordPress comes with specific debug systems that can simplify the process. The debug systems also standardize code across the core, plugins and themes. I'll...
Media Library
Recently I found the "Real Media Library". It helps you with media management. You can organize thousands of uploaded files into folders, collections, and galleries. It is a real file manager that allows you to manage large amounts of files in WordPress. It's my...
Recovering Pages Using Revisions in WordPress
When you make a mistake and break your page, Revisions may hold the solution. Sometimes a page or post in your WordPress site breaks and you cannot get immediate technical support due to it being after business hours, etc. If that happens, you may be able use the...