I’ve written about this issue before, but since it’s continually showing up in my inbox, I figured I’d dedicate a whole post to this very annoying problem. Whether you are manually copying and pasting a link to Facebook, or you are using share buttons, sometimes Facebook pulls a random image that is NOT the one […]
How to Rebuild a WordPress Site after Yours Has Been Hacked or Infected with Malware
You hoped you’d never get here. Your WordPress site was hacked, and all the easy quick clean up methods didn’t work. It looks like you have to trash the database and start again. Gulp. If you have some technical skills, you can get through this without the help of a developer. Here are the steps […]
20 Common Mistakes New WordPress Users Make
When someone sets up a self-hosted WordPress site, I see the same mistakes over and over and over. In an attempt to help beginners (and veterans too!) – I’m going to make a list of the most common WordPress mistakes that newbies make. If you are a true beginner, I have a blogger’s glossary of terms that […]
What to Do When the Twitter Jetpack Widget Stops Working
If you use Jetpack, you may have missed the notice that the Twitter widget is going buh-bye. Twitter has changed its terms and protocol for widgets, so we bloggers have to use the new widget. The process is a bit different than simply typing in a Twitter handle. Here are the steps. Keep in mind, […]
Cloudflare | The WordPress Redirect Error and the Solution!
I had a harrowing couple of hours trying to figure out what went wrong with my websites when I installed CloudFlare last week. Why Cloudflare? It helps to speed up your site. In most cases, enabling it causes no problem, but if you are setup with a naked domain (i.e. no www.) then you might run into […]