For a new client site, we wanted to set up a test server for their site where we could show them new features, test updates before applying them to the live site, etc. However, when we created the duplicate site, it just produced a 403 error. Continue reading “Fixing 403 on WP on SiteGround”
Category: WordPress
Fixing the “-2” in WordPress Category Slugs
I was asked to look at a WordPress site that needed help with their pretty URLs. Most of them worked just fine, but a few of the categories had “-2” at the end of them, and they wanted that removed. The “-2” normally signifies that it’s a duplicate, but they did not have any duplicate categories. So what was causing the “-2”? Continue reading “Fixing the “-2” in WordPress Category Slugs”
Fixing Author Names in Pretty URLs in WordPress
When you activate Pretty URLs in WordPress, the author URLs appear to use the author’s login name. This is not entirely true as it is using a different field in the database, but it defaults to the same value. This is not great for security or for SEO. Continue reading “Fixing Author Names in Pretty URLs in WordPress”
Hate to Love Them, Love to Hate Them
Here is my latest editorial for the April 2014 issue of php[architect] magazine:
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Hate to Love Them, Love to Hate Them
PHP used to be a small, inconsequential thing – a fad that would pass with time. Though some do still try, it’s not possible to say that now. PHP has come into its own, and like any large-scale entity, a set of leaders has emerged. This is not to say that every project isn’t important and useful in its own way. Everything we build has a purpose (even if it’s sometimes just to remind us what not to do). However, some projects have outpaced the others, setting the trends that the rest of us, whether we like it or not, need to follow if PHP is going to have a unified front moving forward. Continue reading “Hate to Love Them, Love to Hate Them”