Tag: wordpress
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Fun with Facebook
Apparently something changed in my configuration, and my linked post to Facebook yesterday changed the site url from http to https. This of course led to a warning when that link was followed, that the certificate was invalid (since I have no SSL configured), rather than opening the site directly. For various reasons, it is…
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Updated Email functionality
As part of my recent work on the website, I have also overhauled the email functionality of the site. WordPress is deployed with a default php based email, which is functional, but (from my digging) unreliable. In my case, I suspect it has failed entirely, since I rarely receive emails from the website any longer. …
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SEO optimization
I have been attempting to work my way thru the confusing world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Basically, when you have a website, Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines use scripts, programs, and robots to scan the site and catalog the content. Based on their results, your site may or may not show up…
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Spambots
A few days ago, I added a new module to the website, which provides for Google Auto-Captcha connections. If you are not familiar with Captcha, it is the small graphic picture or puzzle you have to answer when you connect to some sites. In this case, the routine makes an attempt to decide if a…
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Stable end to a long week
Its the end of a long week, and we have a big snow storm supposedly coming in this evening. Initially, the prediction was for 8+ inches of snow on top of a layer of ice – that has since been reduced to only a few inches. Of course that doesn’t stop the locals from panic,…