WordPress Help Desk

Many thanks to Kevin, Kerch, and Paul for sharing their experiences.This was an open discussion were others shared ideas and insights. Attend a WP meetup and enjoy the conversation. Additional notes from the meetup! Passwords: Use a complex password / use a password managersuggestions: msecure.com/lastpass/onepass etc Plugins that control roles:wordpress.org/plugins/memberswordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/ Many thanks to Local (Local…

What a great night!  Many new and old faces around tonight! Here are some links we shared during opening remarks… Gutenberg Plugin – You can add this plugin in your WordPress install See our collection of Gutenberg links including links to information, news stories, video lessons, and aggregated news feeds. Poopy.life – Create a quick and…

Do_action? Apply_filter? What the hook!? Hooks play a powerful role in WordPress development, but they can be confusing when you’re just getting started. Our presenter for our October meetup was Jaz White. Jaz is a software engineer in Pittsburgh PA. This talk is geared towards WordPressers who know their way around theme files and may…

Our August meetup was online so we were able to record it! Passwords are hard. Convincing non-technical users that they should be using strong or random passwords that are different for each site is a challenge. The recent attacks on LastPass show that even if we follow “best practices,” we can still get bit. Luckily,…

This month we enjoyed a group discussion on some of our favorite tools we use to manage our WordPress installs. Here are links to the tools we discussed. Slate admin theme – Admin Backend Styler can be found in WP Repo, pro version available – https://wordpress.org/plugins/slate-admin-theme/ Better Search and Replace – WP Engine – https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-search-replace/…

A free plugin options: Contact Form 7 –  additional add ons available A cloud option: TypeForm.com A Premium option: Gravity Forms