Dear WordCamp Organizers: Remember Our Roots and Remember our Beginners
I’ve been using WordPress for so long. I love that WordPress stands for democratizing publishing, which encourages everyone to share their thoughts and creative expression. There are a lot of people in...
View ArticleHow to Fix 503 Service Unavailable Error in WordPress
Got a 503 error showing up when you try to view your WordPress site? Probably wondered what happened and how to get rid of it, right? Here’s some troubleshooting steps to find out. How to Fix 503...
View ArticleToo Many WordCamps???
Too many WordCamps? What? I’ve been hearing from a few people that they believe there are too many WordCamps. Most of the talk was in regards to certain regional locations, like Southern California....
View ArticleBig No No – Holding Your WordPress Client’s Website Hostage for Followup Support
Every so often, I hear in forums about developers and designers curious about what other WordPress developers and designers are doing, especially about giving clients access to their website. Some of...
View ArticleHow To Make A Link Open In A New Window in WordPress
In very old version of WordPress, you couldn’t add the ability to allow a link to open in a new window. However, that is no longer the case. You can add that whether you’re using the visual editor or...
View ArticleHow To Link the Widget Title in WordPress
Over the years, I’ve had some interesting requests, and one of them was how to link the widget title in WordPress. Out of the box, WordPress really doesn’t give you much leniency except customizing the...
View ArticleWordPress Rockstar: Shayda Torabi
I speak at a lot of WordCamps, and that’s how I met Shayda Torabi. She’s this intelligent, bubbly, and wonderfully kind lady, who has a big heart. I met Shayda when she did her first WordCamp talk, You...
View ArticleHow to Fix WordPress Posts Returning a 404 Error
WordPress does some weird things, like when you try to publish a post, and it returns a 404, not found page. This is of course, unexpected behavior. In this case, you click to publish the post, and...
View ArticleWordPress Rockstar: Russell Aaron
Russell Aaron is a WordPress Rockstar for many reasons, but his enthusiasm and gusto for WordPress was what impressed me when I finally met him in person. He’s my kind of people who appreciate rock,...
View ArticleCommunity and WordPress – How Can We Help It Grow Healthfully
I’ve been moderating communities for years, since high school, and observed a lot of things throughout those years. I ran some of the largest and earliest Yahoo! Clubs, some with over 50,000 members. I...
View ArticleI’m Still Not Going to Join the Herd By Allowing Automatic Updates in WordPress
I was a bit perturbed during a WordCamp speech that a security plugin developer told his crowd that if you don’t allow automatic updates, you’re a fool and stupid. I find that a foolish statement,...
View ArticleAsk Nile: Are SEO Plugins Overrated?
Not long ago, I shared my opinion on SEO plugins, but I still had questions whether they’re overrated? For most SEO plugins, I don’t think they are, because not everyone is a writer, and sometimes, a...
View ArticleTutorial: How to Completely Remove Yoast SEO
Honestly, I like Yoast SEO. I’ve been using it for a long time and will continue to use it. However, after experience with troubleshooting, and also with clientele, there’s a rare occasion that the...
View ArticleAsk Nile: Is It Okay To Give A WordPress Support Technician My Password?
I get a lot of interesting questions. This Ask Nile series question is about whether or not is it okay to give a WordPress support technician your password. Since I’ve done customer support for years,...
View ArticleDear WordPress “Helpers” on Facebook
Dear WordPress “Helpers” on Facebook, I say “Helpers” instead of support because this refers to people helping out in forums on Facebook. You’re starting to not be of any real help. I think a lot of...
View ArticleAsk Nile: How Do You Feel About SEO Plugins for WordPress?
I thought it was strange to come across this question from a reader, but I’ll answer it. They asked, “How do you feel about SEO plugins for WordPress?” The fact that I’ve worked in the past for Yoast,...
View ArticleAsk Nile: What Should You Bring to a WordCamp?
I speak and attend at a lot of WordCamps every year. Because I meet a lot of people online everyday, and some of them decide to go to one, of the questions I keep hearing, one is “What should I bring...
View ArticleWordPress Rockstar: Heather Acton
I met Heather Acton at WordCamp Chicago, in 2011. I think what stands out with Heather is that she is really a warm person and has a lot of great insight. You can just randomly sit at a table and find...
View ArticleCommentluv: Misunderstood and Abused
Commentluv, in my honest opinion, is one of the most misunderstood and abused plugins in WordPress. Even with over Commentluv having over 900,000 downloads (as of October 2015), some of the users can’t...
View ArticleHow WordPress Has Changed My Life
WordPress has changed my life. Wait! It’s not the religious type of change, but it was a very good change, so hear me out. While it wasn’t the reason I got into blogging, developing, and designing, it...
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