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Clear cache for one web page
Lots of times when there's a cache problem, the recommendation is to 'clear your cache', 'delete cookies', 'delete browsing history', etc. The reason I hesitate to do this is because I don't want to lose ALL of my browsing history. Imagine having to dig out
March 25, 2020
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graphics, Paint Shop Pro
Reversing the Path of Curved Text in Paint Shop Pro
I don't often used curved text, but when I do, and when I also have to reverse the text, I usually get stuck and have to go googling around for a tutorial on how to do it. Here is one such tutorial on reversing the
Changing the URL of a WordPress website
Recently a client bought a new domain name and wanted the existing WordPress site to change its domain to use the new one instead of the current one. After much research, I created and followed a plan for changing the URL of a WordPress website. Here
April 30, 2019
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captcha, code, forms, javascript, PHP, Troubleshooting, WordPress
Implementing Form Script that Works with php 7
I recently upgraded hosting to php 7.0 since some of my WordPress sites were recommending the upgrade. The WordPress sites were fine, but one of my two last remaining HTML sites was using the Huggins Email Form php script, which isn't compatible with php 7.0,
March 3, 2019
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captcha, contact form, plugins, SMTP
Error trying to send your message with Contact Form 7 and reCAPTCHA v3
I'm using Contact Form 7 v5.1.1 on my WordPress sites along with reCAPTCHA v3, but when I test a contact form, I get the error: “There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again later.” The error is outlined with an orange border,
February 14, 2019
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code, Google Tag Manager, HTML, InfusionSoft, Troubleshooting, YouTube
Why Google Tag Manager Isn’t Tracking Your YouTube Video Event
While working on a recent project, I discovered one reason why Google Tag Manager may not be tracking your YouTube video event. Being new to Google Tag Manager and Video Tracking, I assumed the reason that playing the video on my page wasn't triggering a
February 14, 2019
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Google Tag Manager, InfusionSoft, Video Tracking, Zapier
YouTube Video Tracking with Google Tag Manager, Zapier, and InfusionSoft/Keap
I recently worked on a project that started out with an InfusionSoft/Keap Campaign. My client wants to send out a series of emails, with each one containing a link to an InfusionSoft/Keap landing page containing a video. She wants to know whether the contact watches
Unknown Collation Error Migrating Newer MySQL DB to Older MySQL DB
Today I will explain how I was able to fix the Unknown collation error when importing a MySQL database. I was moving a completed WordPress site this weekend from my hosting account to a client's hosting account and was surprised to receive an error upon importing the