With a Wistia hosted video, it’s possible to alternate click on the video and click Copy link and thumbnail. This will give you some HTML similar to the following: If you then paste the provided HTML (as above) and save to the text section of your WordPress page or post editor you’ll get an image […]
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How to use Font Awesome icons as backgrounds in WordPress
I was recently creating a landing page for my Mailchimp classes and wanted to use an icon font as a background image in place of a JPG, PNG or other image. Image files slow down webpage load speed so it makes sense to use a lightweight icon font instead of a background image where possible. […]
Why WooCommerce is really more expensive than Shopify
The two eCommerce services and software that I work with most often are WordPress WooCommerce and Shopify. Clients often state that they are adverse to the monthly cost associated with Shopify and therefore choose WooCommerce because it is free to install and use. This is usually a false rationale however as Automattic (the parent company […]
The easiest way to add a Mailchimp popup in WordPress
A while back I published a blog post about how to add the Mailchimp pop-up subscribe form to WordPress. The solution was more of a hack than anything else however worked for most people. Mailchimp Pop-up Subscription Form for WordPress Fortunately WordPress themselves now offer a far simpler means of adding the Mailchimp pop-up form […]
Learn WordPress SEO in Brisbane
Want to learn how to setup and manage your own SEO? Due to massive demand we’ll again be offering our popular SEO training for WordPress. Our first class in 2017 will be in Brisbane on the 9th February. During the class I’ll demonstrate what you need to do to rank well in Google and Bing. […]
The Best Transactional Email Sending Services
Unfortunately there is no means of being absolutely sure that your email messages will reach your recipients. We can do certain things like ensuring that we set SPF and DKIM DNS records but ultimately it’s best to leave bulk email sending to the experts. Particularly if you’re sending invoices or order details from your online […]
Solve WordPress AMP ‘Image missing and required’
My websites run on WordPress using CloudFlare for security and performance enhancements. Including AMP copies of posts is becoming a necessity for SEO and page load speed reasons. I recently therefore installed and activated the AMP plugin for WordPress. Today I received an email from Google Search Console stating: Google systems have detected that some […]
Fix WordPress Images Saving to Wrong Date
The image on this post has the file location https://organicweb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wordpress-300×300.png. I however uploaded the image to my WordPress website in September 2016. Also, when uploading files I’ve selected the Organise my uploads into month- and year-based folders option by going to Settings then Media from my WordPress dashboard. So why has WordPress saved the image […]
Learn Mailchimp for WooCommerce in Sydney
Email marketing should be effective and simple. In this training learn to marketing your WordPress WooCommerce online store using Mailchimp. This is a Sydney class however Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Gold Coast classes will be scheduled soon. In just three hours you’ll know how to: Automatically send repurchase reminders to customers after six months. Easily […]
Does WordPress work with PHP 7?
A major part of WordPress code is written in PHP. PHP version 7 was released in December 2015. This is such a significant release that PHP version 6 was skipped entirely. For non-technical folks (as well as those that are very technical) the major talking-point is that PHP 7 has been tested to run twice […]