Keeping the Action Scheduler database tables cleaned out and free of excess unnecessary data can help your WordPress website run better and faster. You could remove the unnecessary data manually, but why not do it automatically by implementing the code in this blog post? What is Action Scheduler? Action Scheduler is a tool developed and […]
Automatic bounce and complaint management using Postmark to send MailPoet (and other) emails
I see that it’s been eight years since my last blog post on this website, a tutorial post which also happened to be about MailPoet. I have eleven other blog posts that I never actually started, or started and did not finish, that are still in the draft stage. All that to say that I […]
MailPoet responsive newsletter template quick fix
Here’s a quick fix to make the default MailPoet email template responsive
How to add multiple product tabs to WooCommerce 2.x
If you need to add more than one product tab to WooCommerce, here’s how to do it…
Filter the Event Organiser plugin to use your WordPress General Settings timezone
This past week I worked with one of my clients to configure the Event Organiser plugin and the Event Organiser ICAL Sync extension to synchronize with their iCloud calendar feed, allowing them to update their website’s calendar and events from an iCloud public calendar. I’ll explain the full details of how to do that in […]
Force browser cache to reload CSS: Genesis, WordPress, W3 Total Cache
If you do any reading at all about browser cache settings for the W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress, or for that matter, HTTP cache header settings for any website, you’ll find that the general consensus is that CSS files don’t change very often, if at all, so go ahead and set the expire or […]
How to add a Soliloquy slider to a Genesis page template file
I’ve been asked by several people lately how I added the Soliloquy slider to the Metro theme home page on one of my demo sites, citychurch.bhwebworks.com. So in anticipation of more inquiries I decided to write this tutorial explaining how I added the slider to that home page, which you can see in the screenshot […]
How to add a mobile responsive menu to your Genesis WordPress website
This tutorial explains how to add a Footer Anchor mobile menu to a Genesis or StudioPress WordPress website. The beauty of the Footer Anchor technique is in its simplicity – it just works, and there is no JavaScript involved. The code I’ve provided below is Genesis-specific, but you could adapt it to any WordPress website. […]
Use a background image as a fallback when embedded Gists don’t appear
Embedding Gists to display code snippets normally works great, and I wrote a post a few days ago explaining how to do that on a WordPress site or blog. But what about when, for whatever reason, your Gists don’t show up? I’ve seen it happen on this blog a few times, and just last week […]