by Gregory Johnson | May 26, 2020 | Technology, Walk and Talk, Web Design
In Episode #23, I discuss the benefits and drawbacks of various content forms – articles, videos, and audio podcasts. Listen using your favorite podcast service. Apple [Listen]Anchor [Listen]Google [Listen]Spotify [Listen] Listen Using the Anchor Player Below...
by Gregory Johnson | May 11, 2020 | Technology, Walk and Talk, Web Design
In Episode #15, I talk about four basic considerations of launching a website including selecting a website address, choosing a website design platform, selecting a hosting company, and cost. Listen using the Anchor Player Listen Using Our Website Player You can also...
by Gregory Johnson | May 10, 2020 | Advertising, Consumer News, Public Interest, Public Policy, Technology, Web Design
We all rely on reviews of products, services, and businesses on Facebook, and with Google search results, or when purchasing products on Amazon. Services like Yelp promise to provide helpful insights from customers. An abundance of positive reviews can almost...
by Gregory Johnson | May 2, 2020 | Effective Living, Transportation, Walk and Talk, Web Design
In Episode #6, I talk about how you can respond to emails and other requests by using video, articles, and podcasting on your own personal website. Listen using the Anchor Player Listen Using Our Website Player You can also download the show. Tap (or right click) the...
by Gregory Johnson | May 2, 2020 | Technology, Walk and Talk, Web Design
In Episode #5, I explain why social media doesn’t work as well as using email and having your own website. Play using the Anchor Player Play Using Our Website Player You can also download the show. Tap (or right click) the link and save. [Download] Learn more...
by Gregory Johnson | Apr 11, 2020 | Advertising, Consumer News, Web Design
Summary The derogatory term ‘clickbait’ is what we use to describe manipulatively enticing headlines designed to get attention and clicks. According to Wikipedia, “Clickbait is a form of fraud… A ‘teaser’ aims to exploit the...
by Gregory Johnson | Jan 2, 2020 | Web Design
[Note: Elegant Themes released the following announcement regarding a security vulnerability update to their popular Divi theme. Feel free to contact Elegant Themes for any support issues or questions.] Summary Today Divi, Extra and the Divi Builder plugin were...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 13, 2019 | Web Design
If you upgrade your WordPress site to the 5.3 version you’ll be greeted by a welcome message with a summary of features. You might be tempted to close that message and just get back to working on your website. For those who didn’t get a chance to read the...
by Gregory Johnson | Nov 9, 2019 | Advertising, Web Design
“Considering that the number of total active websites is estimated at over 172 million according to a survey published by netcraft, that means that around 75,000,000 websites are using WordPress right now — with around half of those sites (37,500,000) being...
by Gregory Johnson | May 3, 2019 | Technology, Video, Web Design
Learn how to setup a free WordPress.com user account. This will give you a free blog, and also allow you to be added as a contributor, editor, or admin to someone else’s site. Video created by Greg Johnson (3 May 2019) Learn more at...
by Gregory Johnson | Apr 5, 2019 | Video, Web Design
Here’s how to switch between the Classic and Block editors when using WordPress.com and also a tip on how you can use the Classic Editor interface when in Block Editor mode. Video by Greg Johnson (5 Apr 2019). Learn more at ResourcesForLife.com/web...
by Gregory Johnson | Feb 28, 2019 | Web Design
THE SHORT ANSWER These instructions assume you want SSL for a basic WordPress website hosted by GoDaddy. To setup SSL with GoDaddy follow these steps: Login to GoDaddy and go to their SSL products page. Purchase the basic SSL at $59.99 for the first year then pay...
by Gregory Johnson | Feb 22, 2019 | Web Design
Summary WordPress has grown in complexity along with the themes and plugins it relies on. For this reason it’s important to have the latest updates including recent updates to PHP. This week WordPress 5.1 was released with several performance upgrades. Keeping all...
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by Gregory Johnson | Jan 7, 2019 | Web Design
The WordPress Divi Theme Parallax Effect for images is not working on Firefox or Chrome browsers when using the native default settings of the Divi theme. This does not impact people using the Safari browser on Apple computers, which suggests there are some...
by Gregory Johnson | Jan 7, 2019 | Web Design
This document and associated video describe a user interface issue with how the the WordPress Divi theme presents font size options for the Fullwidth Slider Title Text. To reproduce the issue, and see how the solution works, follow these steps which are also shown in...
by Gregory Johnson | Jan 4, 2019 | Web Design
The TermsFeed website has a wizard that will generate a privacy policy based on your own specific situation. To get started visit TermsFeed.com. Below is an example of the step-by-step wizard process for a Privacy Statement document. Note that none of the paid options...
by Gregory Johnson | Jan 4, 2019 | Web Design
This document shows ongoing updates and changes made to the Divi theme. If you need support for the Divi theme you will want to contact Elegant Themes. We are providing this document as a convenience for people and plan to keep it updates as new updates are released....
by Gregory Johnson | Dec 31, 2018 | Technology, Web Design
Of Mountains & Printing Presses The goal of this new editor is to make adding rich content to WordPress simple and enjoyable. This whole post is composed of pieces of content—somewhat similar to LEGO bricks—that you can move around and interact with. Move your...
