Quick Tip: Default WordPress Permalinks Redirect Automatically to Custom Link Structure

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Chris, a former client whose WordPress website I worked on several years ago, contacted me recently about an unexpected error message on their WordPress dashboard.

The issue was due to their infrastructure, but Chris didn’t know how to resolve the issue.

It was a PHP version issue. Could I take a look at it and resolve the issue?

And could I take a look at the site’s performance?

Chris was speaking at a conference in a few months and wanted to make sure the site was in tip-top condition for performance.

Sure, I replied to Chris.

I resolved the PHP version issue quickly.

But when I looked into site performance, and what steps I could take to improve it, I met a barrier right from the start.

It had to do with the permalink structure my client had on their website. Continue reading Quick Tip: Default WordPress Permalinks Redirect Automatically to Custom Link Structure

Metro Detroit WordPress March 2020 Meetup: WordPress News: Where To Find It & What’s The Latest?

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Join us at our Metro Detroit WordPress meetup on Monday, March 9, 2020. We’ll be talking about where to find the latest WordPress news as well as share some of the latest features in WordPress.

There are dozens of blogs sharing WordPress news and resources, but how do you know which ones to read?

Which ones have the most current and helpful info? Continue reading Metro Detroit WordPress March 2020 Meetup: WordPress News: Where To Find It & What’s The Latest?

February 28, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn how to design for drag-and-drop ease of use, find the First Public Working Draft of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2, discover an online workshop for authoring accessible content, and more. Continue reading February 28, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News