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Share Your Favorite WordPress Plugin: PHP Info

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my favorite WordPress plugins from the WordPress directory

This week I’ve helped one of our West Metro Detroit WordPress Meetup members with getting their sites updated with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance information.

The European Union’s GDPR data and privacy policy goes into effect on May 25, 2018.

And with last week’s release of WordPress 4.9.6, WordPress site owners finally have built-in tools to help them add GDPR compliance info to their sites.

But when our meetup member tried to install a couple of the GDPR plugins, they ran into a problem.

The plugins threw fatal errors.

The site was updated with the latest WordPress and plugin versions. What else could be causing the issues?

I asked the member what PHP version was on the site.

They didn’t know.

They’re not a developer. And they didn’t have access to the web hosting account.

Wouldn’t it be helpful for non-technical website administrators to know technical details of the site setup?

Without having to know how to program? Continue reading Share Your Favorite WordPress Plugin: PHP Info

Jetpack Plugin: What Modules are Enabled by Default

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screenshot of Jetpack settings for the various writing modules

As co-organizer of the Metro Detroit WordPress meetup, I often get asked WordPress questions outside of our monthly meetups.

This week, one of our members sent me a message, asking about the Jetpack plugin.

They wanted to know which modules are enabled by default when Jetpack is installed.

I didn’t know. But I was curious to find out.

While I use Jetpack regularly on client sites, I enable/disable modules based on the needs of my client.

Sure, I could set up a new WordPress install and add Jetpack to it to find out which modules are enabled.

But I thought the answer would be easy to find online. So I visited the Jetpack website to search for the answer.

No luck. Continue reading Jetpack Plugin: What Modules are Enabled by Default

West Metro Detroit WordPress: Share Your Favorite WordPress Tip or Plugin

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colorful WordPress stickers strewn across a black table

You’re invited to join us at our West Metro Detroit WordPress meetup on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 when our members share their favorite WordPress tip or plugin.

I’m a big fan of these kinds of meetups! Continue reading West Metro Detroit WordPress: Share Your Favorite WordPress Tip or Plugin

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