What You Need to Know About Advanced Custom Fields Pro Licenses

Homepage for Advanced Custom Fields Pro highlighting features and interface for a WordPress home page.

For my new client with an existing WordPress website, I had a number of puzzles to solve.

Which created new learning opportunities for me.

My new client’s site used Understrap, a theme I’ve never worked with before. My client has their hosting account with a web host using cPanel, but offers different administrative options (no developer access).

And the site design made extensive use of Advanced Custom Fields Pro, a plugin I’ve never used.

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How to View Jetpack’s Modules in One List

Jetpack plugin dashboard interface highlighting Site Stats and Security.

When you install the Jetpack plugin on your WordPress site, you’ll find an array of helpful features. From security to analytics to site subscriptions and more, Jetpack comes packed with extensive services to manage and improve your site.

Once the plugin is installed, you’ll notice the Jetpack design team have organized the features (called modules) in the Jetpack plugin dashboard.

But for many users, finding that one module to activate or configure can be time-consuming. Continue reading How to View Jetpack’s Modules in One List

Thoughts on Plausible and Koko Analytics, Privacy-Friendly Analytics

Graph paper on a desktop displays a line chart with vertical axis ranging from sucking to not sucking and horizontal axis from the past to the future. A ruler and pens lay on top of the graph paper.

When I learned Gauges, my longtime favorite analytics plugin, was removed from the WordPress repository for violating guidelines, I needed to find another site analytics plugin.

Not only for my own site, but for my clients’ sites.

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