Yourbrowser.is: Quickly Discover Browser and Configuration Settings

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The urgent message came from one of my contacts at a long-time client.

They were trying to update a website page and the page kept bouncing and jumping around.

Were other people visiting the website seeing the same problem?

I confirmed their page displayed correctly on desktop and mobile when I tried to edit it.

Not sure why my client was encountering problems, I replied back, asking my client to visit another website.

And I quickly learned about my client’s device configuration and what was likely causing the issue. Continue reading Yourbrowser.is: Quickly Discover Browser and Configuration Settings

Takeaways from Uh-oh: Troubleshooting Common Problems in WordPress

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If you’ve been using WordPress for a while on your website, it’s likely you’ve run into some kind of issue.

Whether it’s a

  • Design problem
  • Configuration setting
  • Issue with a plugin or theme

it can be time-consuming to track down what’s causing the problem.

I can attest to that.

Working with WordPress since 2006, I’ve had plenty of troublesome WordPress issues to resolve for my clients as well as myself.

Which was why I was interested in Abby Buzon’s Uh oh: Troubleshooting Common Problems in WordPress presentation at WordCamp Kent 2020.

Buzon shared helpful tips and actionable steps to take when you encounter problems on your WordPress site.

Here are my notes. Continue reading Takeaways from Uh-oh: Troubleshooting Common Problems in WordPress

Three More Things You Can Do to Help a Designer/Developer Troubleshoot Web Issues

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When one of your website pages isn’t displaying or working the way you expect, it’s frustrating.

All kinds of questions come to your mind.

  1. What’s causing the issue?
  2. How long has your website been broken?
  3. And how many of your website visitors had the same problem? Continue reading Three More Things You Can Do to Help a Designer/Developer Troubleshoot Web Issues