As I learn, I’ll share with you, so we can all evolve together.
I’ll aim to keep it light-hearted and fun, although there will be some geeky stuff too.
It will all be helpful to someone!
Bluetooth On/Off button missing Windows 11 but driver is installed
I woke up, turned on the Windows 11 PC (TUF GAMING X570-PLUS WI-Fl motherboard), and tried to connect to my Bluetooth speakers, but they wouldn’t connect. Then I noticed the Bluetooth On/Off button was missing in the Windows 11 quick settings area, even though the driver was installed. I checked Device Manager (press Start > […]
Shopify invalid floating point number in property price
When working with multiple Shopify Markets, with different currencies in some of the markets, you may find you that get the following error in Google Search Console > Merchant Listings: shopify Invalid floating point number in property “price” (in “offers”). This is a problem stemming from the way rich snippet microdata is generated on Shopify. […]
Why are no events appearing in GA4 DebugView?
If you aren’t seeing events in GA4 DebugView after pressing Preview in Google Tag Manager, and you think you’ve set everything up properly, make sure the “Debug Device” dropdown says “Google”. I had mine on “Apple” without realising for days, thinking it was broken. I hope this helps someone! If you open the GA4 DebugView […]
WP Forms Spam Fix
I normally use CF7 for forms, but I’ve been using WP Forms on a few sites where they might need to be styled and maintained by clients. However, I was finding that I was getting huge amounts of spam on WP Forms, even with inbuilt reCaptcha and anti-spam protection turned on, especially if the page […]
How to sell courses and restrict access with Learndash
Restricting access to Learndash courses There are often questions in the Learndash Facebook Group about how to give students access to Learndash courses, so here is a short overview of some ofthe options. Since there are a few, this should help you choose, plus plan for the future, because what will be best when you […]
How to add hyperlinks to text without javascript, css or modifying theme code
WordPress themes often contain sections of text that can only be entered as plain text. For example, my site is based on the Divi theme and on the desktop version of my homepage I use the Fullwidth Header module. This contains text entry fields for Title and Sub-text. There are two Call to Action buttons […]
How to get the Hosts file to work in Windows
What is the Windows “Hosts” file, and how do you get the hosts file to work properly? Windows Hosts file not working? Problem solved. When you type a domain name into a browser and press Go, one of the first things a Windows PC does is check the “hosts” file to see if there is […]
Some of the Best WordPress Plugins I’ve used
I’ve experimented with a lot of different ways of improving websites over the years and these are the best WordPress plugins that I’ve decided to use on my own website and many others. I’ll discuss what they are for, why I use them and how relevant they are for a normal website – some of […]