There may come a time that for some reason the IPN (Instant Payment Notification) message did not arrive successfully from PayPal to the plugin you are using. IPN is most commonly used for membership/subscriptions sites and a failed IPN message can result in a members account not updating … [Read more...] about How to Resend a PayPal IPN Message for a Transaction
How to Increase the File Upload Limit of WordPress
Have you tried to upload a file and received the unfortunate: "Exceeds the maximum upload size for this site" message. Many servers provide a file size limit of 2-5 MB which in most cases is not large enough for audio files to be uploaded. This article others multiple strategies to help you increase … [Read more...] about How to Increase the File Upload Limit of WordPress
Creating a Simple Online Store Using the Stripe Payment Gateway for Free
You have decided it is time to start monetizing your website but don't know where to start. There are many eCommerce solutions on the market although the majority of these come with high ongoing fees or alternatively an initial lump sum cost. Many people have heard of using PayPal to accept payments … [Read more...] about Creating a Simple Online Store Using the Stripe Payment Gateway for Free
A Simple Guide to Adding Font Awesome Icons to Your WordPress Site
Font Awesome is a popular set of icons that can be added to your website. Adding 'Font Awesome' icons create a user friendly website that is visually appealing to your target audience. 'Font Awesome' icons are CSS fonts (not images) so it loads faster. Why Do Website Owners Use Font Awesome … [Read more...] about A Simple Guide to Adding Font Awesome Icons to Your WordPress Site
How to Add Favicons to Your WordPress Site
This is a follow up article for the how do I start a blog series that we have been publishing on this site to help users get started and create a successful blog. In this tutorial we are going to walk through how to generate Favicons for all platforms, starting with just one favicon file, and … [Read more...] about How to Add Favicons to Your WordPress Site
The #1 Directory Theme for WordPress: Vantage
Many of us use a simple theme for our website and then go through the tedious process of finding plugins suitable for our sites to function correctly. If you are operating a directory site or plan to, why not choose the Vantage AppTheme. AppThemes come with a base theme and plugins that enable … [Read more...] about The #1 Directory Theme for WordPress: Vantage
How to Remove Powered by WordPress from Your Web Site Footer
If you are interested in removing the "Powered by WordPress" credit from the footer of your web site, this tutorial will go through the steps on how to do that. In this tutorial, you will be introduced to: How to remove or edit the credit link from your theme's template files How to locate … [Read more...] about How to Remove Powered by WordPress from Your Web Site Footer
How to Begin Creating a WordPress Plugin
Creating a plugin extends the power of WordPress. Follow along with this tutorial for a quick beginner's course on how to begin the process of creating a custom plugin. In this tutorial, you will be introduced to: Why creating a custom plugin is a better choice over modifying core theme, … [Read more...] about How to Begin Creating a WordPress Plugin
How to Fix: WordPress Site not Working on Localhost After Port Change
If you have installed WordPress on localhost (example: using XAMPP) and then later you need to change the Apache's HTTP port number, you will find that the existing WordPress installs will stop loading. It will auto redirect to the URL with the old port number and fail to load. Trying to load the … [Read more...] about How to Fix: WordPress Site not Working on Localhost After Port Change
How to Get the Image URL from the WordPress Media Library
Many tools, widgets, themes, and plugins for WordPress often ask for an image URL during the configuration steps. Follow along to see how to get the Image URL so you can use it in the configuration. In this tutorial, you will learn: How to upload an image to the WordPress Media Library. How … [Read more...] about How to Get the Image URL from the WordPress Media Library