Redirection plugin and redirect loops

On many of our sites, we use a plugin called Redirection. You can find it at Plugins > Redirection. It enables you to easily redirect one URL to another. There is a screen from which you can create new redirect commands and edit existing ones. That screen is at Tools > Redirection. That first screen is the “create new” screen….

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Add Links To Publications

There are a few different types of links you can add to Posts or Pages. The first type is an external link, which points to something outside of your website. Next is an internal link, which refers to something on your own site. Finally, an email link is something that will allow users to easily send a message to an…

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Sample Widget Logic Codes

The Widget Logic plugin enables you to place widgets on some pages but not others. <more story about how it works> Here are some examples: For xs.com Company Menu XS Administration menu XWS Dev menu For nlpco.com What is NLP? sidebar widget. Only on the front page and the “What is NLP?” page.

Howto: Embed YouTube Videos Without “Suggested Videos”

Embedding YouTube videos without the “suggested videos” ending is simple and doesn’t require any credentials because YouTube allows anyone to omit the ending. Videos without suggestions at the end will simply revert to the state they were in before they were played. Find The Video You Want First, navigate to the YouTube page that contains the video you want to…

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Howto: Take a dev site live

See also “How to configure settings on a new live site”. Main steps Ensure you have enough disk space Backup live site – full backup Backup dev site – full backup Reconfigure live site to now be “old” ( LIVE ==> OLD) Reconfigure dev site to now be “live” (DEV ==> LIVE) Migrate the backup of the dev site to…

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