DNS, IP Address, A Record, CNAME, MX Record. Wha??? It’s no wonder that the web can be a confusing place for many people. There are so many weird …
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How to create responsive tables in WordPress
How far back into the history of the Internet can you remember? I remember ICQ, fan message boards (my first teen celebrity crush was Billy Zane!), and the …
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Ask a SuperGeek: How to redesign your WordPress website with no downtime
A question I'm often asked is: how can I work on a redesign of my website while still keeping my current website live? If you've ever contemplated …
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How to set up SSL on your WordPress website
The biggest buzzword around WordPress, and websites in general, for the last several months has been SSL. …
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Ask a SuperGeek: What is PHP?
In my continuing mission to demystify the world of tech for everyday people, I've been writing about different coding languages and what they do. (Did you …
How to make your WordPress website secure
Unfortunately, we live in an age where website hacking is prevalent. Hackers don't discriminate - whether you have a large multinational company website, or a …
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Ask a SuperGeek: What is CSS?
With WP SuperGeek, one of my missions is to demystify how WordPress and website work, so nontechnical people can grasp technical concepts. I feel that it’s …
How to use cool and interesting fonts on your website
When building a website, font choice is one of those things that can be a total time suck. Cycling through all the various permutations of typeface for each …
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Ask a SuperGeek: What is HTML?
I often come across people who are completely baffled about the languages and terminology used online. HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP... what are all these …
Ask a SuperGeek: What is FTP?
For this Ask a SuperGeek, I'm tackling a question that comes up pretty frequently when I'm working with clients who aren't familiar with internet jargon. That …
How to enable infinite scrolling on a Genesis child theme portfolio page
From time to time, a client requests specific functionality on their website that I have never implemented before. In the case of the Spoonful Publishing …
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Ask a SuperGeek: WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
There are some questions about WordPress that I get asked all the time. One of the most fundamental ones is: What’s the difference between WordPress.com and …
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How I use Asana to manage WordPress projects
Have you ever used an online project management tool? I didn't really even consider using one, until I realised that there must be a better way to work. I …
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How I created a multilingual WordPress website
One of the best things about working on WordPress projects is that I'm constantly learning new things. Each website has its own particular needs and challenges, …
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Embrace your mediocrity by helping others
In my WordCamp US talk, I suggested three different strategies to embrace your WordPress mediocrity. My last two blogs have contained some more in-depth …
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