So you’ve got XAMPP installed and a fresh local installation of WordPress set up. Next, time to install that perfect theme. But wait! What’s this business about a fatal error and maximum execution time? Just when you thought you were past all the hard stuff… Running into issues when developing with XAMPP is normal, especially...
Dealing with Fatal Errors in WordPress is a right of passage. It happens to everyone eventually. If you have a multimedia-rich site, then the standard configuration for WordPress will not meet your needs and at some point, you will experience one of the following errors: “Fatal error: Allowed memory size of xxxxxx bytes exhausted” and...
Life has no CTRL+Z, but thankfully, your WordPress site does. Whether you want to test various themes and plugins quickly, or you just want to wipe the slate clean and start over, resetting your WordPress site is the way to go. Deleting WordPress and re-installing it is such a hassle. Why not hit the reset...
Sometimes you may find an awesome theme only to realize it would be great if it had an extra navigation menu with important or frequently used links to increase the usability of your WordPress site. With just a little bit of coding you could have the foundation of your new menu set up quickly, and...
In the past, a “header” in web design referred to the ever-present strip at the top of websites that contained the logo, navigation bar, and maybe some contact details and search bar. Nowadays, a “header” refers more often to the entire space above the fold on the home page. Unless someone’s found your site through...
Once you’ve experienced speed and reliability, there’s no going back. Remember the era before high-speed internet, when you had to wait for videos to buffer? Awful times. Three cheers for the modern internet speeds! If you’re used to developing your sites on a live server, that’s exactly what shifting to a local development environment such...
Your website has finally come together. You’ve whipped up an eye-catching header, your content is on point, your visuals are sweet, and you are ready to unveil your site to the world. Then you notice the “Proudly Powered By WordPress” link on your footer. *Womp, womp.* Is your masterpiece forever condemned to being a WordPress...