Tag: wordpress

  • Adjusting the posting schedule

    Adjusting the posting schedule

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    Halfling13

    You may have noticed, I have altered the timing for my daily posts.  Originally, I was posting on weekdays, and scheduling for 5 PM EST each day.  That worked, but in truth really encouraged me to create the posting at the last minute.  Since I have been trying to pre-schedule content as much as possible,…

  • Privacy

    Privacy

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    Halfling13

    On Friday, the site software notified me of an upgrade to WordPress, moving to 4.9.6, which as usual I installed.  As expected, the install was quick and painless, rarely ever any issues.  However, with the new update, there is now a new focus on Privacy Policies, no doubt a result of all of the recent…

  • Fun with Facebook

    Fun with Facebook

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    Halfling13

    Apparently something changed in my configuration, and my linked post to Facebook yesterday changed the site url from http to https.  This of course led to a warning when that link was followed, that the certificate was invalid (since I have no SSL configured), rather than opening the site directly.  For various reasons, it is…

  • Updated Email functionality

    Updated Email functionality

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    Halfling13

    As part of my recent work on the website, I have also overhauled the email functionality of the site.  WordPress is deployed with a default php based email, which is functional, but (from my digging) unreliable.  In my case, I suspect it has failed entirely, since I rarely receive emails from the website any longer. …

  • SEO optimization

    SEO optimization

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    Halfling13

    I have been attempting to work my way thru the confusing world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).  Basically, when you have a website, Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines use scripts, programs, and robots to scan the site and catalog the content.  Based on their results, your site may or may not show up…

  • Spambots

    Spambots

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    Halfling13

    A few days ago, I added a new module to the website, which provides for Google Auto-Captcha connections.  If you are not familiar with Captcha, it is the small graphic picture or puzzle you have to answer when you connect to some sites.  In this case, the routine makes an attempt to decide if a…

  • Stable end to a long week

    Stable end to a long week

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    Halfling13

    Its the end of a long week, and we have a big snow storm supposedly coming in this evening.  Initially, the prediction was for 8+ inches of snow on top of a layer of ice – that has since been reduced to only a few inches.  Of course that doesn’t stop the locals from panic,…

  • End of Nextcloud

    End of Nextcloud

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    Halfling13

    As commented yesterday, I have been undergoing another shift in my home server and the capabilities, to try to improve the overall performance and reliability.  As part of this, I ended up trying to rebuild the Nextcloud personal cloud server, so that it would be more efficient.  Previously, it was sharing a 300 GB VM…