One of the issues you may have if you try and embed YouTube or other media into your web site is the view on a mobile phone does not work. Normally the embed code you are supplied has fixed dimensions…
Online Tool for Screen Shots
Sometimes you want to take a screen shot on a PC which is not yours and does not have image editing software installed. This is where online utilities come in handy. OnPaste allows you to create a canvas, copy a…
Social Media Icons
If you need to modify or include social media icons on your web site then a useful resource is here: https://www.iconfinder.com/social-media-icons You can select the style and select the size. Generally a 64 x 64 pxl transparent png is good…
Manually Updating WordPress
Manual Update For these instructions, it is assumed that your blog’s URL is http://example.com/. Step 1: Replace WordPress files Get the latest zip (or tar.gz) file: https://en-gb.wordpress.org/download/ Unpack the zip file that you downloaded. Deactivate plugins. Delete the old wp-includes and wp-admin directories on…
Lets Encrypt and Deleted Domains
You delete a domain from your Plesk control panel but you still get notifications from Lets Encrypt, Could not issue/renew Let’s Encrypt certificates for Subscription Please log in to Plesk and renew the certificates listed below manually. Renewal of the…
Change the value in a field to another value
You have an entry in a MySQL database that you want to change. ie, you may want to re-reference an image folder or in my case, archive all the events on a sports site before the new season. To do…
Remove the signature separator from Thunderbird
If you add a signature to your email client in Thunderbird, the information is automatically separated from the main text via a couple of dashed lines. To remove this open the config editor. Tools -> Options or Edit -> Preferences…
Copy one column in a table to another
I wanted to copy one column which held postcode data and insert all that data into another column, however I only wanted the first four characters, so effectively providing a column which relates to postcode districts. Create the new column…
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
What is GDPR? The GDPR is an EU regulation governing the processing of personal data by companies and public authorities. The regulation has been in force since May 25, 2016 and must be implemented by May 25, 2018. If companies…
Is Your Web Site Secure
I don’t know if you have noticed, but browsers have now started marking sites without HTTPS as non-secure. The aim is to improve security for sites that collect sensitive information, however all sites – even basic brochure sites, are being…