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Disallow WordPress Comments

April 23, 2024

A strong approach to globally disable comments on your WordPress site is to add this code to your functions.php. Here’s a breakdown of how each part of your code works and its implications: Disabling Comments Support in your function.php This part loops through all registered post types and removes the support for comments and trackbacks […]

SQL URL Replacer – From Local to Live

April 21, 2024

Migrating a website from a local environment to a live server. A simple SQL URL Replacer tool using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This tool helps generate SQL queries that can update all references of the old URL to the new URL in a WordPress database. Vide Finished Code: sql.html Building the SQL URL Replacer Tool […]

Building an Accessible Accordion Component

How to build an accessible accordion component that meets the W3C accessibility requirements. This accordion component is ideal for displaying content in a condensed format, allowing users to expand and collapse sections as needed. The design and functionality adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), ensuring that the component is usable by people with […]

Good Reason to Run both Cloudflare and Wordfence on Your WordPress Website

March 27, 2024

Cloudflare.com free & Wordfence Plugin free In today’s digital age, ensuring your WordPress website is secure and performs well under any conditions is not just an option—it’s a necessity. With the increasing sophistication of cyber threats and the high expectations of web users for fast-loading pages, a dual-layered approach to your website’s security and performance […]

Office365 Setup

Office365 Setup Verify your Office365 with a MX Record The first step is to verify MX Record – Use the MS record you get from Office365 and add a TXT record in Zone Editor. Record Type: TXTName: yourwebsite.com.au.TTL: 3600TXT Value: MS=ms0123456789 MX Record is need to set Office365 as the MailServer MX Record: This record […]

Google search your website

March 20, 2024

To search Google for specific keywords only within your website (in this case, zoik.com.au), you can use the site: search operator followed by your keyword. This operator limits the search results to pages from the specified domain. Here’s how you can do it: Basic Site Search To see all indexed pages of your website, you […]

ATDW API

March 4, 2024

Help with Australian tourism API ATDW is a platform that helps tourism operators and businesses improve their online presence. It does this by providing them with a place to list their business and share information about their products and services. If you have a website that needs to use ATDW we have the skills you […]

Updating Your Hosts File: Exclusive Server Preview

February 23, 2024

Before going live with a website on a new server, you can point the domain to the new server’s IP address on your local machine. This allows you to test the site’s functionality, performance, and appearance on the new server without affecting the live site or the view of other users. FOR MAC USERS: WARNING […]

How to Get a Google MapsJavaScript API Key

November 2, 2023

Follow Steps: Monitoring and Billing Alerts (Access this from the Google Cloud Console Billing Section.) CREATE CREDENTIALS SAMPLE:

Steps to setup a Google Cloud Account for Google Map API

September 13, 2023

Here are some simple instructions you can use to create a Google Maps API account: This information is correct to the best of our knowledge as at July 2023. Clients are advised to confirm Google’s terms and conditions to ensure the accuracy of information.