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Modify Yoast Breadcrumb Text for Parent and Child pages
I recently had a situation where I wanted to add some text to two items in the breadcrumb trail. It took me an absurdly long time to figure it out so I wanted to post my solution in case someone else runs into the same issue. A brief intro to customizing Yoast Breadcrumbs If you’re…
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How to choose a web host for a small business WordPress site
Want to use WordPress for your new small business website? You’ll need a web host where your site can “live.” There are more hosts out there than you can shake a stick at, so how do you choose the best WordPress hosting for your site? Well, that’s what I’m going to cover in this article.…
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2021 Yearly Review
Welcome to the 2021 annual review! I’ve been doing this for a while now. If you’re curious, here are prior reviews: 2013 review 2014 review 2015 review 2016 review 2017 review 2018 review 2019/2020 review A note on the pandemic We’re two years and neck-deep deep into the pandemic. At this point, all of us…
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WordPress ORDERBY RAND and WP Engine
tl;dr Skip to the solution. If you’re a developer, then there have been times you beat your head against a wall trying to figure out why something that worked in local development doesn’t work on a live server. So you troubleshoot… Is the WordPress version the same? Is the PHP version the same? Is the…
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The Introverted Freelancer’s Survival Guide to Networking at Live Events
COVID has had us isolated and in an ongoing “Zoom fatigue.” Are you as ready as I am to start meeting people in person again? If you’re an introvert, but still ready to get out there and network a little, this guide is for you. When my friends and I would go to a restaurant…
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2020 in the Rearview Mirror
Howdy and welcome to my annual end-of-year reflection on business and life. I write these for the purpose of: This is an exercise primarily for myself, but I post these publicly with hopes that someone else might find it interesting and/or helpful. If you’d care to read past annual reviews, here they are: What happened…
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Client Communication Skills
I have a secret to tell you: When you offer freelance web services you are much, much more than “just” a developer, designer, or whatever “just” you think you are. You’re also the sales team, account manager, project manager, and consultant. There’s a lot of communication involved with a project (or at least there should…
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One Step at a Time: A Personal Year-In-Review
This is the time of year where I typically post a business “year in review.” I’ll probably still write it, but I don’t feel like it right now. Aside from a couple of posts on mental health, I’ve kept this blog “professional.” I have no intention of being unprofessional in this post, but let’s just say…