I had a thought today. I have numerous, changing folders in part of my website, and I wanted to create a page that automatically generates links to each of those folders (or subpages) which I could then style and use, with the title attributes of the pages contained within those folders as the anchor text. So I did some Google … Read More
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Google Analytics: Can Site Administrators See Your Other Websites?
If you are like me, and you have one Google analytics account with many different websites within it, you might be confused as to what certain users can see and not see. For example, if you have analytics for one of your sites, and you add someone else on as an administrator, will they have access to the analytics for … Read More
How to Import and Export a WordPress Database with Godaddy Properly: Tutorial
DISCLAIMER: Unless you know exactly what you are doing, please back up your database in multiple ways before attempting this. I am not responsible for any lost data if you remove or otherwise change your database without it being backed up properly. See also: What to do if your WordPress site does go down. If you’re like me, you have … Read More
How to Enable and Use Custom Fields in WordPress Without Plugins
An annoying problem I’ve had lately that somehow is almost impossible to troubleshoot online, is enabling or finding custom fields in WordPress without adding a plugin like Advanced Custom Fields (which is typically what I recommend using). This should work I believe with any version of WordPress after about 3.1 as well, where the Custom Fields are hidden by default. … Read More
How to Remove the Bezier Handle in Photoshop CS5
If you are like me, you have spent many frustrating hours working with Photoshop and the pen tool trying to figure out the same thing. How can you get rid of, delete, or otherwise remove the Bezier Handles attached to an anchor point?
Fix: Unable to Approve, Edit, or Spam Comments in WordPress
This is a common problem for people using the plugin, “Advanced Access Manager.” If you do not have this plugin, your problem is something else. If you use Advanced Access Manager and have noticed that since installing, the checkbox next to each comment is missing, there is an easy fix for you. It took me a while to track down … Read More
Use Photo as Layer Mask in Photoshop: Tutorial
Have you ever wondered how to use an image as a mask in Photoshop but just couldn’t figure out how to do it? The solution is actually fairly simple, but Adobe hasn’t done you any favors with how unintuitive it is. With just a few easy steps, you can use any picture or graphic to mask specific parts of a … Read More
How to Make Larger-Than-Window Element Visible But Not Scrollable
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make an element that is too big for some screens visible when it does fit, but not trigger scrolling when it doesn’t. I’ll also show you how to center it. Essentially, we can make an element in a website behave just like the background of the <body> element. It took me … Read More
How to Link to Your Google Places Page: A Tutorial
I’ve had several people come up and ask me, ‘How can I give people a direct link to my business listing in Google Places?’ While at first it may seem impossible, it is actually quite easy. They may be looking to put this link on their website, share it with potential clients, put it on their business card, or one … Read More
Import Sequential Videos, Change Frame Rate, and Encode HD Video in Sony Vegas
Have you ever had a bunch of video files in a row that you wanted to import into Vegas, without gaps, adjust the frame rate, and then encode so that it doesn’t take up so much room? I can help you with that. Or if you are trying to accomplish some of that, I can still help you. Follow along … Read More