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How to update PHP on your website for speed and security

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October 20, 2017 by ES Ivy

It turns out PHP – probably something you’ve never touched if you’re not a full time website developer – needs to be updated by you. Updating your version of PHP will not only increase the security of your website, but speed it up as well. Learn how to update PHP.

Blog tip - your website is probably running outdated PHP and you don't know! Learn what PHP is, and learn how to update it and increase your site speed and security - a WordPress tutorialWhat version of PHP is on your website?

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SSL and how to change your website from http to https

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October 6, 2017 by ES Ivy

Beginning July 2018, Google Chrome will start warning all visitors to HTTP sites that the site doesn’t have SSL encryption and is “not secure.” Do you know if you have SSL encryption on your website? Do you have a little padlock before your website URL in your browser? Does your URL start with httpS? (Emphasis on the s!) If not, keep reading for a tutorial to easily move your WordPress website from HTTP to HTTPS and preserve SEO. And make Google and your visitors happy!

Blogging on WordPress? How to make Google happy. How to move your website from http to https. Why you need it (not just because it will make Google happy), how to do it without coding! And how to preserve your SEO.

What is SSL?

Why do you need SSL?

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) improves web site’s security with encryption and authentication. Secure sites will begin with https:// (instead of http://). Most web browsers will also display a little lock icon.

Why you need SSL, regardless of the type of website you have

It used to be that you only needed SSL if your website collected information, like payment information and passwords. But now Google has decided to favor websites that have it regardless of whether or not they collect information.…

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Resize Transparent PNG Images in Irfanview

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March 29, 2017 by ES Ivy

 

Before you can add a watermark to your photos all at once in a batch, you need to have the right size image as a transparent png image. To do it in Irfanview you need know this trick!Before you can add a watermark to your photos all at once in a batch, you need to have the right size image as a transparent png image. To do it in Irfanview you need know this trick!…

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The best image size for social media and blog posts

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March 29, 2017 by ES Ivy

Social media image sizes keep changing! and they all have different sizes and dimensions. Save youself time with this tip about one best photo size to use in blog posts and social media, including Facebbok, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. And learn how to process a big batch of photos all at once.Photo sizes for blogs and social media change all the time as screen resolution gets better. This can make it hard to know what size to upload photos to a blog. At this point, I’ve chosen to go with a social media size that seems to be the largest and hope it will last me for awhile without taking up too much space. Then to save even more time, I’m going to process the photos in batches all at once. AND at the same time I’m going to watermark them all.

Here’s how I decided on a size and dimensions….

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Facebook Image Testing 2

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March 28, 2017 by ES Ivy

Testing Pinterest Images to see how they work on Pinterest. I this Image 2 will be better than than Image 1.

Before you can add a watermark to your photos all at once in a batch, you need to have the right size image as a transparent png image. To do it in Irfanview you need know this trick!

I was right. Image 2 is the best for the type position.

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Facebook Image Testing 1

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March 28, 2017 by ES Ivy

Testing Pinterest Images to see how they work on Pinterest. I think Image 2 will be better than this Image 1.

Before you can add a watermark to your photos all at once in a batch, you need to have the right size image as a transparent png image. To do it in Irfanview you need know this trick!

I was right. Image 2 is the best for the type position.

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Social media image size and blog images

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September 1, 2016 by ES Ivy

One image size for all social media - A social media image size that will also work for photos on a blog or website, so that each photo is processed only once.Image sizes (photo sizes) for blogs and social media change all the time as screen resolution gets better. This can make it hard to know what size to upload photos to a blog. And since some social media you can share from a blog post, you’ll want to include images that are the correct size in your posts. But I want to streamline it. I’m searching for one image size for all social media.

One image size for all social media

Choosing an image size for blog posts

Since I personally like to use Pinterest, I’m still going to make a main image for my blog posts that will look good on Pinterest and will display decently on Facebook and Twitter. But I’m going to start trying to share images on Instagram or possibly Snapchat. When I have a post with a lot of images, like my post about Maui[link], I’m going to make the additional images a size and dimensions that will work well on the photo social media platforms….

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How to save days off of your domain transfer

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July 28, 2016 by ES Ivy

You can save days off your domain registration transfer if you know this one little trick! You can save days off your domain registration transfer if you know this one little trick! After preparing my domains for transfer, and initiating the transfer at my new domain registrar, I waited 4 days for the transfer to be approved. It wasn’t happening. And I only had one more day before my new domain registrar, Google Domains, would stop the process.

Finally called BlueHost support and got someone very knowledgeable that told me a little known trick – I could approve immediate transfer of my domains myself!…

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How to transfer your domain to Google Domains – domains and hosts part 6/6

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July 26, 2016 by ES Ivy

How to transfer your domain to Google Domains - How to transfer your domain to Google Domains. A step-by-step guide for transferring your domain away from your website host.Here are the directions for how to transfer your domain to Google Domains. Your website host and your domain registrar should be separate. After you have read the instructions about how to transfer your domain to a new registrar and have prepared your domain for transfer, you’re ready to actually make the move! …

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How to transfer a domain away from a host or registrar – domains and hosts part 5/6

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July 22, 2016 by ES Ivy

How to transfer a domain away from a host or registrar - What you need to know how to do at your old host or domain name registrar to prepare to transfer a domain to a new registrar.Before you can transfer a domain IN to a new host or registrar, you have to prepare you domain to transfer OUT of your old host or registrar.

Here is an overview of what you need to know how to do at your old registrar:

  1. Unlock the domain
  2. Suspended privacy
  3. Make sure the contact information is up to date and includes an email address that you have access to and can read the emails sent to you. 
  4. If you are only changing domain registrars (not website hosts) you don’t need to do anything to nameservers. But just in case, write down your current nameservers.
  5. Copy your EPP/Authorization code that you’ll need for your new registrar.
  6. Eventually, you may need to  approve the transfer here at your old registrar.

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