Recently we had an instance where a Gravity Form containing some custom JS became corrupted, with half of the code missing. I was able to restore the original Javascript from a SQL backup doing the following: Download a SQL backup (in my case I use Updraft) with a known “good” Gravity form Open the extracted … Read more
We recently discovered that Gmail doesn’t play nicely with emails that are sent from our Azure instance (which is hosting our WordPress sites). More specifically, Gmail users don’t receive the emails sent to them. Because of this, we have developed an API that resides on a local, on-campus server, wsnet2 to send out WordPress emails. … Read more
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WordPress multisite installs come with many benefits. But they also come with some quirks. One such quirk is how it handles user registration on sibling sites within the multisite network. Hypothetical Situation In this hypothetical scenario, we will have Site A, Site B, and a user named Alice. Previously, Alice had registered as a user … Read more
We occasionally have commercial WordPress plugins that don’t auto-update. In those instances, it’s still easy to upgrade them all at once, across both our multi-site networks/sites using the following bash script. #!/bin/bash # execute script in terminal by running bash scriptname.sh # to generate public/private key pair (to avoid repeated logins) # ssh-keygen -t rsa … Read more
Outlook Calendar Display for WordPress is a nifty little plugin that makes it possible to display the full details of any Outlook calendar on a WordPress site. Unfortunately, it requires fairly aggressive permissions in order to generate the necessary tokens to work properly: https://wpintegrate.com/kb-article/outlook-calendar-display-for-wordpress-app-permissions/. However, it’s possible to work around this issue by taking a … Read more
What is Elementor? Elementor is one of the fastest growing page builder plugins available for WordPress. Like other page builders, it provides website editors the ability to create complex pages using a simple, intuitive interface. Editing Your Page Using Elementor Signing In Sign into the back-end of your site (if you don’t know the url … Read more
What is Tidio? Tidio is a 3rd-party service that can be integrated with your website to allow visitors to engage in real-time (live) chat with you or your staff members. This Documentation is DSA-Specific If you or your office are not within the Division of Student Affairs, we’d recommend you reach out to your unit’s … Read more
What is Slider Revolution? Slider Revolution is an extremely powerful WordPress plugin that allows editors to create complex image sliders on their website. Most often you will see Slider Revolution being used at the top of a website’s homepage however it can be used anywhere within your WordPress website. Terminology Slides are individual slides that … Read more