How to Validate Gravity Forms Address Fields: Recently, the need to validate the zip code in a standard address field using Gravity Forms arose for a client. Following the documentation provided for developers with the most recent to date paid Commercial Version, we set up a zip code validation. Seemed easy enough. The problem: The method noted …
That Stubborn WordPress Custom Post Type
The WordPress Custom Post Type. CPT for short. Nothing amazing about it. Many themes include them. Often they are Portfolio, FAQ, Events, or other specifically created posts. What do we need to do to add a Custom Post Type to a theme without these baked in already? It is a two step process that requires …
Use State Abbreviations : Gravity Forms
To Use State Abbreviations : Gravity Forms, you will not just need the excellent Gravity Forms Plugin for WordPress, but you will also need a Commercial License to allow the code below to work. The code is added to a proper Child Theme Functions.php file. If you are not using a Child Theme, I suggest …
Zapier and Gravity Forms
I recently had the opportunity to work with a great client on a website redo. The previous developer had decided to use Contact Form 7 to create some rather complex online forms. That did not work out well. I pointed the client to Gravity Forms, a highly recommended Commercial plugin for WordPress.org sites. Using Gravity Forms, …
A Child Category Sub-Menu
Over at Swanson Heritage I was faced with an interesting challenge. As I do enjoy a challenge, I dug right in and solved it. The issue: A Child Category Sub-Menu: The site is a Family Tree. It has a deep structure of Categories and Child Categories and Grand-Child Categories making the menu structure a challenge. I have …
How to Set Up Browser Caching with WordPress
In this post, we will learn How to Set Up Browser Caching with WordPress. As all web dev.’s should, they often run their sites through multiple online website optimization tools. I commonly test with these: Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix. This will also now improve your PageRank with some, as they are using website performance as a metric. (Slow sites …
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Using phpMyAdmin To Get Registered Users Email Addresses
In this post, Pioneer Web Design shows how to use phpMyAdmin To Get Registered Users Email Addresses. I have been asked this before: “How can I get all my registered users email addresses?” One way is to use phpMyAdmin, the MySQL database tool used by most (good) hosts. If you are not both an advanced …
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Redirect Search Query in WordPress
In this post, Pioneer Web Design will show you how to Redirect Search Query in WordPress without a plugin. Steps by step instructions are given. I was attempting to redirect a search query using the built in search form in WordPress and needed to do some research to get this to work. Attempting on one site, what …
Using WordPress To Block Comment Spam
In this post, Pioneer Web Design will show you how Using WordPress To Block Comment Spam can be done readily from the WordPress admin panel. In my humble experience, there are techniques built into WordPress that make Spam comments very much a non-issue: A) Moderate all comments: Admin Dashboard>Settings>Discussion>Before a comment appears>An administrator must always …