Blogging – Mitch Bartlett

WordPress: How to Change Author

June 18, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

Having trouble finding where the change the author for a post in WordPress? I will show you how. Select the “Post” section on the right pane. Expand the “Status & visibility” section. Select the “Author” drop-down menu to select another writer. If you don’t see the “Author” box, you will need to go to “Users” … Read more

WordPress: Auto Update Copyright Year

June 18, 2021January 11, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

I use this snippet in the footer of my WordPress sites. The year automatically updates. So you never have to worry about changing it every year. // Displays “© 2019” © <?= date(‘Y’) ?> // Displays “© 2013-2019 MyCompanyName” <?php call_user_func(function($y){$c=date(‘Y’);echo $y.(($y!=$c)?’-‘.$c:”);}, 2013); ?> MyCompanyName.

Cloudflare: Fix “AutoSSL reduced SSL coverage” Error

August 6, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

After configuring my website to use Cloudflare, I found a scary looking message in my inbox that had a subject of “AutoSSL reduced SSL coverage“. The email showed a message that said ‘“www.streamersworld.com” does not resolve to any IPv4 addresses on the internet.‘

How to Disable Author Pages in WordPress

July 9, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

I am not a fan of the Author Pages in WordPress. You know, the pages that show everything a single author has published on the site? It’s great if there are more than one author, but if there is only one or two, it is useless.

How to Get WordPress Out of Maintenance Mode

July 9, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

Sometimes WordPress gets stuck in Maintenance Mode. Visitors to the page will see a “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.” when this happens.

Don’t Let Jerks Control What You Create

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

Recently, Lisa Barone of Outspoken Media wrote a wonderful post about Internet trolls. You know? Those fools who waste their lives trying to make others feel bad so they can feel better about themselves.

Google Analytics Throws “Missing Permissions” Error

April 29, 2018April 27, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett

I sat here at my desk for about an hour trying to figure out why I kept getting an error whenever I tried to open my Google Analytics page. The error said:

Missing permissions

You do not have access to the account, property, or view. Contact an Analytics administrator who has the Manage Users permission.

WordPress: Sidebar Shows at Bottom of the Page

March 27, 2019May 31, 2017 by Mitch Bartlett

I am a heavy user of WordPress. On several occasions I have had a problem where the right-sidebar has fallen to the bottom of the page. I have wasted hours trying to figure out why this happens and on each occasion I have encountered it, I have found different problems. I have gained a bigger understanding of what causes this problem. Here are some steps you can check.

Delete WordPress Spam Comments from Database Using phpMyAdmin

January 1, 2015 by Mitch Bartlett

Spam gathers in my WordPress comments by the thousands every day. It can get quite overwhelming to manage. Especially when attempting to delete the tens of thousands of comments Akismet marked as “Spam” at once. If you attempt to delete too many comments at once from the WordPress Dashboard, it will likely error out or even worse, crash your site.

Fortunately, there is an easier way to delete Spam comments. You can do this easily using a database SQL command. Most hosts use phpMyAdmin to manage databases, so I will use that as an example on how to do this.