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  • November 21, 2021
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Video documentation of a WordPress installation in the backend

While working on a client’s website this week, I found one very nice thing, I want to share with all of you. On the dashboard I found a widget with a YouTube video of a recorded training session. Adding a … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • November 7, 2021
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Overwriting the “Register” link

In a previous blog post, I wrote about how I used Gravity Forms to register users. This was done on a static page and not on the default WordPress registration page. When you want users to register using a different … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • October 24, 2021
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Fixing the “Illegal mix of collations” WordPress database error

When updating projects I also check the log files. In a project I maintained, I recently found the following error in the log files I have never seen before: As WordPress is not very strict with collations, your own WordPress … Read more →

  • Posted in: Database
  • October 10, 2021
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Generate a dynamic username with the Gravity Forms User Registration add-on in a multisite

As mentioned in previous blog post, I use Gravity Forms quite often when creating forms. It also offers some great add-ons. One of this add-ons is the User Registation. With the help of this extension, you can create a WordPress … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • September 26, 2021
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Get a custom primary navigation per page

In my last blog post I wrote about how to create a simple landing page template. In the text I’ve also mentioned, that you might want to create a custom navigation for the pages you create using this page template. … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • September 12, 2021
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How to create a landind page without a plugin

A new client is using multiple WordPress plugins to create “landing pages”. Some of these plugins have been removed from the plugin directory. They will not receive any (security) update in the future. In a call it became clear, that … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
  • August 29, 2021
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Checking your domain security with Mozilla Observatory

In the last two blog posts I have presented two tools I use a lot. This week I want to continue with a third tool, that I have already briefly mentioned in my blog post Better security for WordPress with … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web server
  • August 15, 2021
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Generating your own custom nginx configuration

In my last blog post I have presented you a tool I use to get “The perfect SSL configuration for your server”. This week I want to talk about another tool I use quite frequently to get a good nginx … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web server
  • August 1, 2021
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The perfect SSL configuration for your server

It’s 2021 and we are all using SSL for all our website, right? Unfortunately there are still many sites out there not using SSL. But even those who fo use SSL often use insecure settings. Today, I want to give … Read more →

  • Posted in: Web server
  • July 18, 2021
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Exclude first page from Gravity Forms progress bar

When we have to create more complex forms, we often use the Gravity Forms plugins. In one project, we wanted to use it to implement a form with multiple steps, each only having one radio group. Users should see the … Read more →

  • Posted in: WordPress
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My name is Bernhard Kau. I am a PHP developer, living in Berlin and a passionate WordPress user. I code plugins as a hobby and organize WordPress events, like the Meetup in Berlin.

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