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Sitebuilder.com IMAP POP SMTP Settings

August 26, 2020 by Alex

Sitebuilder does not offer proper documentation on this matter. For anyone dealing with importing emails after moving their domain away from Sitebuilder the process is needlessly painful. This configuration can also be used even when your domain is on Sitebuilder, as their suggested server settings of service.yourdomain.com simply forward to the actual addresses listed below. …

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Add Custom Post Types to Jetpack Sitemap

April 10, 2016 by Alex

By default the Sitemap module of the Jetpack plugin for WordPress does not include custom post types in its generated sitemap.xml. I’m going to demonstrate some methods for adding this functionality to your WordPress website:

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WordPress

How to edit WordPress (Video)

February 19, 2015 by Alex

This video tutorial will guide the user through making basic and intermediate content edits to their WordPress 4.x website.

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OpenH264 codec in Firefox

Manually Install OpenH264 codec for Firefox

December 6, 2014 by Alex

This post will show you how to install the OpenH264 Video Codec in Firefox. It is very useful for installing it when Firefox fails to do so automatically or for fine tuning your version.

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Google

Google Deciding Titles in Search Results

July 5, 2014 by Alex

I’ve noticed that Google has been forcing website titles in search results for certain terms and have done some digging to find out more information on the subject.

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Yelp Photo Template

June 9, 2014 by Alex

Take advantage of Yelp’s free photo features and create your own call to action, for free. This template will guide you in making an image that will summarize your business and entice the viewer to call.

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OpenH264 codec in Firefox

LegitFox – Firefox Collection

June 3, 2014 by Alex

I’ve compiled a collection of choice Firefox plugins over at mozilla.org that will give your browser the oomph it so badly needs. The premise is simple – I’ve narrowed down the best plugins for Firefox that work together and put them all in one place. This is great for new installations or for helping your …

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Outlook.com

Microsoft drops free services for custom domains

April 11, 2014 by Alex

In December 26th of 2012 we lost free registrations with Google Apps, today, the 11th of April in 2014 we lose yet another service: Outlook.com for domains. For new customers Microsoft has the following message:

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legitwebs

Keep contact forms out of spam / junk folder

February 4, 2014 by Alex

Earlier today I had the misfortune of finding a contact form a potential client in the spam folder of my mailbox. Here’s what I did to make sure it never happens again:

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Outlook.com

Moving from Gmail to Outlook.com

December 12, 2013 by Alex

The Outlook.com team has released an automation tool that will help automate a transfer from Gmail to Outlook.com. This is great news as businesses can more easily switch from businessname@gmail.com, as is a typical trend, to name@business.com through the free Outlook.com for domains program.

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Google

Use Google’s data highlighter instead of microdata

December 2, 2013 by Alex

If you aren’t a webmaster or are not able to add microdata to your website Google offers an easy solution – the Data Highlighter tool. With no coding knowledge and even without access to a control panel or hosting account it is possible to have Google display rich snippets.

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WordPress

Shortcodes not working in WordPress widgets – Solution

November 27, 2013 by Alex

I had an issue with the plugin HiSlider not working within widgets on a WordPress installation while working perfectly in a page or a post. The solution did not lie within plugin incompatibilities or PHP versions. It was a rather simple fix.

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Outlook.com

Double Emails in Sent with Outlook.com

November 12, 2013 by Alex

Experiencing double emails in your sent folder of your outlook.com email address? I had the same issue when sending mail from Thunderbird via outlook.com SMTP on a custom domain (via domains.live.com). Luckily – the solution is very simple.

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Google

Google has an “SEO Starter Guide”

November 7, 2013 by Alex

Good news for everyone – Google has a spec sheet with suggestions on best search engine optimization practices. Google makes clear that SEO is the job of the website designer, not an “SEO Expert”. Websites should be built from the ground up with search engines in mind rather than compartmentalized.

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Google

Rel Author Picture in 24 Hours

October 31, 2013 by Alex

Having just launched Bay Area Webs I face some upcoming challenges against the existing competition. As such I have to take extra steps to be on top, one such step is verifying my Google profile as the author of this website and getting my profile photo showing below. The background benefits of this are not …

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