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Moderation, discussion, forums… for small businesses and startups
There’s been a lot of talk in the press recently – for very sad and very serious reasons – about website moderation, anonymity, and so on. One of the main things we’re asked about – usually after the fact, when it needs to be considered up front – is how to control this kind of thing. What do you do about spam, swearing, and – as has been in the news so much – threats, insults and antisocial networking?
How I work
I got asked the other day how I did something. This is rare. Normally people are wowed by the design and take the tech for granted, which is great: if it runs smoothly enough to take it for granted I’ve done my job well.
Reporting bugs
Bugs. They happen on every site. It’s impossible to avoid them. But with the right reporting, you can get them fixed quickly and cleanly, and your developer will thank you for it.
How to buy your website, part IX – the big finish
Another long-overdue post, thanks to loads of lovely work coming in and keeping me very busy. This time – and for the final time – we’ll be discussing how to launch your website now it’s complete, and what the difference between a hard and soft launch is. As ever, you can see all previous parts […]
Add custom meta to home page only
So… you want to add a custom meta box, but it’s only relevant to the home page: so you don’t want it cluttering the rest of your WP back-end and confusing your users. How do you do it? Simple. Assuming you’re using a static page as the home page, try this: function only_home_settings() { // […]
Forcing PDFs to download in WordPress
What a browser does with different files is very much up to the browser, and for the most part that’s exactly the way it should be. It’s up to the user how they deal with downloads, and you should really have users who know to right-click and choose “save file as…” or similar when they’re […]
A big update
I’ve been working for myself now for nearly five years. It was November 2006 I first registered for VAT, having done a bit of freelancing for a little while before that. I’ve loved every minute of what I’ve been doing since and it’s going from strength to strength. I’ve learned more than I thought possible […]
How to buy your website, part VIII – more management
Wow – it’s been a long time coming, hasn’t it? I’ve been off actually doing what I’ve been telling you all about – for the most part! Sometimes we all slip up, so I’ll tell you about that now. As ever, you can see all the previous parts of the series here. So last time […]
Just a quicky… WordPress custom nav walkers
Normal service will resume soon, hopefully, but I’ve not had time to think for a while. One of the reasons is an awful lot of WordPress dev work, and I’m hoping to share some of the fancy stuff I’ve been doing soon (the one site I know I can shout about is utterly beautiful, and […]
How to buy your website, part VII – managing a web project
Cripes. Seven whole parts. We’re in deadly sin territory, here… and today we’ll be discussing how not to sin with your project management! Ha ha ha ha I’m so clever. Anyway, if you’d like to see all the earlier parts, click here – and you can also sign up to the mailing list for future […]