Wordpress Discussion
- Started 9 years ago
- Last post 6 months ago
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- sted3
- _niko0
I need to upload 3-5k products onto a Wordpress catalogue including images and variations some of which can be 200 per product, has anyone used a good outsourcing service for this?
Just trying to manage the clients expectations so that they realize it’s time consuming and not going to be cheap.
- https://www.wpallimp…sted
- i'm guessing its a woocommerce catalog, those are kinda hard to get proper performance with 200 variations.sted
- Thanks sted I’ll take a look at this. Is there a cap on variations? Or does it just bog everything down?_niko
- https://downloadfree…
i'm not sure if it exists, but this can helpsted - Yes it will be slow af., and even if you get a specialized hosting for it you're going to face problems managing the data/orders.sted
- If you would like to go with wp you have to use a headless wp+woo.
200x variations is insane lot, maybe re-think the structure?sted - Thanks man, yeah not all products have that many variations, average I’d sat is 10-20, but I can just tell the client to cap it to 30 max to make things easier._niko
- ideaist0
WordPress backups; what's the state of things?
Looking for cheap and easy (BUT not sleazy).
Had an "incident" with a clients WHC account late last year and caught with my pants down: https://cybernews.com/news/a-maj….
SUUUCCCKKKEEED and thought we lost 100's of hours of work and a loyal clients site with 0 backup.
I know; my fault as well as the host BUT NEVER AGAIN!!!
XOXO to you and yours.
- I guess IDEALLY Google Drive based as my business is heavily invested in that world.
Missin' Dropbox brothers/sisters.ideaist - there must be a cheap plugin that you can use to store files at a remote location. Make sure backup is not happening on same server.hotroddy
- Most hosting platforms offer backup. We use AWS Snapshots.
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We also use Updraft to backup to Google Drivedbloc - any decent wordpress hosting does all of this for you, look at Siteground or WP Engine.fadein11
- ManageWP, daily backups $2/month. Great service, I use them to manage backups and updates on 180+ WP sites. https://managewp.com…elahon
- I'll clarify, $2 per website/month, $75 up to 100 websites/month. Still a good deal and they have packs with other services like downtime monitor, scans, etc.elahon
- ask your hosting provider if they recommend a Wordpress plugin or Plesk/Cpanel plugin.hotroddy
- ^oops ignorehotroddy
- I use Updraft to backup to Dream Objects but you can use Google Drive like dbloc wrote.oey_oey
- +.what fadein11 wrote.oey_oey
- I also use ManageWP but don't use the backup service as I already had all set previouslyoey_oey
- I prefer to host with WP Engine for peace of mind and reliable automated backups. I also double-up with ManageWP.nocomply
- As others have mentioned, you can also check out Updraft or BackupBuddynocomply
- I guess IDEALLY Google Drive based as my business is heavily invested in that world.
- boobs0
I'm having buggy problems on a site. I've tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps. Those fixed a few issues. But some serious ones remain.
There are some formatting problems with how the posts display. But the pages display correctly.
When I make a post, I get an error message, and the post doesn't get saved, or displayed. But the existing content on the site remains in place, and displays.
Any ideas on troubleshooting the remaining problems?
- any errors in the browser console? Sounds like a theme / plugin compatibility issue.spot13
- check if your hosting is out of space or ressources. Or like spot13 says, turn off all extensions and get a default theme to test if something is causing thatSalarrue
- what's the error message that you get when you try to save?dbloc
- dbloc--"There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions." But I don't get an email.boobs
- spot13--I get a couple of warnings, and 4 error messages. But I don't really understand what to do with those. 1 is a "reference error" and 3 are "type errors"boobs
- oey_oey0
Single Portfolio Page vs single Portfolio Post?
I'm using Elementor Pro and just found out that the filterable gallery doesn't allow the use of categories, like if I have media files categorized as a portfolio that's of no use.
But if I use specific post categories then it'll work.
Also, I know if it's a dynamic page (like a new Portfolio Item automatically added to the portfolio page)then it's probably better to use Posts instead of Pages.I really don't feel like inserting Portfolio Items manually, the user should upload a new portfolio item/image and that should be like I wrote added automatically to the portfolio page without further work.
What are your thoughts?
How would you do this?
- prophetone0
QUESTION:
Is there a plugin/service that provides a way to have a Twitter account feeding into a WP site... but not as a Twitter feed insert... but rather where every new tweet gets converted to a new post?
So you post to Twitter and it gets checked out by the WP site (once hourly?) and if a new post(s) exists it automatically converts and published the tweet to the site as a WP post?
- not sure if this works anymore... https://wordpress.or…imbecile
- This is the best one I have found.
https://social-strea…dbloc - oh sorry should read you post betterdbloc
- Maybe IFTTT?
https://ifttt.com/ap…dbloc - Tx for suggestions... the closest I can find that fits the bill, albeit seems like an unsexy, sus plug-in is Twitomaticprophetone
- oey_oey0
Somehow I can't find clear information on this:
I made a custom single post template for the blog posts from a client's website with Elementor.
I used the Elementor Canvas layout but the primary menu is still showing.
In Elementor's website:
"Note: Only posts that use the Default Template will have the Single Post Template applied to them, even if they otherwise meet the Display Conditions criteria. Posts that use Canvas or Full Width template (or any template other than Default) will not have the Single Post Template applied to them."
Is that the case?
I know I can remove the menu with CSS but I just want to know if I'm missing something here.
Thanks in advance!
- When you say "I made a custom single post template" did you create it ?Salarrue
- ... using the template editor?Salarrue
- Verify the post template rules.
The post itself should have default template assigned.Salarrue - Or, you need to create a custom menu template with a specific rule not to show on postsSalarrue
- Hi, sorry I was having dinner. Well I used the template editor yes.oey_oey
- I have a custom header with menu for all pages. the menu showing is the default theme menu.oey_oey
- If I uncheck primary menu then a menu with all pages is shown. what is normal.oey_oey
- maybe it's the template rules. I have a custom single post template for portfolio items and there it doesn't show that specific menu.oey_oey
- the rules are obviously different and I'm gonna try first change rules and then dupiicate the single portfolio template and apply to posts and change rulesoey_oey
- this issue wasn't happening before. no idea what happened.oey_oey
- forget it, I tried several rules and as long it's a post (no matter what category) the primary menu shows. okay CSS.oey_oey
- just using .main-navigation { display: none;} for now.oey_oey
- has it selected the wrong template from the edit page in wordpress, not the elementor editor? I have this problem after duplicating an elementor page with yoastimbecile
- old topic but familiar problem with elementor.imbecile
- OBBTKN0
NOTICE: WPML is crashing with Wordpress last update, check your sites guys:
- oey_oey0
I miraculously received an assignment.
WordPress website.
Mockup in less than a week.I prepared the basics and installed GeneratePress Premium.
Then when I was starting with Elementor I thought maybe I don't need this to make a simple website.
So I checked Generate Blocks.
After half hour of trying it, I really felt unmotivated and didn't come as far as I wished.It seems when using it a page will load only one HTML file among other really good performance enhancements.
But Gutenberg? Oh man...
Is anyone using it or recommends it?
- Gutenberg? Using it, but not used to it... hate it. Just finished a pair of projects with (client wanted that editor), and I think I'm not going to use it againOBBTKN
- ...unless the client pays a fortune ;)OBBTKN
- right now with difficulties to make the theme sidebar start after the hero section/block. please don't tell me I have to choose no sidebars and then make oneoey_oey
- I recently built a 'huge' site of which the editor is nothing but custom Blocks. The site looks hideous now that they're editing themselves - else I'd share. <3PonyBoy
- To be clear: I hate Gutenberg but it's what the lead on the project requested.PonyBoy
- oey_oey0
This guy at WPTuts makes a good point about this in several videos, specifically about Elementor.
And I have to say that I totally understand what he means.
For now, I prefer bloat with Elementor as a mess of plugins and other stuff with Gutenberg but when I see tools like Cwicly or GenerateBlocks I wonder if WP gets better at developing Gutenberg how will things actually end, especially when page builders like Elementor rely on other tools for certain things and have to program thinking in all of them when doing updates so things don't break.
- oey_oey0
After 5 days working with Gutenberg I feel I'm getting there.
I'm making two mockups for the same website, one using GenerateBlocks and Otter, the other one just using Spectra.
I'm jumping over some basics because of the deadline but I will get back to it.
Watching tutorials while doing it, a slower process but fast results.
- imbecile0
Never heard of it
https://muffingroup.com/betheme/…
- _niko0
not sure where to ask this, not really Wordpress, is there a resource out there where I can create these vector animated waves in JS webgL etc
here's sort of the effect in AE
- https://vincentgarre…
https://p5js.org/lib…sted - https://p5js.org/sho…sted
- https://threejs.org/…sted
- https://threejs.org/…sted
- i haven't touched these things in the past 4ish years, obviously there are better solutions todaysted
- This is great thanks sted not sure this iscexacty what I was looking for but it’s pointed me in the right direction thanks a million_niko
- you could try canvas animations:
https://codepen.io/a…
https://codepen.io/t…spot13 - hmm that's cute :)sted
- https://vincentgarre…
- oey_oey0
any recommendation for an event plugin that works seamlessly with Gutenberg?
I tried The Events Calendar but didn't understand how to work with the widget.
I use MEC from Webnus on other pages where I use Elementor but to use it with Gutenberg costs me $69 because they have this special addon.
Should I give The Events Calendar another try or is there something else?
- for the events calendar in gutenberg, they have a bunch of shortcodes that are possible to use https://theeventscal…T-Dawg
- Use a shortcode block in gutenberg and paste in one of these shortcodes (with extra parameters if you need to narrow things down/customize)T-Dawg
- thanks T-Dawg, I realized I needed to install some addons. working fine now.oey_oey
- oey_oey1
I just found a vacancy for a WordPress Webdesigner.
They use a builder called Breakdance.
Anyone?- there's a free crippled version you can download on their site - why not give that a whirl? Most builders are pretty easy to work out.sausages
- I'm used to Elementor and before I used Beaver Builder. Wanted to ask if someone using it actively and what's their opinionoey_oey
- Do you like Elementor mire than beaver?YakuZoku
- I liked it much more because it worked better and UI was more attractive.oey_oey
- Squiddy0
Any recommendation of kanban plugin for wordpress? I have a wp site that is in continuous development / adding content. So just looking for something simple to keep track of it all in a more orderly fashion than just emails back and forth between me and a pal. I'm open to other ideas. Thank you
- for a simple online Kanban board (but not through WP), Trello is pretty good: https://trello.comkoma_
- thanks, might end up doing that!Squiddy
- spot131
Wordpress.com now has a 100 year hosting plan for the price $38,000 USD:
https://wordpress.com/100-year/
Which I guess isn't too bad assuming they last that long.
- imbecile0
not sure about this, still wondering what the issue was / is.
on a dreamhost wordpress install...
using firefox, when accessing the widgets page I get a 404 redirect to the site's 404 page.
If I use chrome, the widgets page functions and can be edited as expected.
cleared cache, permalinks, still no change.
most peculiar thing i've ever seen on wp
