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Duplicator “Freeze on Step 2: Database Install” Workaround

A student has reported an issue with the Duplicator part of the Moving a WordPress Site exercise: the process freezes in Step 2: Install the Database. Things like this can happen since there are lots of moving parts involved in hosting a website, so software updates can inadvertently introduce issues. There are, however, at least two […]

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How to Alter WordPress Excerpt Length

To change the default length of a WordPress generated excerpt, we need to filter the output of the WordPress the_excerpt() function. Add the following to your functions.php file. If you theme does not have a functions.php file, you can find starter code here: Be sure to change all instances of the word THEME in the […]

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WordPress Classic Theme Configuration: Shark Productions, Shorter 2023

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Using Duplicator to Deploy to Plesk Hosting Environment

I planned to record a Loom video showing how to deploy with Duplicator rather than All-In-One WP Migration. However, Loom is currently not cooperating. So here is a rough guide how to do it.

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WordPress Escape Methods

It is often said that the first rule in data security is to trust no one. From the WordPress developer handbook: It’s best to do the output validation as late as possible, ideally as it’s being outputted, as opposed to further up in your script. This way you can always be sure that your data […]

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LangaraPRM 2020 Teams

Web Designers Mishayla Dana Yuan Front End Developers Alayna Kirin U/X Designer (Yes, this is a new job.) Alex Promotions Taylor QA / Media (Combined) Stephanie Julia Teresa Editors Eugenia Isabelle

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PUBL 1220 Outline (2019)

  Publ 1220 Web Design Fundamentals Credits: 6 Room: A247 Contact Info: Kevin McMillan Office A248 (604) 323-5941 Days & Times: Summer Term: May 08 – June 16, 2018 Tuesday 130–520 Tuesday 600–720 (lab) Thursday 1130–320 Thursday 400–520 (lab) Friday 1130–420  (lab) Office Hours Tuesday 1130–130 Or by appointment. SKIP to Class Content This Section A class will cover HTML […]

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Basic SASS Setup 2019

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