by Tim Elliott | Apr 28, 2019 | Fixes |
This code creates a custom shortcode that can be used instead of an excerpt. The features of it are: Specify the length in words It will count to the chosen length in words, and then output more words until the next end of sentence punctuation (. ! ? 😉 It allows HTML... 
by Tim Elliott | Feb 20, 2018 | Fixes |
To be clear, this post is for my own reference, to make sure I don’t forget how to do it, and is mostly a rewrite of this post. The Problem Wordpress Multisite is a great part of the WordPress ecosystem, but is designed for networks of blogs either on... 
by Tim Elliott | Jun 19, 2017 | Fixes |
I’m a big fan of using the WordPress theme Divi as it provides most of the functionality you need for most sites and has a brilliant, active support community. Where Divi won’t suffice on its own I often use Toolset from wp-types.com to give additional... by Tim Elliott | Jun 19, 2017 | Fixes |
I got a request for help adding Divi builder to a custom post type created with Toolset Types so I thought I’d just document the steps needed here. You need to be using a child theme. If you’r not already doing so, do that first. You can easily install... by Tim Elliott | May 12, 2017 | Fixes |
The Problem Recently I wanted to style the links created when using the <!–nextpage–> code in a WordPress blog post. For any that don’t know, <!–nextpage–> can be placed in a blog post to split the post into multiple pages.... 
by Tim Elliott | Feb 13, 2017 | Fixes |
One shortcoming of Divi is that “out of the box” you can’t place a builder item inside another builder item. For instance you might want an accordion inside a toggle item, a map inside an accordion or a contact form inside a tab. There’s no... by Tim Elliott | Sep 1, 2016 | Fixes |
The Problem When you use a “Visibility: Password Protected” on a page Divi has its own way of presenting the page. The problem arises when (as is the case for a friend of mine) you’re using a white navigation text overlaid over an image produced by... by Tim Elliott | Aug 22, 2016 | Fixes |
By default, on pages the Page Layout Settings let you choose whether or not to use a left or right sidebar, or a full width layout. When activating the DIVI Page Builder, these options disappear. This makes sense, because if we would use the regular sidebar (as it... by Tim Elliott | Jul 27, 2016 | Fixes, Uncategorized |
The Divi contact form looks great, but if you need to add extra fields or input types you need to use a form plugin. One of the stalwarts of the WordPress plugin directory is Contact Form 7 which gets used on tens of thousands of sites. But the problem is that the... 
by Tim Elliott | Jul 3, 2013 | Fixes |
Recently I had a problem with a Magento installation with my Magento contact form was working. The symptoms were that the Magento Contact form was displayed correctly, but when submitted no email was sent. The Issue was traced to the form action which had nothing in...