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How to make a WordPress menu item open in a new tab

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Web Design and UI Design

October 10, 2022

1 Min read

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By default, WordPress menu settings are limited, and the options to see more are hidden. Here's where to look to find optional additional Menu property settings.

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How to make a PHP “IF OR” or “IF AND” statement

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Back-End Development

March 27, 2022

2 Min read

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Both WordPress and Statamic content management systems are built on PHP. Just like many other programming languages, PHP's syntax for OR is two vertical lines; PHP's syntax for AND is two ampersands &&. Alternatively, the words "and" and "or" may be used, too. Here are some code examples.

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What to expect as your blog traffic grows

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Entrepreneurship

April 9, 2025

6 Min read

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Read about my partial journey of growing a parenting blog focused on kids' art and LEGO bricks. I discuss site traffic and indicators that my site is growing in credibility.

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Woocommerce Shipping: a simple, free USPS postage plugin solution

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Tech Tools and Apps, Web Design and UI Design

December 5, 2023

3 Min read

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Woocommerce Shipping is both a free plugin and a free monthly service available to WordPress Woocommerce users to manage the details of shipping for their e-commerce stores. I use this USPS Woocommerce shipping option because it allows me to easily print labels, schedule package pickups, and save money on postage fees.

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Enable SVG in WordPress Media Library using a function

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Front-End Development

April 9, 2025

2 Min read

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The WordPress Media Library does not permit uploading SVG file types by default. Trying to upload an SVG file to the WordPress Media Library displays a warning reading, "Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons." To change the functionality of your site and to permit SVG upload, you'll need to update your theme or child theme's function.php with this code.

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How to fix a broken animated gif in WordPress Gutenberg

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Web Design and UI Design

April 12, 2022

2 Min read

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Animated gifs are image files that loop, almost like a video. You place animated gifs, which have a file extension of .gif, as images in WordPress's block editor. Sometimes, however, your animated gif displays only as a single image. In this case, the animation and looping are not working. This animated gif error can be frustrating, but the WordPress fix for this error is straightforward.

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How to add a tag description to a WordPress tag template page

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Web Design and UI Design

January 15, 2022

3 Min read

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To apply a custom layout for all tag-specific pages use the tag.php file. This will allow you to create a similar template to other archive pages, such as categories, but retain customization options. As a starting point for your tag.php file, you can copy and paste the current code from your archive.php template.

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How to find the template your WordPress page is using

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Web Design and UI Design

March 27, 2022

2 Min read

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As in most things, there are many different ways to accomplish finding out what template or templates your page is using. Below we share a free plugin option and share a code snippet option for seeing what templates each page of your WordPress site uses.

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Use transition words in your writing for better SEO

By Kelly Barkhurst

In SEO

April 9, 2025

3 Min read

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Writing with enough transition words is an important measure of your website's readability. Your page's readability score is a Search Engine Optimization metric. Learning to use transition words is instrumental in improving your SEO readability score. Consequently, the proper use of transition words improves your website’s visibility. Read on to discover actionable tips.

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Fix a white, blank Widget page on your older WordPress website

By Kelly Barkhurst

In Web Design and UI Design

October 4, 2021

2 Min read

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Sometimes for one reason or another, you're unable to update your current WordPress release. This can cause your site's Widget area to stop being displayed with the WordPress admin panel. In fact, your Widget page may display as a white, blank page. If this is your situation, then I have a solution for you.

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