Posts written by Tracy Thomason
Getting Started with Google Voice
One of the coolest services offered by Google is Google Voice, a revolutionary phone system that brings a wealth of new features to your various phones. The big idea behind it is that it separates your phone number from your phone service, thereby giving you… Continue reading
5 Mistakes New WordPress Users Make
While WordPress is rich and feature packed, it’s also incredibly easy to use. But like most useful tools, regardless of their ease of use, it’s also easy to make some mistakes in the process. Did you ever hit your thumb with a hammer? Yeah, mistakes… Continue reading
Flex Your Muscles with Google’s Site: Operator
Google’s site: operator has been since, more or less, Google began. Basically, this option allows you to search for text on one specific site. However, we’ll see in a minute that it does a whole lot more, especially for you as a small business or organization… Continue reading
Is Your Website Responsive?
Starting tomorrow, April 21, 2015, your website needs to be responsive. Google announced that “mobile-friendliness” will start factoring in their website ranking algorithm tomorrow. Unless you want to see a dip in your rankings, getting a responsive website needs to be high on your todo… Continue reading
Square vs PayPal vs Amazon for Accepting Payments
Being in business means you need to get paid, right? Well, at least it does if you want to stay in business. Accepting credit/debit cards is pretty much a must. Fortunately, there are a lot of great options out there from which you can choose. We’ll… Continue reading
How to Hide Pages from Search Listings in WordPress
It may sound crazy, but stick with me, because some times you really do want to keep search engines and on-site searches from finding certain pages. There is good news and bad news. The good news is that it’s relatively easy to do. The bad news… Continue reading
Collaborating on Documents
More and more it feels like people are collaborating on documents from their homes, desks, and the little cafe down the street. Having the ability to take your work with you is both a blessing and a curse. It’s also becoming a necessity. You need… Continue reading
Online Storage Options
To the cloud! I swear I hear that phrase every day. Someone is always wanting to store data in “the cloud.” Well, ya know, there’s a reason for that. In a mobile world, we need our data, our documents, even our family photos accessible to… Continue reading
Text Expanders Shrink Your Typing
A cool little class of tools, text expanders allow you to quickly (and repeatedly) turn a few short keystrokes into a whole bunch of keystrokes, thereby saving you time and effort. Growing up, I used to watch shows like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie.… Continue reading
How to Disable Comments in WordPress
Categories: Best Practices
Tags: Blogger, Comments, WordPress
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Due to comment spam, nearly every WordPress user eventually asks themselves, “Should I disable comments on my website?” Or, some might get all the way to the point of “How do I disable this &@$% comments?!” First, yes, unfortunately spam isn’t just for your email… Continue reading