Group Update: July 21, 2018

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Hello WordPressers! We’re reviving our old Meetup.com newsletter as a weekly digest in blog post format. If you’d like to receive these updates via email, subscribe to our site using the form in the sidebar (or footer, if you’re on a mobile device). Jump to a section: Upcoming Meetups & Events Help Wanted WordPress News … Read more

WordPress Toronto North – Let’s Fix Your Site #10

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Last Monday 20 of us met at the NYCC (North York Civic Centre) for our monthly Meetup even though the rain knocked out traffic lights and reduced Yonge street to one lane in each direction.  But with the word spreading that we offer free expert advice and fixes plus the underground entrances from the subway, … Read more

West End MeetUp :Live Demo of WordPress SiteBuilders

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Okay what is a WordPress SiteBuilder? Shhh don’t tell anyone but this is the potent combo of  a Multilayout Theme [think free Astra, Generate Press, OceanWP] with a top-end PageBuilder [like the free BeaverBuilder lite, Elementor or VisualComposer.io]. These combo tools have created a new category of WordPress Frontend UI development- the WordPress SiteBuilder. This … Read more

WordPress Toronto North – Let’s Fix Your Site #9

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This past Monday we held another “Let’s Fix Your Site” clinic at our North York meetup. The meetup is held on the 3rd Monday afternoon of every month at the North York Civic Centre. The exact time and room is announced on our Meetup page 3 weeks prior as per City scheduling requirements. I lost … Read more

WordPress Weekend: GDPR on your website

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Full disclosure: None of the following is legal advice. This is meant to prompt conversation within our community about the implications of GDPR. What is GDPR? GDPR (“General Data Protection Regulation”) kicked in on May 25th in the European Union. It’s a law intended to protect EU citizens by regulating the processing, transfer, and storage … Read more

WordPress Database Viewer

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At the recent West End Meetup, I noted that WordPress really needed a PHPMyAdmin-like viewer into the WordPress SQL tables. And an attendee chirped “Have you tried ARI Adminer?” No, but now a look see was in order. And lo and behold the ARI Adminer plugin looks and works a lot like PHPMyAdmin as promised: … Read more

West End WordPress Meetup: AWS & Azure Cloud Hosting

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Wednesday evening meeting went well given that your Organizer inspected the Committee Room not correct location, the Council Chambers. But there is good news – Council Chambers has a battery of Media capabilities and room for at least 50 attendees. We had 11. Cloud Computing Services The topic itself was crammed with useful information about … Read more