Random Tips and Reminders

 

  • The Core development tool is SiteOrigin Page Builder which has full documentation at siteorigin.com  For example, to learn styling of a page, go to https://siteorigin.com/page-builder/documentation/styling-page/
  • Useful free Programs
    https://convertio.co/  for converting a number of formats including video, OCR, audio, etc
    https://pdfcandy.com/  is a pdf editor that does it all.  Merge, Add, Delete, Reorder, etc.
    https://www.remove.bg/  An excellent program for removing backgrounds.
    Grammarly is a  free program to check spelling and sentence structure.
  • Use F12 to access the mobile view of a page. 384 X 610. F5 refreshes a page.
  • Upload file size:  Upload file size can be increased using the MultiPHP INI Editor in the CPanel.  512M max. (see images.customerpreview.com)
  • Process for Editing and Uploading Images:  Download the image.  Delete the image from the Media Gallery.  Do not clear cache or refresh browser yet.  (Sometimes if this is done immediately after a delete, the image is not completely deleted, causing the newly uploaded image to have a different file name.  WordPress adds a -1 to the end of the file name to prevent overwriting files on the server.) Edit the downloaded image.  Prior to uploading, clear cache and refresh and then upload the new image.  Put the image in place in WordPress if needed, remembering that if the image was embedded in a  widget such as a Carousel, Circle Icon, widget background etc, it will not appear automatically on the website.
  • Batch Editing:  Use PhotoScape batch editing to populate a carousel in WordPress. Because the carousel is a third-party widget, the image name will not connect to the image location directly from the Media Gallery.  Each image must be loaded individually into the carousel anyway, so the naming convention of the image is not important.
  • PhotoScape can be used to change the color of an image.  From the Home tab in PhotoScape click on the arrow next to the Bright/Color button.  Chose Decolor -10.  Then select a new color with the color picker and from the same arrow next to the Bright/Color button choose Colorize.  Install the color chosen from the color picker.  Now, to get the exact color desired, click on the Bright/Color button itself and make the fine-tuned modifications.