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Forum: Programming 6th June 2017, 11:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,187
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: Help with a hacked WP site

Well, you didn't provide a url before, so I searched with google for this double exact string:
"these men ask for just the same" "this office is dedicated to seeing"
and I got one result,
http:...
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 04:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 168
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: Wordpress plugin conflict with theme

Guess you fixed your problem?
I see this: http://imgur.com/a/JlSHK
That 2014 theme is so minimal though, suggest you spend $60 on something professional!
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 04:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 292
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: Looking to redesign and curious about cost

5err might not be so bad if you don't hire the cheapest person. Alternatively, search for a local high school or college student.
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 04:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 286
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: When is better way to build a website: Hand coding or using a CMS ?

I am going to disagree with everyone here if you are thinking about building a broker's site like Coldwell Banker. I am a software dev for 25 years. By "handcoded" you mean a fully custom web...
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 03:36 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 237
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: Responsive web design

This is not simple. As Fredbou says, you can buy a theme that is already responsive (html5, css, javascript). I like the website wrapbootstrap.com for general website design. These work for any...
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 03:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 598
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: Ask the Wordpress Specialist

This was posted 7 years ago. I guess the Wordpress Specialist isn't answering anymore questions!
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 03:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 164
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: What are the most expensive websites ?

Web applications with the most users, like Facebook, and ecommerce websites with the most buyers, like Amazon, obviously.
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 03:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 218
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: How to know how a website was built?

Fredbou is the winner, Squarespace.
All you had to do was view source, that should be the first step!
Line 7: <!-- This is Squarespace. -->

Squarespace makes really nice looking sites,...
Forum: Website Design 6th June 2017, 03:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 107
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: WP Plugin To Display Folder

Maybe this plugin will help:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-file-manager/
or this one?
https://wordpress.org/plugins/dms/

You can search the plugins directory for 'file' or 'download' etc
Forum: Programming 6th June 2017, 02:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 188
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: How do I run a PHP script on my WordPress website?

Simplest solution:
Install plugin "insert php" by Will Bontrager software.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-php/
Forum: Programming 6th June 2017, 02:19 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,187
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: Help with a hacked WP site

Hi, I found your website, and you have bigger problems that just that. There is Russian-looking writing on the top. If I access it from a foreign country, it is redirected.
WTF is lawyer-26? Is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th June 2017, 02:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,320
Posted By PhilHardaker
RE: Best (And Cheap) Hosting for 70k-100k visitors per month?

I am happy with Cloudways managed hosting. They are like a middleman, the site is actually hosted on Digital Ocean, and they manage it, and provide an interface for you to control it.
Forum: Programming 27th January 2017, 11:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 203
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How do I optimize my WP blog site for mobile?

Wow, these recommendations are all over the map.
You need a new theme, and indeed, "responsive" is the keyword to look for. Webpages need to look good on computers with standard size displays, as...
Forum: Programming 27th January 2017, 11:13 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 1,363
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Which is best languege to create new website?

This is a massive undertaking. The first site you list has over 100 pages and not just content. There are forums, mini CMSs, advertising, lots of web applications. The second looks like a circa 2000...
Forum: Programming 25th January 2017, 11:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 182
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Advise on how to develop a drag and drop kind of programming

Jquery (javascript library) and ajax was the way to do it on a web page 10 years ago. There are probably packages and new native HTML5 techniques now.

Depends on what you want to drag, and what...
Forum: Programming 21st January 2017, 10:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 155
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Whats the next big thing for sales?

Don't ask the forum, ask experts. Tried google? Search 'tech trends'
Forum: Website Design 20th January 2017, 10:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 95
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: A little Feedback over my website, please?

I am not an artist, but I like i!. Modern look, and works on my iphone too. A brochure site. Loads fast considering I am testing from Asia. I assume you will be adding content, blog articles, etc....
Forum: Programming 20th January 2017, 09:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 211
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How much will it cost for development of tracking software like Voluum

According to Crunchbase, Voluum the Polish company has between 51 and 100 employees. Since it is a tech company, guess half are engineers? Guess salaries are half the US, so $50k. Guess the current...
Forum: Programming 20th January 2017, 09:41 AM
Replies: 566
Views: 23,863
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Why PHP is best

Davismiller097, the reason you are seeing that is because the version of PHP on your hosting server has been upgraded, and the new version now requires you to specify your timezone when displaying...
Forum: Programming 20th January 2017, 09:31 AM
Replies: 566
Views: 23,863
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Why PHP is best

The only person I would hire in this thread-that-will-not-die is EmpireCasts, see answer #525. Everyone else is answering like it is still 1999.

PHP is not the best, most developers consider it...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2017, 05:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 157
Posted By PhilHardaker
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2017, 05:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 301
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How to select a domain name registrar

I've been a web developer for 20 years and I highly recommend using gandi.net. No popups, no upsell, no sleazy ads and confusion like godadddy and other consumer domain companies. They still have...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2017, 03:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 395
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How do you deal with people copying?

One could take the guerrilla approach. They are probably consuming your feed, not your web page, yes? Disable new articles from your feed for awhile. Or publish bogus stuff in your feed. You can post...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th January 2017, 11:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 300
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: What sort of software/app should I be using for my bookings?

So great that you wrote out your workflow!
Ok for fun I looked at all your steps and made recommendations. I think there are some ways you can save time and improve customer service. I will assume...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 08:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 106
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How to upload these files and edit website?

You can't edit a file in a browser and save it on the website, or no website would be secure. Also the file you see in the browser "view source" is a merger of other files.


Google 'how to sftp...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 08:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 132
Posted By PhilHardaker
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 08:15 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 192
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Good wordpress theme for a tech/gaming review and news blog?

Just my opinion, I am actually pretty impressed with these. The Benavente has more impact and is more conventional, the other is more specialized but I don't know specialized for what! Be aware that...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 08:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 180
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How to add .htaccess file for my wordpress websites?

Wow installing Yoast just to be able to upload a file is creative!

Yes there may well be an .htaccess file in public-html, don't overwrite it or you will break something else. Always first make a...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 08:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 90
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How to set up interactive content to describe process?

You image is not working for me.

I assume this is like a recipe. Do you have some minor steps and major steps in the process to be a new page? Then first page is:
1. Buy milk. (picture of a cow)...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 07:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 101
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How do i create an upload feature on WordPress website

Google "wordpress file upload plugin"
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 07:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 206
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: How do you feel about this page.

Personally I don't think it 'looks' professional enough. Don't like the darkness, dead space, old wood desk and the pink 'cash' color.
However, it looks better on my iphone though, lots better than...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 07:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 122
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Convert Static Site to Wordpress

I actually think it would be quite straightforward. You know that word press will co-exist with static pages. And you can give your wordpress pages any url in the slug.

I will make some...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 06:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 103
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: help me with the best way to do a download button in a wordpress site

You could add a plugin. Did you ever install a plugin before?
Go to Wordpress Plugin Directory.
Search for File Download because that is what you want to do.
This one looks promising. I think you...
Forum: Website Design 4th January 2017, 06:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 141
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Looking for help with website script

You don't even provide a functional description of the websites, so how to answer your question? Website code will never be accessible for you to 'download' and look at, unless there is a terrible...
Forum: Programming 21st September 2014, 02:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 741
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: OO Design

Ok, tetris! There are not a lot of 'things' in it, but here is my high level. And don't forget, there is always more than one way to program something...

You will have your main program class.
...
Forum: Programming 21st September 2014, 02:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,160
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Where Do Software Developers Sell Their Scripts and Software

1. codecanyon
2. google "sites like codecanyon", one article lists 18, another lists 50

Verify that the license permits republishing, not just use
Forum: Programming 21st September 2014, 02:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,246
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Web scraping for business names

scrapy is a popular python scraping tool (scrapy.org), more modern than mechanize

But yes, every url will be different to scrape unless the page layout is identical. Also consider that once you...
Forum: Programming 21st September 2014, 01:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,085
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: I need a sysadmin how to find one?

Hi Joe. It depends on what you need done. Your first approach is ask your host Tech Support. They should be able to handle a lot of tasks for free, included in your contract. This should include...
Forum: Programming 21st September 2014, 01:17 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 6,835
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: What's The Best Programming Language To Learn for a Beginner

Oh Nick, if you are still reading these responses, you must be so confused! I've been programming for over 20 years, lots of languages, platforms, applications. Your question is simply too vague to...
Forum: Programming 21st September 2014, 12:42 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,211
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Is it normal to re-use code?

Recycling is good!

But watch out for incompatibilities in old code. If you have been coding for a long time, or download projects from the internet written for example in PHP 4, and your current...
Forum: Programming 21st September 2014, 12:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 826
Posted By PhilHardaker
Re: Best frontend dev tools?

By frontend, you mean the user interface, so html, css, javascript. I recommend an IDE, JetBrains WebStorm, only $50. I actually use PHPStorm which includes WebStorm and php and database programming...
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