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How to Update PHP Version in SiteGround (with cPanel)
Added 159 Views / 0 LikesRunning an older version of PHP on your WordPress site? If you're hosting with SiteGround, I'll show you how to update your PHP version using cPanel in SiteGround. SiteGround offers PHP 7.3, 7.2, 7.1 and 7.0. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you use 7.3, but 7.2 is also OK. Updating to PHP 7.3 will provide significant performance improvements, as well as keep your site secure. In this video, I show you how to run some tests before updating, and then use SiteGround'
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How to Update PHP Version with Kinsta WordPress Hosting
Added 147 Views / 0 LikesRunning an older version of PHP on your WordPress site? If you're hosting with Kinsta, I'll show you how to update your PHP version using their simple tools. Kinsta offers PHP 7.3, 7.2, 7.1 and 7.0. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you use 7.3, but 7.2 is also OK. Updating to PHP 7.3 will provide significant performance improvements, as well as keep your site secure. In this video, I show you how to run some tests before updating, and then use Kinsta's custom dashb
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How to Update PHP Version in GoDaddy (Managed WordPress Hosting)
Added 251 Views / 0 LikesRunning an older version of PHP on your WordPress site? If you're hosting with GoDaddy, I'll show you how to update your PHP version using GoDaddy's managed WordPress dashboard. As of February 25, 2019, GoDaddy offers PHP 7.2, 7.1 and 7.0. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you use 7.2, and then switch to 7.3 as soon as it's available. Updating to PHP 7.2 will provide significant performance improvements, as well as keep your site secure. In this video, I show you ho
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WordPress Image Editing: How to Crop, Scale, Rotate, Flip, Resize & Restore Images
Added 121 Views / 0 LikesFollow along as we answer all your questions related to editing images in WordPress. We'll show you how to crop a WordPress image, as well as scale, rotate, flip, restore, delete and replace one. You'll also learn how to edit the thumbnail only, or edit the main image and leave the thumbnail untouched. In this video, we'll cover the following ways to edit images in WordPress: 1. Scale 2. Crop 3. Rotate 4. Flip (horizontally or vertically) 5. Restore t
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WordPress Media Library Basics: What It Is & How to Use It
Added 112 Views / 0 LikesLearn all about the WordPress Media Library: what it is, how to navigate it and the beginner steps to editing images in WordPress. This WordPress mini course will take you through 3 aspects of the Media Library: - A basic overview of what it is used for - How to upload images (and other media) to WordPress - The basics of the "Edit Image" screen After this, you'll be ready to edit images directly in WordPress, before you add them to your site. WRITTEN
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How to Find a WordPress User ID (2 Simple Methods)
Added 149 Views / 0 LikesI'll show you 2 simple ways to find a WordPress User ID. You might need this ID to provide access via a membership plugin, LMS, or for other reasons. By default, the WordPress user ID is not clearly shown on the All Users screen. Here's how you can find it: 1. Navigate to Users → All Users 2. Hover over the username 3. Look in the bottom corner of your browser for a URL 4. In this URL, look for "user_id=X" 5. X is the user ID. It will always be a numb
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How to Replace a WordPress Image & Keep the File Name
Added 141 Views / 0 LikesLearn how to replace an image in WordPress but keep the same file name. This also works for PDFs, as well as other file types. Replacing WordPress images can be helpful if you use images from a user interface, such as when writing tutorials or how-to articles. If the UI changes, you don’t want to have to go through each of your help articles and insert a new image with the updated UI. Similarly, if you run an WooCommerce store, you might have inserted
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How to Edit WordPress Thumbnails
Added 114 Views / 0 LikesWhat are WordPress image thumbnails and how can you edit just a thumbnail without editing the entire image? A few things to remember when editing image thumbnails in WordPress: Different WordPress themes use thumbnail images in different ways By default, WordPress thumbnails are a square (aspect ratio of 1:1) You can edit your default thumbnail size & crop options by going to Settings • Media.
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How to Restore an Original Image in WordPress
Added 99 Views / 0 LikesMake a mistake while editing? No problem! I'll show you how to revert back to the original image in WordPress. You can restore any WordPress image back to its original version at any time. If at any time you want to revert back to the original image that you uploaded, you can do so easily with the Restore Image button. This will bring back your original image, before you made any edits to it. Remember: If you’ve already inserted this image elsewhere o
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How to Flip Images in WordPress
Added 86 Views / 0 LikesLearn how to flip images in WordPress, over their vertical or horizontal axis to change the image's perspective. Flipped images work really well when you have an image that you’re using in conjunction with other text, especially calls-to-action. You can experiment with flipping vertically and horizontally until you reach the desired effect. Don’t forget about the Undo & Redo buttons, either. They can be used for all types of WordPress image edits, not
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How to Rotate Images in WordPress
Added 91 Views / 0 LikesLearn how to rotate WordPress images clockwise or counter-clockwise. Great for switching between landscape & portrait modes.
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How to Crop Images in WordPress
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesLearn the 3 ways to crop images in WordPress: 1. freehand with your cursor 2. enter an aspect ratio (16:9) 3. use exact pixel dimensions Crop Images Freehand *Important: You have to select an area on your image first, before the crop button becomes available. Click & hold down your mouse, drag an area overtop your image, and release. Now you can move that rectangle around, or simply click the crop button to crop it. Crop Images by Aspect Ratio If you’
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How to Scale Images in WordPress
Added 91 Views / 0 LikesLearn how to scale an image in WordPress (aka: make an image smaller without changing it's overall appearance). Great for reducing file size & increasing performance. What does it mean to “scale” an image? - reduce the overall size, but retain the aspect ratio - all visual parts of the image remain intact - reduce the file size, which improves site performance IMPORTANT! Always scale your image first, before making any other edits to it. This is why w
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Overview of the WordPress Image Editing Screen
Added 117 Views / 0 LikesHere's a quick look at the WordPress image editing screen. I'll show you where everything is located, so that in the next chapter, you can jump right in and start editing your images.
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How to Upload Images to WordPress
Added 116 Views / 0 LikesThis lesson shows you multiple ways to upload files to your WordPress site. There are two main ways to upload files: 1. Drag’n’drop 2. Use the file uploader Drag’n’drop Make sure your Media Library is in grid view. Simply locate the file (or files) on your computer, click, hold and drag them into the Media Library window. This works for both single & multiple files, and also works when you’re editing any post or page on your site. File Uploader 1. Nav
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Build a Custom Homepage using Elementor Page Builder (for WordPress)
Added 142 Views / 0 LikesFollow along as I build a custom homepage using the Elementor page builder for WordPress. You'll learn backgrounds, shape dividers, how to create an image slider, headers, buttons and more. - learn typography, font sizes, line height, etc. - learn about spacing: padding & margins - how to utilize different page templates, to start with a blank canvas - learn how to use columns & rows to create boxes I'll also cover mobile styles to make your site resp
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Build a WordPress Site with Elementor Page Builder: The Basics
Added 128 Views / 0 LikesLearn how to build a WordPress site using the Elementor page builder. I'll cover the basic widgets in Elementor's free version, convert a few pages over to the page builder, and show you around the interface. You'll learn how to use the WordPress text widget, as well as an image widget and accordion widget. Learn about custom backgrounds, typography, colors, padding, margins & more. GET ELEMENTOR • https://wpsmackdown.com/out/elementor/ (aff link)
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How to Update PHP Version in WP Engine
Added 123 Views / 0 LikesRunning an older version of PHP on your WordPress site? If you're hosting with WP Engine, I'll show you how to update your PHP version in WP Engine's custom dashboard. As of February 25, 2019, WP Engine only offers up to PHP 7.2. I'm hoping they will add PHP 7.3 soon, as it is even faster than 7.2. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you use 7.2, and 7.3 when it becomes available. Updating to PHP 7.2 will provide significant performance improvements, as well as keep y
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WordPress Permalinks Updated in WordPress 4.4
Added 55 Views / 0 LikesThe permalinks on the Edit screen in WordPress 4.4 have changed. In this video, we compare the the old permalink style with the new style in WordPress 4.4. You might also like our video montage of the new features in WordPress 4.4, including the updated permalinks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBVSTcHV4go Twitter: https://twitter.com/wpsmackdown Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wpsmackdown
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A How-To Guide to WordPress oEmbeds (updated WordPress 4.4)
Added 60 Views / 0 LikesWordPress oEmbeds were first introduced in version 2.9. Up until now, there were only about 25 oEmbed providers that WordPress allowed you to embed content from. With the release of WordPress 4.4, you can now embed content from anyone who supports the official oEmbed protocol (and meets security requirements). In this video, I'll walk you through the 2 ways to embed content on your WordPress site, and explain the differences between the two methods. O
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What's New in WordPress 4.4 - New Features Montage
Added 83 Views / 0 LikesThis quick little video highlights the new features in WordPress 4.4. WordPress 4.4 "Clifford" was released on December 8th, just a few short weeks after WordPress unveiled it’s Calypso project. With Calypso, WordPress is making a huge move to more of a javascript-based application framework. And with the WordPress REST API being added to Core in 4.4, many developers are excited for what the future has in store. In addition to the REST API making it’s
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How to Add Google Analytics Tracking with Google Tag Manager
Added 166 Views / 0 LikesIf you're not using Google Analytics already, I highly recommend you start. It’s an incredibly valuable tool, and it’s 100% free. In this video, we'll show you how to setup Google Analytics tracking using Google Tag Manager in 5 easy steps. First, you need to install Google Tag Manager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v55O8Eo6QPM Then... 1. Choose your Container 2. Create a new tag - Click “Create a new tag” - Give your tag a name (Used for internal p
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How to Install Google Tag Manager on Your WordPress Site [TUTORIAL]
Added 140 Views / 0 LikesGoogle Tag Manager (GTM) is a small piece of code that you can add to your WordPress site that allows you to add various other tracking scripts, remarketing tags, etc. to your site, all through an easy-to-use interface. Setup Google Tag Manager one time, and then add unlimited scripts to your website without ever touching another line of code. Pretty awesome, right? Especially for marketers and less technical site owners, GTM can provide immense value
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How to Bulk Install WordPress Plugins w/ WPCore
Added 121 Views / 0 LikesWith WPCore, you can batch install tons of WordPress plugins at one time. We all use some of the same plugins with every new install of WordPress, so why not save some time and install them in one shot. Signup for Free: https://wpcore.com/ref/escapecreative
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Responsive Facebook Like Box in WordPress
Added 60 Views / 0 LikesA demo video of how to make a Facebook Like Box responsive using the Jetpack widget. Full details & a tutorial can be found here: http://wpsmackdown.com/responsive-facebook-like-box-wordpress/
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How to Add HTML Table Buttons in TinyMCE - WordPress Plugin Review
Added 87 Views / 0 LikesLearn how to add HTML table buttons to the TinyMCE editor in WordPress with the MCE Table Buttons WordPress plugin by Jake Goldman. This lightweight plugin adds buttons for table editing to the WordPress TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor.
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How to Update DNS Settings in GoDaddy for your WordPress Site
Added 109 Views / 0 LikesIn this tutorial, we're going to show you how to modify your DNS settings, by updating your domain's A record with the IP address given to you by your hosting provider. In our case, we host our WordPress website with WP Engine and our domain registrar is GoDaddy.
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How to Create a New WordPress Installation in WP Engine
Added 122 Views / 0 LikesIn this tutorial, we're going to create a new WordPress website installation in the WordPress hosting provider, WP Engine. Subscribe to our Newsletter for hosting deals & coupons: http://eepurl.com/bCkDxb
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WP Security Audit Log - Pro Add-Ons Review
Added 109 Views / 0 LikesGET PRO ADD-ONS: https://wpsmackdown.com/out/wps-audit-log-extensions/ The WP Security Audit Log WordPress plugin is an excellent choice for tracking user activity, sending security notifications, and creating user activity reports. It's both bbPress & Multisite compatible. **This video walks through each of the PRO add-ons** For a review of the free WP Security Audit Log plugin, view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXh0-5CnGDQ WORDPRESS SECURITY PLU
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WP Security Audit Log - Free WordPress Plugin Review
Added 126 Views / 0 LikesGET PLUGIN: https://wpsmackdown.com/out/wps-audit-log/ The WP Security Audit Log WordPress plugin is an excellent choice for tracking user activity, sending security notifications, and creating user activity reports. It's both bbPress & Multisite compatible. WORDPRESS SECURITY PLUGIN FEATURES - Track all user activity in the WordPress admin. Over 100 types of alerts! - Customize which alerts are tracked - Multisite compatible - Alerts for: users, logi
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How to Add a WordPress Site Logo
Added 96 Views / 0 LikesWordPress 4.5 has given us the ability to add a WordPress site logo via the customizer. This new feature is also being called a "theme logo" or "custom logo." Your theme needs to add support for a site logo, so not all themes will have this feature, especially right away. Ask your theme author if they will consider adding it. Both the Twenty Fifteen & Twenty Sixteen themes have been updated to include support for WordPress site logos. - Go to Appearan
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How to Embed Twitter Moments & Tweets in WordPress
Added 124 Views / 0 LikesWe've been able to embed Twitter tweets (individually) in WordPress for a while now, but WordPress 4.5 makes it just as easy to embed Twitter Moments & Timelines. WordPress Twitter embeds are now easier than ever. For individual tweets, nothing has changed: 1. Locate the tweet you'd like to embed in WordPress 2. Click on the date, which will pull up the single tweet by itself 3. Copy the URL of the individual tweet 4. Paste the URL in the WordPress WY
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How to Use Device Preview in the WordPress Customizer
Added 119 Views / 0 LikesThe new device preview feature in the WordPress Customizer has been talked about for over a year. In WordPress 4.5, it's finally here. Now you can preview your WordPress site on a desktop, tablet or mobile device using the WordPress Customizer. This is great for previewing new themes before you activate them, and for testing how your changes will look before you publish them live. Learn about all WordPress 4.5 features: https://wpsmackdown.com/wordpre
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WordPress 4.5 "Coleman" - New Features Montage
Added 101 Views / 0 LikesThis quick little video highlights the new features in WordPress 4.5. WordPress 4.5 will be released on April 12, with quite a few new features and 372 bug fixes. Nothing completely game changing in this WordPress release, but lots of good code cleanup, UI improvement, and standards laid out for future development. Here are a few of the things you can expect to see when you update to WordPress 4.5. - New Inline Link Editing - New Text Patterns for cod
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How to Add/Edit Links in WordPress 4.5 WYSIWYG Editor
Added 114 Views / 0 LikesIn this WordPress tutorial, I'll quickly show you how WordPress links have changed in WordPress 4.5, and how to add/edit links using WordPress' WYSIWYG editor. Full Article: https://wpsmackdown.com/add-links-wordpress-4-5/ Read about all WordPress 4.5 features: https://wpsmackdown.com/wordpress-4-5... 1. Highlight the text that you want to link 2. Use the keyboard shortcut (below) to bring up the new WordPress edit link box 3. FOR EXTERNAL LINKS, type
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Optimus - WordPress Image Compression Plugin Review
Added 127 Views / 0 LikesThe Optimus WordPress image compression plugin does lossless image compression at its finest. Reduce the file size by creating progressive JPEG & WebP images, for all WordPress-created image sizes. In this WordPress plugin review, I'll walk you through the setup of Optimus, and talk about the features of both the free and premium versions. **Optimus Features** - Lossless compression of unlimited images - Compress .jpg and .png images (up to 80% saving
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Parallax One - One Page WordPress Theme Review
Added 140 Views / 0 LikesParallax One is a one page WordPress theme for businesses looking to make a great first impression. This free WordPress theme from the guys at ThemeIsle is a great choice if you've got limited content to display. Multiple sections are displayed on the homepage, each with a brief overview of your team/staff, services, portfolio, testimonials, and more. All theme customizations are available through the WordPress customizer. Parallax One is 100% respons
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How to Migrate Site to Managed GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
Added 161 Views / 0 LikesIn this video, I'll walk you through all the steps required to migrate your website to the managed GoDaddy WordPress Hosting platform. We'll specifically be migrating a website from GoDaddy's cPanel hosting to GoDaddy's WordPress hosting plan. 00:59 - Enter WordPress Admin & FTP info 03:41 - Once migration is finished... 04:38 - Login to your WordPress Admin; TEST TEST TEST - Correct theme is active, and it looks just like your existing site - Your th
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Tap Free WordPress Hosting - Setup & Review
Added 118 Views / 0 LikesTap is a UK-based company offering free WordPress hosting, along with cheap, $5/mo/site plans. They've been around since October of 2014, but have recently gained attention after receiving 150 upvotes on Product Hunt. In a WordPress hosting market saturated with competitors, you're probably wondering what makes these guys any different. In this video, I walk you through the features, pricing & support, and show you how easy it is to setup an account.
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WP Engine - Properly Redirect Domains (to avoid SEO penalties)
Added 60 Views / 0 LikesIf you're using WP Engine's managed WordPress hosting platform, there is an important part of your domain setup that you might have missed. You could receive SEO duplicate content penalties if you don't set your domains up correctly. WP Engine automatically creates your site on a subdomain of wpengine.com (yoursite.wpengine.com). This is fine for development, but you don't want people (or Google's search engine) to access this site once you go live at
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YouTube Fan Finder - Get More Subscribers w/ Channel Ads
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesYouTube Fan Finder was launched in 2013 as a way for you to acquire more YouTube subscribers, completely free of charge. You just upload a channel ad, and then YouTube uses it's algorithm to find people whom they think will enjoy your videos, based on their interests & watch history. YouTube's official Fan Finder Program help page mentions that they've discontinued the program, but they still provide the option to add a channel ad in the Creator Studi
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How to Change YouTube Playback Speed (Slow Motion, 2x, etc.)
Added 119 Views / 0 LikesThis video will show you how to quickly change the YouTube playback speed to 0.25, 0.5, 1.25, 1.5 or 2x. For slow motion YouTube videos, choose a playback speed of 0.25 or 0.5. For tutorials, educational videos, lectures, etc., increase your playback speed to 1.25x, 1.5x or 2x. YouTube playback speed is only available on the YouTube web player, and NOT for YouTube's mobile apps on Android & iPhone. HOWEVER, you can open YouTube videos on their mobile
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Twenty Sixteen - Responsive WordPress Theme Review
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesTwenty Sixteen... a mobile-first, responsive theme that puts your content first – from the makers of WordPress. Full, detailed review: http://wpsmackdown.com/wp-themes/twenty-sixteen/ Twenty Sixteen is a free, responsive, 2-column theme. In this theme review, I'll walk through the following aspects: * Responsive Layout * Menus & Navigation * Fonts: Merriweather & Montserrat * Sidebars & Widgets * Main Content Area * Comments * Previous/Next Links and
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How to Add Favicon to WordPress using Site Icon [TUTORIAL]
Added 135 Views / 0 LikesIn this video, I'll walk you through the steps for how to add favicon to WordPress. It's best to use the WordPress Site Icon feature to add your favicon because this will also create app icons for iPhone, iPad, Android & Windows devices. App icons are added to a mobile phone user's homescreen for easy access back to your website. If you need to create a WordPress favicon, check out the full tutorial on how to create favicons using Adobe Photoshop and
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NO WordPress oEmbed - Just Insert a Clickable Link
Added 135 Views / 0 LikesAfter we posted our video about how to use WordPress oEmbeds in version 4.4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX38T-ZmATI), one of our viewers had a question about how to NOT enable the embeds. Specifically, if you have a website that supports oEmbed, and you just want to insert hyperlinked text in the post editor -- NOT automatically an embed -- how do you do that? You can use the "Insert Link" button in the editor toolbar. Just enter the URL for both
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How to Install Facebook Pixel on your Website - 3 Easy Ways
Added 143 Views / 0 LikesLearn how to install Facebook Pixel on your website in this video tutorial for beginners. **Updated May 2016** This is for the NEW Facebook Pixel, not the old conversion pixel. The Facebook Pixel can be used for creating custom audiences, Facebook retargeting, tracking conversions from your Facebook ads, and more. You can only install one Facebook Pixel per Ad Account, but that's all you need. The new Facebook Pixel takes care of everything related to
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Twitter Remarketing - How to Add a Twitter Website Tag
Added 124 Views / 0 LikesTwitter remarketing allows you to target visitors to your website using Twitter Ads. We'll show you how to add a Twitter website tag to your site to start using Twitter remarketing in your Twitter ad campaigns. *This is a Twitter UNIVERSAL Website Tag, meaning it appears on every page of your site.* There are a few ways to add the Twitter Website Tag: - Add it to the footer.php code of your active WordPress theme, just above the closing body tag in th
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How To Use The Divi Theme Contact Form - Divi Theme Tutorial
Added 148 Views / 0 LikesNEW Divi Theme Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1RkMMyjkOM&t=1093s Divi Supreme Modules: https://www.darrelwilson.com/divisupreme Get 10% Off Divi Theme: https://darrelwilson.com/divi-discount In this video, ill show you how to use the contact form for the divi theme. The divi theme has a very dynamic contact form that allows you to add in re-direct links and conditional logic. Basically, you can have different answers depending on what your