The Web Medics

10/28/2024

This is why we don't recommend page builder plugins or themes, like Divi (use wordpress blocks instead):

03/18/2024

GODADDY AUTORENEW CHARGES INCREASE BY WHOPPING 85% WITHOUT EXPLANATION

We used to like Godaddy but no more. Without any notice or permission raised their price for our Discount Domain Club subscription to $322 from $174. Below are what we were billed in 2023 and in 2024.

THEY INCREASED THE PRICE BY 85% AND AUTO-RENEWED US AT THIS NEW PRICE.

It took 2 HOURS on the phone to cancel this service.

Here are 6 more reasons not to use Godaddy: https://www.authormedia.com/6-reasons-authors-should-avoid-godaddy/

11/26/2023

Bluehost has really gone downhill. Their tech support speak poor English, misunderstand questions, and often say "I am not trained on that topic." On the other hand, siteground is still excellent

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10/03/2023

From Enterprises to Small Businesses IT Systems are clustering around new Web Development Models

Web Development: The Move to Making Connections / UILayout / By Jackie Surveyer / July 24, 2023 Work on Messaging Protocols by DARPA set the stage for the Internet in the early 1990sInternet Protocol SuiteApplication layerBGP - DHCP (v6) - DNS - FTP - HTTP (HTTP/3)HTTPS -IMAP = IRC - LDAP - MGCP - M...

05/21/2023

Chatting virtually with Texas Gov Greg Abbott with AI Help

Chatting with Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas Leave a Comment / ai, facts, media muddle, readings, technology, tools / By Bernard Watcher 2 Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Chatting Virtually- it doesn’t fit in the post title neatly so let me tell you about how I am using some AI software...

03/08/2023

Comprehensive coverage of 50+ AI powered photo and video editing tools - big impact in WordPress development.

AI has come almost storm-trooping onto graphics computing in the past 6 months. AI apps and programs are effecting major Web markets like search/chat [Google and Microsoft already skirmish] But perhaps the most widespread use of new AI feature is in graphics software which has seen a flood of new an...

02/06/2023

This was a more broad ranging and thoughtful Meetup

Thoughtful Buffalo WP MeetupInfo / By Jack Surveyer / February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023 Our last Buffalo WP Meetup reported in as being packed with cheerful help. The February 2 2023 meetup took a thoughtful turn as major questions got discussed in a surprising turn of events. It started innocently....

01/04/2023

Traditional WordPress workflows are under stress

WordPress ThemeBuilders Under StressCoding, InfoDesign, UILayout, Webapi, WordPress / By Jack Surveyer / January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023 Our MasterWP.guru blog recently posted WordPress Under Duress, a report underlining multiple signs of pressure impacting WordPress. The WP Tavern Posting acknowled...

12/24/2022

Two Optimization problems show that WordPress is no longer in Simple Kansas

WPSite Optimization – 2 Recurring ProblemsInfo / By Jacques Surveyer / December 21, 2022 December 24, 2022 Despite scheduling just five days before Christmas, The Toronto WordPress Group’s Lets FixIt meetup had a strong turnout with many interesting websites and problems. The Big No surprise, Wo...

12/04/2022

Great meetup with some interesting WP discoveries

Buffalo WordPress Meetup-Cheerful Helpmeetup, Presentations, UI Design, web design, wordpress / By Jacques Surveyer / December 4, 2022 December 4, 2022 The Buffalo WordPress this past Friday was both cheerful and helpful. Cheerful with Michelle’s video upside down like mine so we both revert to st...

12/01/2022

New WordPress ThemeBuilders are adding luster to UI Builder features

Breakdancing up with ElementorInfo, UI Design, web design, wordpress / By Jack2 Watcher / November 30, 2022 December 1, 2022 Readers of this blog will have seen since the beginning of this year a steady stream of pleadings for better stability from Elementor Builder. The most recent review, just a w...

11/28/2022

Elementor Testingcoding, Info, Layout Samples, UI Design, wordpress / By Jacques Surveyer / November 22, 2022 November 28, 2022 Testing Elementor Flexbox AgainElementor introduced Flexbox in version 3.6 in late 2021 but by March of 2022 it presented a lot of bugs for users. Given that Flexbox as see...