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Remove Gutenberg CSS Library from WordPress

If you’re not using the Gutenberg editor (introduced in WordPress version 5), it is a good idea to remove the Gutenberg CSS which is automatically loaded.

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WP Synchro SSL error fix

When you create your first import installation in WP Synchro on your local site, it defaults to verifying the SSL certificate on your local setup.

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Owl Carousel CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) fix

In this article, we will look at CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) and how sliders/carousels such as Owl Carousel negatively impact CLS scores and provide a fix.

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WordPress: Trackbacks and Pingbacks

Are you constantly getting notifications on your WordPress blog that you have received a trackback or pingback? Are you unsure about whether to approve them or trash them or spam them? In this article I will attempt to explain what trackbacks and pingbacks are, and point out that in the majority of cases they are […]

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WordPress: Adding shortcodes to themes

Wordpress and many of its plugins add shortcodes to your theme which you can then use in your pages and posts. A shortcode looks something like [myshortcode].

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