Posted on 19th, October 2018 6:20 PM by Spencer Hill
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Bash / Shell, Programming, Roots, Tips and Tricks, Trellis
Context I recently upgraded to MacOS Mojave. Problem When I ran vagrant up for an existing site (but was new to my machine) I got an error message after entering my password: tee: /etc/exports: Operation not permitted mount.nfs: requested NFS version or transport protocol is not supported There was actually more to the error but […]
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Posted on 17th, October 2018 9:17 PM by Spencer Hill
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Bedrock, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis
We have a love-hate relationship with Roots. What we’ve learned in the past 18 months of developing WordPress ecosystems with Trellis, Bedrock and Sage is that Roots claims to be a faster way to develop WordPress websites, but that’s not the whole story. Our experience has been that lack of clarity on what technology, […]
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Posted on 3rd, September 2018 11:20 AM by Spencer Hill
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This article explains why our server permissions are setup uniquely from typical servers, how they got that way and how to troubleshoot issues. The Why If you’ve developed WordPress websites in the past, you may think there isn’t a problem relating to permissions and we’ve just over complicated it. But, unless your server uses […]
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Posted on 30th, August 2018 12:24 PM by Spencer Hill
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2D Vector Design, Adobe, Illustrator
In this video we’ll show you how to create a city scape, with water, and adding depth of field with multi-tone colors, layers and vector elements to create weather. This tutorial copies and deconstructs a design we found on Matt Simons’ website. All credit for the design goes to his design team. Download the Illustrator […]
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Posted on 23rd, August 2018 9:57 AM by Spencer Hill
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We have switched from our former web-server-1.iteratemarketing.com to a newer model under TPC. How to configure NGinx and PHP-FPM for increased uploads. On Ubuntu 16.04 edit /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini look for lines post_max_size and upload_max_filesize and set them both to 1000m. Then reboot PHP (sudo systemctl restart php7.0-fpm) and NGinx (sudo systemctl restart nginx) How to configure NGinx […]
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Posted on 16th, August 2018 4:16 PM by Spencer Hill
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sudo certbot –nginx Choose the domain from the list. You’re done. sudo letsencrypt –nginx Choose from the domain list. You’re done.
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Posted on 28th, July 2018 10:36 AM by Spencer Hill
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Programming, Tips and Tricks, Website Development
We created a plain text list of all countries in the world and their respective states / provinces / counties. It’s incomplete but that’s the goal. Available on GitHub in raw format.
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Posted on 24th, June 2018 3:55 PM by Spencer Hill
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Programming, Website Development
We developer custom WordPress Themes from scratch and existing platforms like Roots (Trellis, Bedrock and Sage), as well as custom WordPress Plugins. We’ve done so for almost the entire time we’ve been in business (circa 2005). Over time we’ve gradually discovered the limitations with WordPress but ultimately decided that the alternatives were just that: an […]
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Posted on 30th, April 2018 9:12 AM by Spencer Hill
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Uncategorized
I have a knack for hitting every possible obstacle. It stems from the early days of my education and is something I’ve had to hobble through life trying to mitigate. Since the internet though, I’ve found that there are many others like me. So when I try a new technology I am in the habit […]
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Posted on 13th, April 2018 6:00 AM by Spencer Hill
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AdWords, Pay Per Click Management, Search Marketing
A client recently asked us this question: “I was looking over our Google AdWords campaign and noticed we are no longer being charged around $X a click but $X more per click. And then on the ad groups some terms are even more per click. Is there a way to bring down the cost per […]
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Posted on 6th, April 2018 6:32 PM by Spencer Hill
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AdWords, Pay Per Click Management
If you’re investigating hiring a company to manage your advertising on Google AdWords (and other platforms) then this article was written specifically to help you understand the typical pricing models and the pros and cons. This article specifically talks about Google AdWords, but it really can apply to other platforms like Facebook Advertising, Instagram Advertising, […]
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Posted on 20th, March 2018 2:08 PM by Spencer Hill
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Digital Design, Digital Marketing, Uncategorized, Website Development
These days, it’s easy to create your own logo or remotely hire individuals for as little as $5. Yet, some agencies still charge hundreds, or thousands of dollars to create them. Why is this? And which one should I choose? Shorter Answer Regardless of who you hire here’s what you should get: A horizontal […]
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Posted on 7th, December 2017 5:01 AM by Spencer Hill
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Bedrock, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis, Ubuntu
The Issue Recently, I discovered that when I saved my code it was no longer appearing when I reloaded the website while working locally in development. This occurred along with this error so I thought they were connected. The Solution It turned out that when you run gulp –production that the Theme begins to look in […]
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Roots, Trellis, Ubuntu
[Browsersync] Couldn’t open browser (if you are using BrowserSync in a headless environment, you might want to set the open option to false) I have built several sites with Roots stack now and suddenly, BrowserSync is no longer working on one of them. However, BrowserySync is working on all the others. So this suggests to […]
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Posted on 20th, November 2017 5:38 PM by Spencer Hill
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This article explains how we publish or update our own Plugins that are available on WordPress.org. Prerequisites Please read this official documentation on publishing a Plugin to WordPress.org Our sister company, WPPluginCo.com develops WordPress Plugins that our team here uses. Some of these Plugins are free and available on WordPress.org. So the question […]
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Posted on 17th, November 2017 5:40 AM by Spencer Hill
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Bedrock, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis, Ubuntu
Today I switched from my Mac to my Linux Ubuntu and attempted to continue working on a Roots site. After cloning it down and using vagrant up to start the server and the site. Then I noticed the sites styling was broken. So I looked at the main.css stylesheet and discovered it was not found. So […]
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Posted on 5th, November 2017 11:21 PM by Spencer Hill
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Bedrock
Disclaimer: First of all, if you don’t realize that there are possibly many causes for this type of issue, you probably need more experience in website development in general. Particularly mastering HTML and CSS. Today, I deployed a site to Staging. This means that I: Opened Terminal on my Mac / Linux Ubuntu machine. […]
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Posted on 3rd, November 2017 6:36 PM by Spencer Hill
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This document exists to outline our companies expectations of it’s staff. We expect it to be reviewed every two weeks by staff so no one forgets – as that seems to be a trend. Contracting – You are contractors, not employees. In the United States, in Oregon – which is where we operate our business from […]
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Posted on 16th, October 2017 11:37 PM by Spencer Hill
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How long does it take for the quality score to appear? A Google representative said it’s not a specific amount of time, but the number of clicks before the quality score is decided. The exact algorithm is not public. The CTR does need to be above 1-2% though and typically 3-4 clicks
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The following are notes regarding setting up a responsible and effective AdWords Campaign. Ensure the client has created a Google account. Ensure they created a Google AdWords Account. Ensure they created a Google Tag Manager Account. Ensure they created a Google Analytics Account. Ensure they delegate access to us to each of these accounts. Create […]
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Posted on 15th, October 2017 6:59 PM by Spencer Hill
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Bash / Shell, Programming
What is screen? screen is program that allows you to use multiple windows (virtual VT100 terminals) in Unix. In other words, instead of having a bunch of tabs open in Terminal to do different things at the same time you can run the commands below to show and hide them. 1. How to use […]
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Posted on 5th, October 2017 6:53 AM by Spencer Hill
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Bedrock, Roots, Trellis
Earlier this year we began using Roots’ Trellis, Bedrock and Sage to develop and manage websites. While the system is everything WordPress should be. There are some things it should not be. One of them is temperamental, another is incredibly complicated. Today I’m working on our third project with Roots. But simultaneously with our second and […]
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Bedrock, PHP, Programming, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis
Aaaand we’re back. If you saw or read my previous two articles, those were related to project #2. This article, however, is related to project #3. The Problem I created the site and successfully worked on it on my Linux Ubuntu machine. I successfully deployed my work from development to staging went to bed. And then […]
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Bedrock, Linux, Mac, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis, Ubuntu
This year we began using Roots’ Trellis, Bedrock and Sage to develop and manage websites. So far, I’ve only successfully completed one. But I’m actively working on three others. All riddled with obnoxious problems that seem to appear out of nowhere. Luckily for me, I have four computers. Two Macs, one Windows and one Linux […]
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Bedrock, PHP, Programming, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis
Yet another error while using Roots’ Trellis, Bedrock and Sage during vagrant up on a brand new site, development locally on MacOS Sierra 10.12.6 My experience with Roots is that every time I use it I get a new error. Even if I didn’t change anything. The Problem Today the error began when I create […]
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Posted on 10th, September 2017 5:42 PM by Spencer Hill
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Programming, WordPress
As of the writing of this article WordPress Plugins are allowed to do a few things that interrupt the WordPress UI. Headers – In the back end, when on any page, especially settings pages of Plugins, the headers are cluttered and inconsistent. Exhibit A, B, C. To improve this we proposes approving the following: Enhanced Permalink […]
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Posted on 6th, September 2017 1:19 AM by Spencer Hill
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AdWords, Analytics, Business Development, Company News, Content Marketing, Pay Per Click Management, Press Releases, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development, Website Development
This article outlines what both parties involved in a proposal, contract or estimate for internet marketing should expect and work towards during the negotiation process.
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Company News, Press Releases, Website Development
If you’re evaluating website development for your business we’ve written this guide to help you know how to define professional website development. Unfortunately, there are many who claim to offer professional services and very few resources to help you confirm and identify the good from the bad. 1. Receive a Professional Proposal This is, without […]
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Posted on 14th, August 2017 8:17 PM by Spencer Hill
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Linux, Operating Systems, Ubuntu
This article will help you configure Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 / 17.10 to behave equal to or better than your Mac. Context I’ve been a lifetime Mac user. But I wanted to play some games that aren’t available on the Mac, or no model of Mac laptops had a graphics card capable of running them […]
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