This project shows how to add Related Posts to Accelerated Mobile Pages in WordPress using the Contextly content recommendation REST API. The solution doesn’t use a plugin, is written in PHP and produces 100% valid AMP HTML. Bare Bones AMP Pages – No Related Posts I’m a Contextly subscriber and use the Contextly plugin to […]
The AMP related posts PHP source code and Mustache template are explained this project. This project is continued from How to Add Related Posts to Accelerated Mobile Pages in WordPress. PHP class AmpContextlyRelatedPosts The heavy lifting is performed by the amp-contextly-related-posts.php module. The module defines the class AmpContextlyRelatedPosts which has methods that: Calls the Contextly […]
This tutorial explains how to integrate Google Custom Search with the Canvas theme by WooThemes. The Google “Two page” layout is used where the search box is on one page and the results are displayed on another page in the same window. This technique also works for WooThemes Spectrum. Google Custom Search Engine Google Custom […]
This review explains the benefits and migration process for moving WordPress from shared hosting to WPEngine. Shared Hosting is Too Slow Shared website hosting is a great and inexpensive way to register your own domain and build a WordPress website. Nearly all the services (domain registration, DNS, email, site backups, etc.) and tools (cPanel with […]
This tutorial explains the WPEngine migration steps for moving your WordPress website from a shared hosting account to WPEngine. See the WPEngine Review for the overview and planning the WordPress migration. Website Self-Migration or Paid Migration Service? I chose self-migration for my WordPress website because I work in a technical field, enjoy learning about technology […]
This tutorial explains how to configure DNS settings for Google Apps Gmail when hosting your own domain. Also see the project overview for more information about migrating a WordPress website to a new host. Managed DNS Service I moved www.HandymanHowTo.com from shared hosting to WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting, speed and security. Because WP […]
How to migrate WordPress to a new web host with VaultPress by restoring a backup to a different site. This project is continued from WP Engine WordPress Migration Steps. WordPress Site Migration with VaultPress The VaultPress Restore to a Different Site feature makes it easy to move WordPress by restoring a backup to a new […]
This tutorial explains how to create a sidebar widget to rotate (or cycle) banner ads in WordPress using a few lines of Javascript. The technique can be used to cycle any type of ads, images or arbitrary HTML content in a WordPress sidebar widget. Ad Rotation Development Options An advertiser asked if it was possible […]
