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WordPress plugins to fetch external contents

WordPress plugins to fetch external contents

Using External Media Files While running a website, you will not always use your own media. In fact, most of the image material probably comes from external sources. To address this reality, there are a number of plugins that will make using external media much easier. 1. ImageInject I have mentioned this plugin in several other posts, simply because it’s really handy. ImageInject lets you search the Flickr’s database directly from the WordPress backend and insert images with just a few clicks….

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Keep Your WordPress site Busy While You’re on Vacation

Keep Your WordPress site Busy While You’re on Vacation

Prepare For Your Vacation and You’ll be Able to Relax You don’t want to be working when you’re on your well-earned break. But at the same time, you’ll want to ensure that your website is ticking away nicely in your absence. With the tips I’ve outlined above, you’ll be able to keep posting new content while you’re away, sharing on social media, and ensuring everything’s up to date and secure. And when you get back you can continue to use…

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Chrome Apps and Extensions for Teachers and Students

Chrome Apps and Extensions for Teachers and Students

160+ Chrome Apps and Extensions for Teachers and Students I have put together a Google Chrome App and Extension Database for Teachers hat is loaded with apps and extensions for productivity and classroom integration. In this post, you will find 160+ Chrome Apps and Extensions for Teachers and Students! This database is searchable and filterable by category, subject area, and grade level!   If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you probably know that I love…

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Commands You Should Never Run on Linux

Commands You Should Never Run on Linux

Linux’s terminal commands are powerful, and Linux won’t ask you for confirmation if you run a command that will break your system. It’s not uncommon to see trolls online recommending new Linux users run these commands as a joke. Learning the commands you shouldn’t run can help protect you from trolls while increasing your understanding of how Linux works. This isn’t an exhaustive guide, and the commands here can be remixed in a variety of ways. Note that many of…

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Understanding a 502 Bad Gateway Error – And How to Fix It?

Understanding a 502 Bad Gateway Error – And How to Fix It?

A 502 Bad Gateway Error means that the web server you’ve connected to is acting as a proxy for relaying information from another server, but it has gotten a bad response from that other server. It’s called a 502 error because that’s the HTTP status code that the web server uses to describe that kind of error. These bad responses could be due to a number of different causes. It’s possible the server is overloaded or there are network issues…

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