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PopUp on WordPress with plugin

Generally we use two types of popup.

  1. On page landing popup
  2. On click popup

There are many plugins those can be used for these purpose. But you can check below two plugins.

For on page landing popup, we can use “Popup Builder” plugin. This plugin can also be connected with “Contact Form 7”.

For on click popup, we can use “Popup Maker“. This plugin can also be connected with “Contact Form 7”.

 

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Extract or unzip uploaded ZIP archives Online

Unzipper script can easily extract .zip/.rar/.tar.gz/.gz archives files. Follow the simple easy steps:

  1. Download the Unzipper  php script unzipper.php
  2. Extract it and upload only unzipper.php into the directory where you have zip files.
  3. Browse the unzipper.php
  4. Select the zip file from the input box.

 

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Migrate Large WordPress sites with Duplicator plugin.

We will do the task with wordpress duplicator plugin.

Step One: Current Hosting

  1. Make Zip archive of all files and folders.
  2. Download it to your PC or you may copy the zip file to the targeted hosting location using Cron Jobs [Follow this].
  3. Install Duplicator plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/)
  4. Create New Database Only Package with Duplicator.
    • Goto Duplicator ❯ Packages ❯ click “Create New” button
    • On Step 1 Setup ❯ Archive ❯ check “Archive Only the Database”
    • Build package then download installer and archive files

Step Two: Targeted new hosting

  1. Upload the downloaded zip file or or you may copy the zip file from current hosting to the targeted hosting location using Cron Jobs [Follow this].
  2. Extract the zip file to targeted location. After extraction, remember to remove or delete the zip file from targeted location.
  3. Upload the duplicator archive zip and installer.php. DO NOT extract the zip.
  4. Create a new database and connect user to it. Save database name, database user name and password.
  5. Point your website to new hosting by changing nameservers. It may take 15minutes to 72hours to propagate the change.
  6. After propagation, you can browse installer.php. Ignore override warning.
  7. Click next and put host (localhost), database name, user, password. Test database.
  8. Click next and install database.
  9. Now login to your wordpress admin with current username and password.
  10. That’s all.

 

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Enable Shortcodes in WordPress

Add the codes in functions.php of your main or child theme.

  • Enable shortcodes in any text widget area. 
    add_filter( 'widget_text', 'shortcode_unautop');
add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode');
  • Enable shortcodes in excerpts. 
    add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'shortcode_unautop');
add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'do_shortcode');
  • Enable shortcodes in description field for archive pages. 
    add_filter( 'term_description', 'shortcode_unautop');
add_filter( 'term_description', 'do_shortcode' );
  • Enable shortcodes in comments. 
    add_filter( 'comment_text', 'shortcode_unautop');
add_filter( 'comment_text', 'do_shortcode' );
  • …..