by Gabriel Pioaru | Jan 10, 2018 | Softwares
If you found this article there is no doubt that you already heard of Meltdown and Spectre security flaws, so i’m going to get straight to the point.
On my first atempt to install the patch KB4056892 Microsoft roled out for Windows 10, i’ve got the error 0x80073715. I found articles on what to do and how to update the software, but nothing related to this specific error with this update and what is the connection between them. And i’ve starded to digg around so you don’t have to. Ultimately i tought that i might apply the simplest solution: Do a disk cleanup.
First let me share with you what i have tried and didn’t worked for me:
- Quick check from command line to see if the system is affected
- Troubleshoot > Windows Update > Run the troubleshoot – FAIL!
- Manualy download&install from online catalog the Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1709 for x64-based Systems – FAIL!
- Manualy download&install the Delta Update for Windows 10 version 1709 for x64-based Systems – FAIL!
- Edit the registry (but if you’re not comfortable doing this YOU SHOULD NOT DO IT) – FAIL! (the registry was fine, it didn’t needed to be edited)
If you’d like to try more solutions, have a look at this article from lifehacker. Before you start it might be a good idea to backup first or at least make a restore point for Windows.
The simplest solution that worked for me and didn’t think of it the first time (why?? :)) )
- Search for Disk Cleanup tool in your system.
- Select the drive where your Windows 10 is ( this is C:\ in most cases)
- Click Clean up system files and select your C:\ drive again
- Check Windows Update Cleanup
- Hit OK and wait for the process to finish
- Go to Windows Update Settings and hit update again.
It might be a good ting to update all your drivers to the latest versions.
Now glad that it worked out. Sometimes we tend to complicate things and forget to try out the simplest solutions first. This is what happen this time… i’ve did the complicated things first without thinking that i should try the basic ones.
This reminded me of the first rule of IT. Turn it off and turn it back on again!
Share this with firends, you might be able to help them out.
by Gabriel Pioaru | Oct 22, 2017 | WordPress CMS
WordPress has alot of flexibility when it comes to moving it’s core file and folder structure, or like in our case, to change the Wordpress directory name. For example, you may have a wordpress installation like domain.com/myblog and you want to change that to domain.com/mynewblog. There are a few options out there, but I will show you two solutions on how to achive this.
The most important thing before anything: Backup First!
Solution #1 – A fast way to do it (but not so safe in my opinion)
If you are a developer and you operate on non-live enviroment like localhost or a test server, then this is a solution for you. If you’re not comfortable with this, go ahead and look for my other solution.
- Open your FTP software (I use FilleZilla), navigate to your installation folder /myblog and change the folder name /mynewblog.
- Open and browse for the tool named “Search and replace” and get your download from this non-affiliate link
- Now extract the php file whitin the zip file you recived and as a precaution, rename the file with something unique (geodajk.php for example). Upload this file to your folder (the one you just renamed).
- Open the browser and enter the URL of the file uploaded in step 3. It should look similar to this: “https://domain.com/mynewblog/geodajk.php”.
- Once the page loads, click “Submit” and enter your database details in the text fields. On the next page, insert the old URL in the “search for” text field and the new URL in the “Replace with” text field. To continue, click the “Submit Seach String” button.
- Once this is done, go to your FTP program and delete the Search and Replace tool you’ve uploaded in the first place.
Solution #2 – Cloning your wordpress installation
If you don’t want to get messy with my previows solution, here is something that you can use to achive the same result (is not that complex as it looks).
- Login to your website, go to Plugins>Add new and search for “WP Clone by WP Academy”. Install, activate the plugin and navigate to Dashboard> WP Clone
- Click “Create Backup” and wait for the process to complete. After the process is complete, click “Copy URL” and save it for later use.
- Open your FTP software (I use FileZilla) and search for your root folder. Over there create a new folder with the desired name like /mynewblog and install wordpress as you normaly do. If you are a cPnel or Plesk user, use that to make a new worpress install (I will not get into that in this article).
- In your new wordpress installation add the WP Cone plugin like we did in step 1
- Now that you have installed the plugin, go to WP Clone, select “Restore from URL”, enter the URL saved in step 2 and click “Restore Backup”
- After the process is complete, you might need to instal a new plugin called “Better Search and Replace”. In “Search for” paste the old link domain.com/myblog/ and in “Replace with” enter the new path like domain.com/mynewblog/. Select all databases and If you’d like to skip de “dry” replacement, uncheck the last checkbox and click “Run Search/Replace”
- Now you can delete the old folder installation with FTP. Be aware not to uninstall and delete the old database as it is used for the new installation.
- Now you’re good to go!
by Gabriel Pioaru | Oct 18, 2017 | WordPress CMS
In this article i’m going to show you how to fix the divi builder timeout error with a simple line of code. By adding a mod_substitute directive to your .htaccess, you encrease the processing memory for the Divi Builder. Before you start, keep in mind that you should backup your file, before you make any changes.
Go ahead and locate your .htaccess file, open it, and insert the following code at the top of the document.
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| # BEGIN FIX divi builder timeout error
SubstituteMaxLineLength 10M
# END FIX divi builder timeout error |
You can read more about mod_substitute directive in apache’s documentation.
by Gabriel Pioaru | Oct 16, 2017 | WordPress CMS
At some point I was working on a website for a client and wanted to hide a row, section or module, to be viewed only on specific device type. It was very, very frustrating to see that even if checked the box it wasn’t working as intended.
I’ve search the internet for a solution but i’ve found that no one had this issue (or no one posted on this subject).
But actualy there is a solution that can resolve the issue with just adding a little bit of custom CSS to the child theme. The code works with Divi or any other theme that you might use for your website.
If you use a Divi child theme as I do, go to your Custom CSS. It’s located under Dashboard>Divi>Theme Options>Custom CSS
Go ahead and add the following code to Custom CSS
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| @media screen and (max-width: 599px)
{
.mobileoff {display: none;}
}
@media screen and (min-width: 600px)
{
.desktopoff {display: none;}
} |
Now go to the row section or module and add to the CSS class field settings the specific class that you need. For example use mobileoff if you’d like to hide a module on devices smaller then 599px or desktopoff if you’d like de hide a modul on devices larger then 600px.
Remember that you can rename the css class with whatever you want/ and you can change the max/min width to fit your needs.
by Gabriel Pioaru | Sep 3, 2017 | WordPress CMS
Instaling Facebook Comments to replace your standard wordpress comment system can drive more engagement and shareability to your blog articles.
I will explain below, how to add Facebook Comments to WordPress without a plugin, in 3 easy steps.
Here are some reasons why you might want to do that:
- Less additional code – With more and more plugins on your wordpress instalation you are adding more unnecessary code that may slow down your website. Less plugins you have the better, especially if you already have lots of plugins installed.
- It is more secure – Every time you add a plugin, you might open up to malware injections and hackers will exploit every security hole, espepcialy if the plugin is not up-to-date, and this can cause alot of problems for you. If you don’t trust the author, do not install that plugin. Research first if the plugin is trusted by others, of it has a good support community etc. NOT ALL PLUGINS ARE CERATED EQUAL.
- Fast and easy installation – The thing is that manualy setting up facebook comments is easier then you think and all it takes is a couple on minutes. See the proccess below.
STEP 1: The Setup of Facebook Comments
Go ahead to the official Facebook Comment developer page and setup your own settings. Type the path to your blog page ex: https://mywebsite.com/blog, insert the desired width (% – for responsive full width, px – for specific width), number of desired post, and hit “Get Code” to generate the code.
Your code will look like this
Inside your WordPress Dashbord go to Appearance> Editor and look for the file header.php and right below the < body > tag, insert the generated facebook code.
For Divi and Extra Theme users: Go to Divi>Theme Options> look for the Integrations tab, Enable Body Code if you didn’t do that already and insert the code on the right of “Add code to the < body >”.
You can also achive this with FTP if you know your way around.
Note! – You should use a child theme.
STEP 2: Installing the Facebook Comment Code
Place the code below (or the oneyou got generated from facebook) where you want the comments to appear (usualy at the end of your posts). This code utilizes dynamic functions to make Facebook Comments unique for each page. You should look for single.php file to edit inside your theme/child theme folder.
Here is an example where i’ve put the code for this blog
To see the full list of display options and tags, visit the Facebook Comments settings.
STEP 3: Testing your setup
So you’ve got to this part of the tutorial. You’ve placed the two code in the right places, and now is time to check if your implementation works. Now you can visit a few of your blog posts to verify if everything is functioning and shows properly.
That is it!
Feel free to leave a comment and share with your friends.
