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Q&A: I installed a plugin and it broke my blog. How can I fix it?

Posted on August 13, 2021

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Question from Cara G: I installed a new plugin on my WordPress blog and now my pages won’t load at all.

All I get is a white screen with an error message.

To make matters worse I can’t even get to the control panel to delete the plugin.

I’m in a panic here. How can I fix this?

Rick’s answer: This is a fairly common issue, Cara. Unfortunately, it happens a lot. And as you have discovered, when it happens it can cause one to panic.

Luckily, there’s a very easy fix for this issue that almost always works. All you have to do is use an FTP utility to delete the problem plugin from your WordPress installation. Here’s how: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you use wired headphones with an iPhone?

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Question from Melissa: I dropped my Android phone and broke it so I had to replace it.

I decided I wanted to try an iPhone this time so I bought a used iPhone 14 Plus.

I like the iPhone ok but I can’t use my favorite headphones with it because there’s no place to plug them in.

Do you know of any way that I can use those wired headphones with my iPhone? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I make my iPhone charge faster?

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Question from Melanie: My dad just bought a new iPhone 12 Pro and gave me his year-old iPhone 11.

I’ve had several iPhones in the past and it seems like they all charged a lot faster than this one. It seems like it takes forever!

My question is how can I get this phone to charge faster? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is Chrome saying my blog is insecure?

Posted on August 8, 2021

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Question from Carol: I have a blog and my web host recently installed a free Let’s Encrypt security certificate on it for me.

When I try to access the blog with https: in the URL instead of http: Chrome displays a warning that the site is insecure.

The strange thing is this doesn’t happen on every page, just on some pages (including the Home page). The rest of the pages are marked as secure.

I sent my web host a message a couple of days ago and another one last night asking what the problem could be but so far I haven’t heard back from them.

Do you have any idea what could be causing Chrome to flag my blog as being insecure?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]