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WordPress X Theme: How To Setup Google Tag Manager

google-tag-manager-wordpress-xIf you are a user of the WordPress X Theme, it can be a little bit complicated to setup Google Tag Manager if you have never done it. But fear not, I shall make it very easy.

The reason that it can be complicated to setup Google Tag Manager with the WordPress X theme is because the Google Tag Manager code must be added in two places — the head section and directly below the opening body tag, as you see in the photo below:

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Richard CummingsWordPress X Theme: How To Setup Google Tag Manager
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Permanently Set MySQL to “Forgiving” Mode [Using WHM & cPanel]

mysql-forgiving-modeIn this post, I am going to show you how to temporarily and permanently reset your MySQL server from strict mode back to forgiving mode using WHM so that your old, legacy code will work once again.

What happened?  What is MySQL strict mode and why are your “Updates” and “Inserts” no longer working?

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Richard CummingsPermanently Set MySQL to “Forgiving” Mode [Using WHM & cPanel]
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How to Remove WWW From Your WordPress Domain

remove-www-wordpressIn this article, we’re going to show you how to remove the www prefix from your WordPress domain.

And, just as importantly, we’ll talk about why you may want to do this and what the ramifications may be. For instance, will you lose all of your current traffic?

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Richard CummingsHow to Remove WWW From Your WordPress Domain
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How to Like a Facebook Page As Your Business Page

Facebook Business PageIn this quick how-to post, I’m going to show you how to like a Facebook page as your business page in two easy steps.

One of the main components of our social media software for small business is social  media promotion.  A key part of this strategy is to promote your Facebook page, which is done in part by reaching out to other Facebook pages through comments and likes.

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Richard CummingsHow to Like a Facebook Page As Your Business Page
Choosing the Best WordPress Permalink Structure

The Perfect WordPress Permalink URL Structure – There’s Only 1 Answer!

Choosing the Best WordPress Permalink StructureQuestion: What is the best permalink structure for WordPress? My company has setup their WordPress permalink structure using a year/date structure and I don’t think that’s the ideal solution. What do you think?
Mary ~ Bethesda, Maryland

Mary, this is a great question and one that, ideally, is given proper consideration before companies setup their website.

However, as you are experiencing right now and as I have seen countless times, WordPress website owners do not give sufficient thought to this and they end up with a bad permalink structure that then needs to be fixed later on.

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Richard CummingsThe Perfect WordPress Permalink URL Structure – There’s Only 1 Answer!
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How Can I Tell If My Website Is Mobile Friendly?

the-seo-system-mobile-friendlyQuestion:  I have been reading so much about how my website should be mobile-friendly.  But, as a small business owner, I have little time to attend to my website.  How can I quickly tell if my homepage and my entire site show up well on everyone’s mobile phone?  It looks good on mine 🙂  Thanks, Barbara, Dallas, Texas

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Richard CummingsHow Can I Tell If My Website Is Mobile Friendly?
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Who Buys Online in 2018?

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Who Buys Online?

Who buys products online in 2018?

This is a question that is too infrequently asked by people who try to sell online.

If you have a product that you are trying to sell online, it makes sense to first determine if your targeted audience is one who actually buys products online.

First, you absolutely need to find out if your product caters to those who buy online.

Secondly, to be an effective online advertiser, you need to know your advertising audience exactly! This will save you money and drastically improve the amount of people who actually buy your product.

But, how do you find this out?

In an article entitled “The surprising facts about who shops online and on mobile“, Cooper Smith attempted to find out the answer to this very question.

This topic was further researched in-depth in an article entitled The 19 Ecommerce Trends + 147 Online Shopping Stats Fueling Sales Growth in 2018 by Tracey Wallace.

The conclusions in these articles may surprise you.
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Richard CummingsWho Buys Online in 2018?
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How Do I Get My Web Content Indexed Immediately in Google [2020 Updates]?

Submit Post to Google WebMaster Tools

Many content creators want to have their web content indexed immediately in Google. 

This is possible…if you know how to do it.

And, today, I’m going to tell you exactly how to get your new and updated web content immediately indexed (including new 2020 updates where I teach you How to Use Fetch As Google in the New Google Search Console).

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Richard CummingsHow Do I Get My Web Content Indexed Immediately in Google [2020 Updates]?

Web Administration: No Permission to Create SubDomains

Question: Hi there. I just tried to create a sub-domain of my domain and I received a message that said: “There was a problem creating the sub-domain: You do not have permission to create subdomains of the server’s hostname.“. I have pasted the exact error message below:

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The Error Message

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Richard CummingsWeb Administration: No Permission to Create SubDomains
Post to WordPress from Cell Phone

Publishing to WordPress from your Android Phone

Question: Is there a way that I can publish to my WordPress blog from my Android phone? The reason I ask this is because I have become accustomed to talking out my posts instead of typing them and it would be great if I could do this for my WordPress posts :-). Currently, I talk out the post in my gmail and then email it to myself and copy and paste it to my blog but it would be really great if I could post directly to WordPress from my Samsung Android phone.  Many thanks in advance!  Lucy, Denver, Co

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WordPress for Android: Post to WordPress from the Park or Anywhere

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Richard CummingsPublishing to WordPress from your Android Phone
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Google+ Promoted Posts: Do They Exist Yet?

Question: Does Google+ offer a way to promote posts? I have had success in this arena with Facebook and LinkedIn and I would like to do the same for Google+. Possible? -Cecelia, Portland, OrRead More

Richard CummingsGoogle+ Promoted Posts: Do They Exist Yet?
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Where Can I Download Older Versions of WordPress?

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Find and Download Old WordPress Versions

Question: I have a client who uses an older version of WordPress and I need to duplicate their environment. Do you know if there is a place where I can download older versions of WordPress. Thanks! -Steven, Miami, FlRead More

Richard CummingsWhere Can I Download Older Versions of WordPress?