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Disable Autocomplete for a form with Gravity Forms

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For convenience, most web browsers save what information you previously submitted on website forms so that the next time you are filling in a form you only need to select the entry from a drop down list of choices.

With date fields on Gravity Forms it generally displays the calendar below the input field. The problem occurs when that field was previously submitted by a visitor and the visitor returns to resubmit that form. The autocomplete drop down list will cover the drop down calendar making it difficult to select a date.

We may have a solution. Try using the snippet within this article to turn off the autocomplete feature on:

  1. the entire form
  2. a specific form
  3. a specific form field

Keep in mind that this snippet may not work on all browsers and they constantly revise how they handle such fields.

 

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WordPress Shows a Pending Plugin Update

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Does your WordPress web site incorrectly and constantly inform you of an available Plugin update but you can’t find which one needs the update?

You’re not alone. In this article I cover why this might be occurring and how to reveal which specific Plugin or Theme is responsible for this annoyance.

The usual reason for this issue is due to a Plugin which was included or embedded with your presently active WordPress theme. Some developers include a licensed copy of commercially available WordPress Plugins with their theme. The only issue here is when the developers don’t keep up with the Plugin’s updates. Thus WordPress detected the outdated plugin, but it won’t appear within the Updates or Plugins backend pages.

We can add a snippet into our theme’s functions.php file to reveal which specific plugin or theme is having the issue.

 

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How to Exclude a Page from your WordPress Search Results

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If you need to exclude a page or pages from your WordPress search results we simply need to hook into the WP_Query class. WP_Query allows us to customize the way in which our content shown, in this case hidden, on our websites. For more information on this class read the WP_Query documentation.

In this article we will also cover how you can exclude all pages from the search results so that only your posts are searchable. By default, WordPress search will display all your published posts and published pages. Many times, visitors are simply searching for something within your blog rather than on one of your pages. Removing your pages from your WordPress search results may provide your visitors with more relevant results and thus, a better visitor experience.

 

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Quick Fix for Unpatched WordPress File Delete Security Issue

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  • THIS SECURITY ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WITH THE LATEST WORDPRESS RELEASE

PHP security researchers from RIPSTECH recently disclosed details about an unpatched security flaw impacting WordPress websites up to and including version 4.9.6.

This vulnerability affects the WordPress core, and not any plugin or theme. More precisely, the flaw was found in a PHP function that deletes thumbnails for images uploaded on a WordPress website. This flaw allows for the insertion of malicious code which may traverse the servers’ directories allowing for the deletion of crucial files. Something which isn’t possible without FTP or server access.

The severity of this vulnerability is reduced by the fact that only users of a certain access level (Author or higher) can attempt an exploit. However, if an attacker manages to register even a low-level “Subscriber” account on a site and then elevates its privileges, they can exploit this vulnerability to hijack the site.

Thanks to the security researchers over at RIPSTECH, they not only disclosed this issue but they also created and provided a temporary hotfix.

 

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Can’t Access the Dashboard After Changing WordPress Database Prefix

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It is a frequently suggested WordPress security tip to update your default WordPress database table prefixes. However, upon doing so you now appear to have lost access to your WordPress Dashboard backend.

Attempts to login to your WordPress website Dashboard backend simply results in a redirect to your homepage with a very limited WordPress Admin bar. Furthermore, any attempts to directly access your Dashboard backend via the “wp-admin” url presents you with the following error message:

Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page.

The issue is that your WordPress website database has the previous database table prefix stored within one or more of its table records. You will have to manually update these in order to restore your Dashboard admin access. Not a big deal, using your favorite database tool (we recommend phpMyAdmin) we will show you how to quickly fix this in this article.

 

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Always Setup a Child Theme for your WordPress Website

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I always recommend implementing a child theme for any WordPress theme. Every time? Yes, every time.

Consider this, when you update a setting under your main active theme’s “Appearance – Customize” menu these settings are applied only to the currently active theme. Meaning, if you switch to another theme or decide to add some custom coding via a child theme later on you would have to remember to transfer over all your active theme’s custom values. Switching back and fourth would quickly prove to be very frustrating and time consuming.

All too often I see “custom” WordPress websites from “experienced” designers with no regard for their client’s future web related needs. Please be sure that if your developer is using any one of the thousands of free or commercial WordPress themes, that they create and activate a child theme for your WordPress website. Implementing a child theme, from the very beginning, before adjusting any appearance settings will save you from having to replicate these adjustments at a future date.

 

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Hide Field Labels on Gravity Forms

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Inserting the following snippet into your WordPress child themes’ functions.php file will activate the “Field Label Visibility” option within Gravity Forms.

This will allow you to hide any fields’ label so that you can use the Placeholder as the fields description text.

 

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Fix An Automated WordPress Update has Failed to Complete

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The following WordPress error message, “An automated WordPress update has failed to complete“, won’t go away. Not to worry, we have a solution!

 

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Gravity Forms Submission Error Redirection

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If a visitor submits a form and there is an error the form will reload the page or post and return to the top. The visitor would then be required to scroll down the page or post to see if any errors were generated. Many times, they do not do this and incorrectly assume that the form was submitted successfully.

To resolve this issue we would simply need to append the following text to our WordPress Gravity Forms shortcode: ajax=”true”

 

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