Author: Jimmy Soul

  • Slo-mo footage of beautiful Cannavo Spring in December

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  • Wordpress Password Protected Pages Not Working

    Yes, I’m ripping off content from Wordpress.org Forums to put this together, but I think it has to be done because password protected pages not working in Wordpress is still plaguing many users. It’s not convenient to flip through a zillion pages on the forum, so this compiles many possible solutions into an orderly troubleshooting…

  • Lovework by Blacklight Smoke

    Get a little bit ahead of the tricks I can’t stop until I’m home Waking up early in the morning Staying up late every night Disconnect the telephone Turning off all the lights Bouncing off the walls They’re caving in Nowhere to run Nowhere to begin I’m closing down They’re closing in No way to…

  • Hiking Mad River Dam with Fox and Ivan

    Today’s hike was only about an hour. Fortunately, the sun was out but it was quite windy at the crest of the dam. We tried a trail that wrapped around the South bank of the Mad River Reservoir which offered a break from the wind, but introduced swamp-like areas along the trail which were often…

  • Want an A on GTMetrix?

    Here’s the deal: when your website loads quickly, people stay. They buy what you offer whether you’re selling goods or services. Your Google rank is influenced by your site speed. How is your website doing? Use GTMetrix to get an idea: https://gtmetrix.com/ If you’re seeing scores that worry you, I can help. My site currently…

  • Hiking the Tunxis Trail with Fox

    The Tunxis Trail is a nice hike in CT. It doesn’t loop but offers some interesting features and is very lightly trafficked. I believe I’ve only crossed paths with another person once in the past year. I started hiking it toward the end of 2018 and recently started hitting this trail again. I’ve probably walked…

  • Add your own title separator characters using Yoast SEO’s wpseo_separator_options filter

    Despite Yoast’s discouragement of using the wpseo_separator_options filter to add more separator options to the configuration page (SEO > Search Appearance), I really wanted to give it a shot so my URLs would have a neat separator that’s not commonly seen. Hookr.io had a great breakdown of how wpseo_separator_options can be implemented. I added the…

  • A Hike with Marc

    It was a bit chilly and certainly mushy in parts on account of the bizarre snowfall the day before, but the hike in the Winsted Woods, which has entrances at Gilbert High and traces along old route 8 North, was scenic and enjoyable. Both Marc and I got a chance to break in and test…