Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

The rapid rise of social media and mobile technology has had a profound impact on website design and email marketing, yet many nonprofits have not yet adapted to the new aesthetics and functionality of a mobile, social Internet. It was the final presentation of the website design and email marketing webinar. billion by 2020.

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Byte Technology

MAY 2, 2017

From image display issues to creating automatic updates for plugins to working with shortcode, one day you’ll be stopped dead in your design tracks. Here you’ll see different default categories; simply switch it to any other one beside “Uncategorized” and save your changes.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

It’s little wonder that some 76 million websites worldwide are designed and administered via the WordPress platform given the ease with which any one—from tech newbies to Internet and design pros—can get their blog or e-commerce site up and running. Imagine losing everything you’ve worked for in an instant?

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2017

From a shiny new Events widget to tools that allow the display of images in sidebars without the use of a plugin or code, a great text editor for formatting posts to a video tool that lets people upload their videos (also to a sidebar area) from providers such as YouTube and Vimeo, the update was much heralded.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Ask any WordPress designer or seasoned administrator what is one of the most important aspects of keeping a website safe and secure and you’ll no doubt get a vehement answer: back up! Most users wouldn’t normally make any changes to these files or folders as they’re static across all WordPress sites. The Core WordPress Files.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We recommend not updating to PHP 8 just yet to allow WordPress core and plugin developers to update their code and release new PHP 8 compatible versions. What are some of the changes I will see? From a functional/user standpoint, there won’t be any obvious changes. What is the timing of the changes?

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Byte Technology

MARCH 23, 2017

Much is written for WordPress site owners and designers on the best way to create a unique and customized site for visitors. Here you can also build a standard color scheme that all users (who have the proper permissions) will see when accessing the admin area, or stop said users from changing the colors at their whim.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

De’Yonté’s a late-80s baby who found his passion for web design and development during MySpace’s heyday, when he helped his friends create awesome profiles. To help your nonprofit make the most of WordPress, your nonprofit should: Invest in a custom design. Research and add plugins. Make the most of analytics and sharing tools.

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Byte Technology

MAY 30, 2017

Sure, most themes come with choices of fonts, colors, sidebar and widget designs and more, but to make more monumental and noticeable alterations many users find themselves lost. Making this change can really make a page pop, especially if the content on that page is of the visual nature (rather than just words).

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Indeed, there are even a nice handful of plugins that help you with backing up your site: UpdraftPlus, BackupBuddy and VaultPress are just a few. 3) Sometimes a new version of WordPress that you get when doing an update of the core contains changes that mess with the functionality of existing plugins.

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Byte Technology

JULY 11, 2017

In Part 1 of this column we learned that, thanks to the vast and incredibly helpful community of WordPress users, there are countless hacks, tricks and tips to make designing, building, editing and administering a WordPress site a lot easier and, often, a lot more fun. Then visit “Comments, Comments Like Dislike” and configure the settings.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2017

There is a second method for displaying the latest Instagram photo that doesn’t require creating a new blog post: just install and activate the Instagram Feed plugin, which will add a new menu item called “Instagram Feed” to your admin area.

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Byte Technology

JANUARY 26, 2017

And of course change your passwords immediately, before you begin to attempt any fixes. Then scan your site completely for any and all hacks using a free plugin such as Sucuri WordPress Auditing or Theme Authenticity Checker. Repeat this step for all theme files, plugins etc.

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Byte Technology

JULY 4, 2017

Indeed, message boards teem with useful information that WordPress users, designers and administrators at every level of knowledge and skill share and disseminate. However, you can actually designate any page as your homepage. To stop this, install and activate the Login LockDown plugin.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If this doesn’t work try upgrading any plugins that were installed specifically for the admin menu. If an upgrade doesn’t work, deactivate the plugin completely. If this doesn’t solve the problem reset your plugin folder—also via FTP— by navigating to the wp-content directory and renaming the plugins folder to “plugins-temp.”

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Having images that are too large, a poorly coded theme, a lousy hosting service and far too many plugins are all things that can slow down your site considerably and have visitors hitting the “back” button immediately. YSlow Browser Plugin. Are they rendering correctly across mobile platforms?

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Utilizing WordPress plugins and widgets, be sure to plant social share buttons on your pages. The Jetpack module is really helpful, as is the plugin MashShare. Too often newbie site designers and owners will forget the old adage that “less is more,” especially when it comes to blog pages. Choose a design—theme, plugin etc.—that

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Byte Technology

APRIL 4, 2017

To begin, install and activate the Easy Testimonials plugin and, after you’ve done so, enable your desired configurations on the “Settings” page. Then click on the “Insert Now” button and the plugin will generate a shortcode right into the post editor. Don’t want to add another plugin just for customer reviews? No problem.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 15, 2017

After all, WordPress sites are made up of many different component parts, including the core program, hosting, software, plugins and even themes. One of the most important things you can do on a consistent basis is to change your passwords. So why wouldn’t you do the same for your WordPress website? all of which can affect performance.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 6, 2017

First install the WPForms plugin (you’ll need the pro version to have access to the post submission addon) and activate the program. Another method is to accept content from your users with the “User Submitted Posts” plugin. Install the plugin, activate it and visit “Settings, User Submitted to Posts” to configure the program.

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Byte Technology

MAY 11, 2017

now via their computer or by using the WordPress Beta Tester Plugin. One of the most noticeable changes will be with the visual editor in the text widget. That’s set to change with 4.8, Currently, if you want to display an image in a sidebar, you need to either use a plugin or know how to write HTML code.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This means: Keeping all your core programs, platforms, scripts, plugins and themes up to date with the latest versions. If you don’t have “add on” security programs or plugins, get them and install them immediately. Lastly, change your passwords again. These versions almost always contain the newest security fixes and additions.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 16, 2017

To begin—as it is with so much in WordPress world—grab yourself a plugin. Once you’ve installed and activated the plugin, it’s time to create your custom form. Then you’ll see a nice list of the pre-designed templates to pick from. Once you’ve completed this section, be sure to save your changes.

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Byte Technology

APRIL 11, 2017

It’s amazing to think that, when it was first launched, WordPress was a fairly simple and intuitive content management system designed to help the beginning blogger get their feet wet in the virtual world. Digital Online Marketing Commerce Sale Concept. What do you need as a first-time etailer? All good questions you’ll need to consider.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2016

And while WordPress has some terrific plugins available that can help you create and manage a comment section on your site, too often unforeseen problems and lapses exist that stymie the commenting process. Regardless of why a site doesn’t foster an active comment board, there are some quick and easy ways to change the issue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 12, 2022

There’s no easy way to say this, but in most cases, it’s better if you uninstall that plugin (or overlay, or widget)— it’s not going to have the impact you intended. Let’s talk about overlays (and plugins and widgets). For this article, I’m using the words ‘overlay’, ‘plugin’, and ‘widget’ interchangeably. That’s important!

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 22, 2017

From backing up your files to keeping on a schedule of updates to your theme, plugins and other programs to remembering to always change your passwords, there are lots of ways to keep your site purring along and, more importantly, to make it safe from hackers, malware and the like.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 20, 2016

10 Website Design and Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits. 10 Website Design Best Practices for NGOs. There are hundreds of responsively designed, low cost WordPress.org templates for NGOs and freelancers available for hire. Use the Facebook Comments Plugin or Disqus for blog comments. billion by 2020.

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Byte Technology

JULY 21, 2016

It’s great to have a stellar and attractive website, one that was professionally designed to utilize the most current design trends with state-of-the-art plugins and all the accompanying bells and whistles. Why is this important?

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Byte Technology

APRIL 20, 2017

Indeed, armed with this information someone can gain valuable insights into usability issues that can then govern what changes one makes to the site to best optimize the visitor experience. Fortunately for WordPress users there are some fantastic plugins and other tools that make creating a heatmap an absolute snap.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 13, 2017

The first major release of the year definitely promised some tantalizing changes and additions, features and enhancements, but the company was, of course, remaining tight-lipped about everything the update had in store for users. What’s New and Notable in the Latest Release appeared first on Byte Technology’s Web Design Insights Blog.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 6, 2016

First try disabling all your plugins and then re-enable them one at a time. Go to “settings,” then “permalinks” and click “save changes.” Most often this means that your JavaScript is not cooperating with your admin panel or your have a bad or corrupted plugin. If this sounds complicated and scary, don’t panic—it’s pretty easy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Because of its pivotal role in communicating your vision, mission, and values, your website should be well designed, informative, useful, and fully integrated with your online fundraising and CRM platforms whenever possible. . Are there easily-identifiable links and buttons to your donate page or plugin? . If so, how?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Before you follow any account, ensure that your profile is complete with (1) a well-designed profile photo and header image; (2) a bio that expresses clearly your organization’s mission; and (3) a link to your website. CircuitEditor regularly hosts Twitter Chats on the subjects of social change and philanthropy in Africa.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Ask any seasoned web designer what is one of the most important elements of building and running a site and you’ll no doubt get the same answer across the board: think mobile first. Pingdom is great if you don’t need to be making changes to your site on a daily basis.

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Neon CRM

MAY 26, 2023

The best nonprofit marketing campaigns are designed for awareness and advocacy for your organization. A plugin can be used on the website that connects to an organization’s database. It can update as the data changes, ensuring the website always shows the most current information. Here are five ideas to consider.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Social Actions has designed the Change the Web contest to stimulate innovative and effective web application development that facilitate social actions. Visit the Social Actions Change the Web page for more details on the competition process and how to participate. The winning application will receive $10,000.

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