Flush DNS cache locally in macOS Monterey, Big Sur, OSX, Linux and Windows
When URLs are just not resolving the way you want, it may be time to time to clear or flush the DNS nameserver local cache – enter the relevant command in the Terminal/command line for the macOS operating system you are on. How to flush the local DNS cache macOS Monterey 12.0.0 sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;…
Read MoreAdd and install PHP to macOS Monterey 12 with Homebrew
The latest macOS version Monterey 12 has removed PHP altogether from its operating system, there is a comment in the Apache config file httpd.conf that says: #PHP was deprecated in macOS 11 and removed from macOS 12 Fortunately you can install PHP and all the different PHP versions including 5.7, 7.4 and 8 with some…
Read MoreEnable the root user in macOS Monterey and earlier macOS versions
Here is how you enable the root user in macOS Monterey and earlier macOS versions, the macOS root user is disabled by default when the OS is installed. As an admin user launch System Preferences from the Apple Menu and go to the User and Groups pane, you will need to authenticate first by clicking on the padlock icon down the bottom left, then…
Read MoreUsing wp-cli commands to create and import WordPress databases
You can use wp-cli to do a number of tasks around the WordPress database including creation and importing, below are a few commands and what they do. Remove all existing WordPress tables wp db reset This will remove all existing WordPress tables and leave the db empty, but you still have a db. Delete the…
Read MoreReset Forgotten Admin Password on macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur
The passwords for all accounts on macOS Monterey 12, Big Sur 11.2, Catalina, Mojave, macOS High Sierra and Sierra, OSX 10.11 El Capitan, OSX 10.10 Yosemite, OSX 10.9 Mavericks and OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion including admin and standard user accounts can be reset and changed when booted from the Recovery Partition on macOS. Boot into…
Read MoreAdd full screen window canvas to back to icons when searching in Beaver Builder
In a recent Beaver Builder update the canvas size for an icon search was humbly shrunk as some users didn’t like the vast open lands of icon city. With a bit of CSS code injected into the backend, the icon canvas size can be resized back to its former glory. Add the above code to…
Read MoreCompletely hide WooCommerce products from shop, product search and WordPress search
You can hide a WooCommerce product from the shop page and product search by choosing ‘Hidden’ in the ‘Catalog visibility’ options from the Publish metabox on a product page in the backend. This is good and it hides the product as advertised from the shop and product search results but the product is still visible…
Read MoreHow to compress and uncompress files and folders in the Terminal in macOS Monterey
Since macOS is based on Unix there are a number of ways to compress files and folders within the filing system using Unix based application code, below are a few options using the Terminal or command line interface (cli). The default command line application interface in macOS is the Terminal and is stored in /Applications/Utilities.…
Read MoreSet noindex nofollow on posts from specific category using Yoast WordPress SEO
Using the Yoast WordPress SEO filter wpseo_robots filter you can set posts from a specific category to have the meta tag set with noindex/nofollow. add_filter( ‘wpseo_robots’, ‘yoast_seo_robots_remove_single’ ); /** * Set certain posts to noindex nofollow */ function yoast_seo_robots_remove_single( $robots ) { if ( is_single() && has_term( ‘uncategorized’, ‘category’ ) ) { return ‘noindex,nofollow’; }…
Read MoreRemove add to cart button on WooCommerce products that belong to a certain category
Here is some code to allow you to hide the Add to Cart button on WooCommerce products that belong to a certain category, so if the product page is viewed by a customer they will be unable to add the product to a cart. The code needs to be add to your themes functions.php file.…
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