Dave Warfel

LinkedIn • X (Twitter)Dave has been working with WordPress since 2011. He's built 100s of client sites and almost a dozen of his own. He's tested almost every plugin you can think of, hosted with at least 10 different companies, and gone down every SEO rabbit hole you can imagine. When's he's not tinkering with new software, you'll find him in the mountains of Colorado, trail running, summiting peaks, and rippin' downhills on his mountain bike. 🏔️🏃🚴🤸

Apr 21, 2016Oct 2, 2013 by Dave Warfel

WordPress Founder, Matt Mullenweg, Giving Keynote at Joomla! World Conference

WordPress Founder, Matt Mullenweg, has recently been announced as a keynote speaker at the Joomla! World Conference, November 8-10 in Boston, MA. According to the conference’s website, “Matt will talk about the story and history of WordPress, and leave ample time for questions and discussion with the audience.” While this is more about Joomla! than …

Apr 21, 2016Sep 19, 2013 by Dave Warfel

https://youtube.com/watch?v=http%3A How to Change WordPress URL If you host your WordPress site with WP Engine, follow these steps to change your WordPress URL to work with the DNS settings you made in your domain registrar. Start by logging into your site hosted on WP Engine: [your installation name].wpengine.com/wp-login.php. Once logged in, click on “Settings” > …

May 5, 2017Sep 18, 2013 by Dave Warfel

https://youtube.com/watch?v=http%3A Finding the IP Address for the A Record in WP Engine To find the DNS Settings given to you by WP Engine, follow these steps. If you haven’t already changed your domain’s DNS settings with your domain registrar, start by logging into your site hosted on WP Engine: [your installation name].wpengine.com/wp-login.php. If you HAVE …

Apr 1, 2018Sep 18, 2013 by Dave Warfel

https://youtube.com/watch?v=http%3A In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to modify your DNS settings, by updating your domain’s A record with the IP address given to you by your hosting provider. In our case, we host our WordPress website with WP Engine and our domain registrar is GoDaddy. If you host your WordPress site …

Apr 21, 2016Sep 17, 2013 by Dave Warfel

This post is more than 2 years old. It uses an out-dated version of WP Engine’s control panel. In this tutorial, we’re going to create a new WordPress website installation in WP Engine. Why WP Engine? There are many different types of hosting providers to choose from, but we use WP Engine as our preferred …

Apr 21, 2016Sep 8, 2013 by Dave Warfel

Bootstrap WordPress Theme - Loading CSS & Javascript

In this six-part series, we’re going to create a WordPress theme from scratch using the Bootstrap Framework, icons by Font Awesome & the Bootstrap CDN. If you’d prefer to get up & running quickly, check out our updated list of WordPress Bootstrap Themes. Part 1 – Loading CSS & Javascript from the Bootstrap CDN – Learn the best …

Jan 23, 2018Sep 8, 2013 by Dave Warfel

The WordPress Admin area gives you the ability to change some of the settings for your website. There are several pages of settings you can configure, but this WordPress tutorial will walk you through the General Settings. With any new WordPress website, the first thing we like to do (after installation) is configure the general settings. …

Apr 21, 2016Sep 7, 2013 by Dave Warfel

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