Tips
New to WordPress and not sure where to start? Feel free to explore the links within our Tools section, as well as the links below. You could also simply ‘google’ a question and you are likely to find answers because WordPress + Elementor is a popular combination. (Almost half of the world’s websites run on WordPress.)
- Elementor
- Astra Customiser First Steps
- Astra General
- Astra Global
- Astra Blog
- Astra Header
- Astra Footer
- Astra Pro Modules
- Premium Addon Widgets
- Ultimate Addon Widgets
- WordPress
The above links are relevant to design; however, there are specific functions that you may wish to set up (irrespective of the design of your site). Many of these functions are not activated unless specifically requested so please contact us if required. Each of the functions below has a free tier program, meaning you will not need to pay to use their main functions, but you will need to create an account with each platform.
Keep in mind that while Story Tappy can activate the functions below, we do not set them up for you, nor integrate them into your design – unless you wish to engage us for that service. If you are tech-savvy, the links below can get you started without outside assistance:
- All in One SEO
- LatePoint (booking system)
- Site Kit by Google (site analytics)
- WooCommerce (for limited sites only, subject to discussion)
- Google for WooCommerce
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Every Tuesday at 10am, the network will undergo scheduled maintenance. Please DO NOT work on your website from 10 to 11am Brisbane time on Tuesdays. If your site appears differently after that time of day, simply empty your cache from within the dashboard and refresh your browser if necessary. (First, just try reloading your page within the browser.) ‘Cache’ is basically short-term memory and after an update at the back end, sometimes the old memory and new memory will clash. The new memory will automatically update over a short period of time (replacing the old memory) but how long that takes will depend on a few factors. To speed that up, we can manually refresh the cache. The caching plugin we use is W3 Total Cache.
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If you see something in the Tools menu, click through for links describing how to use that tool.
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Regarding uploads, each item must be 250Kb or less. The file will fail to upload if larger than that. If an image needs to be resized before uploading, this can be done via free programs such as FastStone Photo Resizer.
Keep in mind that the bigger the image file size, the slower the website will be to load, and this in turn will affect your website’s search engine ranking.
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There are certain things that cannot be added to your website, as per our Terms of Service:
- Nudity and adult content
- Defamatory content
- Illegal content.
If a site’s content is not deemed appropriate, it will be closed immediately.