Nicholas Lamb is the Managing Partner of York Web Technologies LLC.
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Using tinypng WordPress plugin for image size optimization

To utilize and automate server-side image compression, we recommend TinyPNG ‘s plugin for WordPress. It’s ease of use (removing a step from Photoshop processing of images for upload to WordPress) and amazing compression algorithm make it a no-brainer for any website, especially one that uses a lot of images vs text. When you upload your
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Image file naming for Google SEO

One of the most important things about images and SEO is that images are mostly exempt from the popularity contest part of the regular Google search results. So even if your site isn’t ranking super high in the regular search, you can do well in the image searches with little effort. I’m also pretty confident
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Update or link Product Images in Woocommerce

Be sure you have properly processed your product images for upload. If you need help to do a bulk upload of images, see this previous post on how to upload images to WordPress. To update or link product images, choose the product you would like to edit. From the WordPress Dashboard>click Products and then click
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Bulk upload Product images to Woocommerce

Prepare you images for upload. For help processing and compressing them for upload, refer to our previous post: In the WordPress Admin Dashboard, co to Media> click Add New. You will see the Upload New Media screen and the “Drop files here” box. You can also click the Select Files button if you have trouble
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Using Photoshop actions and Tinypng plugin to batch resize images for WordPress upload

Below is a tutorial on the basics of batch processing product images for uploading to your Woocommerce store. In order to compress the images after resizing, you will need to buy and install the Tinypng Photoshop plugin. Available here: https://tinypng.com The instructions for installing the neccesary TinyPNG Photoshop scripts for automation are here: https://github.com/tinify/photoshop-scripts If
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Adding a coupon to Woocommerce

How to add a coupon code that will trigger 20% off an order (excluding shipping) when spending $75 or more. These settings are so that anyone with the number can use the code one time. To allow multiple or unlimited uses by the same user, see step 5. 1. Go to Woocommerce>Coupons and click Add
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Schoonerbayco.com order refund processing

A quick tutorial on how to refund a credit card payment for a Woocommerce order. 1. In Woocommerce>Orders Click on the Order # / Name you want refund. 2. Click refund button 3. Enter refund amount (for partial refund, enter the partial refund amount). Enter the reason for the refund. Click the “Refund $XX.XX via
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Need a host, domain or SSL?

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Create desktop application alias Mac OSX Mojave

To create an alias for Safari, open you applications folder. 1. To open the folder if you don’t know how to find it, just click Go in the top menu bar and scroll down to the Applications folder. 2. In the applications folder, right click on the Safari icon. (without a mouse, hover over the
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WooCommerce Order Processing

A quick tutorial on Woocommerce order processing on schoonerbayco.com 1. Go to WordPress Admin Dashboard>Woocommerce>Orders and click on the order # / name of the order you would like to complete. 2. After the order has been processed and has been packed and labeled for shipping, click Order actions drop down and change to Capture
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