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Remy documented this the other day. Firefox supports a Highlight keyword and both Chrome and Safari support a -webkit-focus-ring-color keyword. So if you, for example, have removed focus from something and want to put it back in the same style as the browser default, or want to apply a focus style to an element when it isn’t directly in focus itself, this can be useful.
For example:
button:focus + span {
outline: 5px auto Highlight;
outline: 5px auto -webkit-focus-ring-color;
}
Looks good to me. It’s especially helpful with the sorta weird new Chrome double-outline style that would be slightly tricky to replicate otherwise.
If i creat a section on my website or a blog (and redirecting it to the website) where i talk about local events, i will rank better for that locality?
Though the contents are difficult to correlate?
I have no idea if this can work maybe some of you can clarift this.
Do you want to create a questionnaire in WordPress to survey your visitors or collect data?
Getting feedback on your products or simply learning more about your users can help your business to succeed.
In this article, we will show you how to easily create a questionnaire in WordPress, step by step.
Why Create a Questionnaire in WordPress?
Creating a questionnaire is a great way to learn more about your audience. This lets you tailor your content to their needs. You can also use the results to create or modify the products / services that will be most helpful to your audience.
There are several survey tools that you can use outside your website, but having your questionnaire on your website itself means you have full control over how it’s displayed. Plus, it’s more familiar and reassuring for your audience.
That being said, let’s take a look at how to easily add a questionnaire to your WordPress site.
Creating a Questionnaire Form in WordPress
For this tutorial, we’ll be using WPForms to create a questionnaire.
WPForms is the best forms plugin for WordPress and allows you to easily create any kind of forms using a simple drag and drop form builder.
First, you need to install and activate the WPForms plugin on your WordPress site. For more details, see our step by step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.
Note: You’ll need the Pro version of the plugin to get the features that we will use in this tutorial.
Upon activation, you need to visit the WPForms » Settings page in your WordPress admin area to enter your license key. You’ll find the license key under your account on the WPForms website.
Now, it’s time to move on and create your questionnaire.
Creating a Questionnaire Using WPForms’ Survey and Polls Feature
WPForms’ powerful surveys and polls addon lets you create questionnaires easily. It also produces beautiful visual graphs of the results.
First, visit the WPForms » Addons page to install the Survey and Polls addon. Use the search bar to find it, then click the Install Addon button.
Next, go to WPForms » Add New to create a new form. First, type in a name for your form at the top of the screen:
There are 4 different pre-built survey form templates to choose from. These are the Poll Form, the Survey Form, the NPS Survey Simple Form, and the NPS Survey Enhanced Form.
We are going to use the Survey Form for our questionnaire.
After you select the template, it will open up in the WPForms editor.
We recommend that you edit the questions to make them appropriate for your audience and needs. We are going to use the form to gather customer feedback on products and delivery.
To edit any field, simply click on it. The editing view will then open up on the left-hand side of your screen. Here, we are editing the Name field at the top. We changed the format to ‘Simple’ using the dropdown.
We also made it optional by unchecking the ‘Required’ box.
The ‘How can we improve?’ box only appears if the user rates their experience as 1 star or 2 stars.
We’re going to add a new feedback box that will appear if the user rates their experience as 3 or 4 stars. To do this, simply bring your mouse cursor over the ‘How can we improve?’ box then click the Copy button:
Next, WPForms will check that you want to duplicate the field. Go ahead and click the ‘OK’ button to continue:
Now, you can edit your new field on the left-hand side of the screen. We have changed the label, which appears above the box. We also changed the description, which appears below the box:
You also need to set the conditional logic for this field. To do that, click the Conditionals tab. Then, set the numbers to 3 and 4 instead of 1 and 2:
Finally, we are going to edit the ‘How satisfied are you with’ Likert scale. A Likert rating scale is a 5 or 7 point scale that is often used to measure satisfaction or attitudes.
Again, simply click on the field to edit it. Then, change the labels of the rows or columns to the text you want to use.
We are going to change the labels of the rows to make them more specific:
Go ahead and make as many changes to the form as you like. Don’t forget to click the ‘Save’ button at the top of the screen:
Setting Up Notifications for Your Questionnaire
WPForms will send each completed questionnaire to the business email address that’s set in your website settings. It’s easy to change this by going to Settings » Notifications.
Simply delete the {admin_email} in the ‘Send To Email Address’ box and enter the email address you want to use instead:
Tip: Not sure what your WordPress administration email is? Go to Settings » General and check what is listed in the ‘Administration Email Address’ box.
Don’t forget to save your questionnaire after making any changes.
Adding Your Questionnaire to Your Website
You can add your questionnaire to any post or page on your website. You can even add it to your sidebar.
To add your form to a page, edit your page or go to Pages » Add New to create a new one. Then, click the + button to add a new block. Select the ‘WPForms’ block:
Next, simply click on the dropdown and select your questionnaire form.
Now, simply preview or publish your post to see the form live on your WordPress website:
Creating a Questionnaire Using Conversational Forms
A conversational form is an interactive form that flows like a conversation. Users answer a question and it automatically shows them the next one.
It makes longer forms like a questionnaire easier to fill out and reduces form abandonment.
First, you need to go to WPForms » Addons in your WordPress admin. Then, search for and install the Conversational Forms addon:
After that, go to WPForms » Add New and create a new form using the instructions in the previous method.
If you already created your form, then simply go to WPForms » All Forms page and click on it to edit it:
Now, we are going to convert your form into a conversational form. First, go to the Settings » Conversational Forms tab. Then, simply check the ‘Enable Conversational Form Mode’ box.
You will then see a number of extra options to fill in. Conversational forms can’t be embedded in a post or page, so you need to give your form a title here. You can also write any text that you want to display above the form:
WPForms will automatically create a URL for your conversational form based on the form’s name. If you want to change this, simply type in a different URL here.
Optionally, you can also upload a header image, choose a color scheme, and change the Progress Bar style.
Once you are happy with your form’s settings, don’t forget to click the ‘Save’ button at the top of the screen:
Now, click the ‘View’ button next to the permalink for your form to see it live on your site:
The customer simply clicks the Start button to begin the form.
They can then enter their responses one question at a time. The questions that aren’t active will be faded out until the customer moves to them.
The sticky progress bar at the bottom of the screen will show how far through the form the customer is:
That’s it. You’ve successfully created your conversational questionnaire.
Viewing the Results from Your Questionnaire
Whether you created a regular survey or a conversational form, the process for viewing the results is the same.
Each questionnaire response will be emailed to the email address you set up under Settings » Notifications.
WPForms also stores all your survey results in your WordPress database. To view them, go to WPForms » Entries in your WordPress dashboard. Then, click on the name of your survey form:
You will then see some of the answers from your questionnaire. Simply click the ‘View Survey Results’ button to view all the questionnaire results.
WPForms will automatically create graphs and charts to make it easy to interpret the results:
It’s easy to export any of the graphs as a PDF or JPG. You can even print them to share with others in your organization. Just click the ‘Export’ link next to any item and choose from the dropdown menu:
You can also download all your results as a CSV file. Just click the ‘Export All (CSV)’ button near the top of the page to download all the results:
If you want to view the questionnaire answers from individual customers, then click the ‘Back to All Entries’ button at the top of the screen:
Next, scroll down to the table at the bottom of the screen. Click the ‘View’ button for the entry you want to see:
You will now see all the answers submitted by that person.
Juliette Reinders Folmer released a proposal for WordPress to drop old PHP version support on a fixed schedule. She wrote the proposal after Matt Mullenweg, WordPress co-founder and project lead, reached out to discuss solutions. This was after he closed a Trac ticket last week that sought to drop support for PHP 5.6 and bump the minimum version to 7.1 for the next major WordPress release this year.
The proposal lays out a position that many in the WordPress community could get behind. It is a clear-cut, transparent path for the platform’s future PHP support.
Folmer essentially put forward two roadmaps in the proposal. The first roadmap decides at what stage WordPress would drop support for a particular PHP version. The platform would remove support for a PHP minor release that is more than five years old each December. This would coincide with whatever major release of WordPress is upcoming. The following schedule lays out the minimum-supported PHP version each year:
December 2020 – PHP 7.1
December 2021 – PHP 7.2
December 2022 – PHP 7.3
December 2023 – PHP 7.4
December 2024 – PHP 8.0
The second part of the proposal creates a rolling schedule for backporting security updates to WordPress. Currently, WordPress releases security updates all the way back to the version 3.7 branch. If adopted, Folmer’s recommendation would support only the previous four years of WordPress releases.
Such a change would mean that when WordPress 5.6 is released in December 2020, the WordPress project would be committed to backporting security fixes as far back as WordPress 4.7, released in December 2016.
Folmer also proposes backporting PHP upgrade notices from the site health project to the currently-supported older versions of WordPress. This measure would inform users of PHP version issues before they make the jump to a newer version of WordPress.
The overlap of bumping the minimum PHP support into the future and backporting security fixes gives users a potentially huge window of nine years in which they could stay on whatever version of PHP they are currently on. Nine years may seem like a lifetime on the web with its constantly-changing technology, and it was a point of contention from some people in the comments of the post. However, it is a plan of action, something the WordPress community has not had the pleasure of experiencing with regards to PHP support. Developers will undoubtedly argue over the dates and versions, but that is secondary to actually having a predictable timeline.
A fixed version bump schedule is welcome. It puts everyone from developers to end-users to web hosts on the same page. This level of transparency is necessary if we ever intend to move forward without rehashing the same arguments.
The system of waiting around to see when a specific PHP version’s usage stats drop below a certain percentage just muddies things. The result is typically a long-winded argument that does not move the needle. Each side picks its stats. Each side digs its heels in. And each side has plenty of good points to make. Ultimately, everyone wants the same thing — to move the entire project forward and use up-to-date tools. However, they always disagree on how we get there. Eventually, the minimum PHP version gets bumped and the community gears up for the next round. It leaves us in a constant state of tug of war between those who want quicker advancement and those who do not want to leave users behind.
The truth is that no one is ever completely right in these arguments. There is no roadmap to follow. We have no guiding principle other than “this has what’s been done before.”
WordPress needs to set clear expectations.
This is not just a problem with the minimum PHP version — many want a more-detailed roadmap for the entire project. However, minimum PHP support is one problematic area that we could have a solution for, and Folmer has carved out a path. We need only follow it.
Automotive Titling Corporation (ATC), title and registration data solution provider, has launched its ATC Granular Fees (AGF) API. The API provides users the ability to calculate tax rates, taxable value calculations, local flat taxes, and registration fees at a granular level. By “granular”, ATC means the level of detail that mirrors DMV receipts.
Autogrow, a maker of wireless smart sensors for greenhouses, has released an API. The API enables programmatic connectivity between Autogrow’s Folium sensor network and data from other farm-related sensors.
I'm using the following SQL to import the CSV file:
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By creating content, you will be able to draw attention to your brand, which will allow you to attract many more consumers and increase conversion rates.
If you want to create a Wikipedia page for your business, you need to focus on creating content that provides information about the products and services that the business provides. This will help the viewer to get down to business. And maybe transform yourself into a consumer.
Do you think there are other ways to improve your brand identity through content creation?
As an email designer and marketing specialist, the back-to-school season is a particularly compelling time of year. It is an opportune moment to connect with audiences and clients, particularly for businesses that cater to the education sector, parents, or students. …
Following a telephone number gets essential for different reasons. The reasons fluctuate from a secretive number showing up at your guest id to discovering who and which one of the bill authorities calling you so seriously. Whatever the explanation is, each and every grown-up feel direness to follow a specific telephone once in a while.
Switch telephone look-into administrations become possibly the most important factor when the circumstance of following a telephone number emerges. Without the assistance of a converse telephone look-into, finding a telephone number is getting harder, once in a while unimaginable, regardless of whether a land line or a cell number. There are two essential explanations behind this circumstance. Initial one is, cell numbers are not recorded in phone directories. The subsequent one is, increasingly more the land line proprietor is quitting being recorded in registries.
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A land line proprietor may quit the registry. Be that as it may, he needed to outfit character points of interest to enroll for the land line. Along these lines, not recorded in white pages doesn't mean the personality data can't be recuperated from anyplace. Very similar things goes for a wireless number. A wireless number is given by a particular cell phone administrator organization and the character data of the proprietor of that number is stayed with to that database.
Branda is your ultimate tool for customizing your multisite network. Inject a slice of personality into each of your sites’ admin areas and decide whether this power sits with just the Network Admin, or with individual site admins.
In this article, we’re showing you how to manage user access to Branda on your multisite network, and then diving into the features best-suited to customizing your multisite admin.
As a Network Administrator, you can control who has access to Branda.
If you want to be the only one in charge of Branda’s features, you don’t need to do anything, as Branda is hidden from all other users straight out of the box.
If you want to grant your site admins access to Branda, you can do so by heading to Settings > Permissions and checking the box.
If you would rather handpick which users get access to Branda, you can do this by scrolling down and selecting ‘Custom Users’.
You can grant your site admins (plus any other user roles) access to Branda from this menu.
2. Change Your Module Permissions
Branda’s customization options are split up into modules. If you make changes to a module in the Network Admin plugin settings, it will take effect across all of your networked sites.
If you want to give your site admins the ability to override the network customizations, you can do so within the settings menu.
3. Personalize Your Sites
Whilst the sites of your multisite network may be related and all fall under the same brand, personalizing your admin areas using Branda is an easy way to give them a little bit of personality, rather than feeling like they’re all merging into one.
Simple changes you can make include the color scheme, admin footers, and personalizing the admin menu.
Below is a quick overview of how to do all of these and more.
4. Choose a Custom Color Scheme
You can easily select one of the default color schemes if your only aim is to easily distinguish your admin areas from one another. However, the real magic of Branda lies in the ability to create your own custom color scheme.
You can customize the color of each Aspect of your admin area, right down to the links and hover colors.
If you make these changes as the Network Admin, the color scheme will just change within the Network Admin area.
If you want to apply the same color scheme to all of your sites, you can select ‘Force color scheme’.
If you want your admins to be able to set their own color schemes for their sites/profiles, simply give them access in Settings > Permissions and select the Color Schemes module.
5. Add Notes to Your Admin Footer
You can add a personalized note in your admin footer using Branda, even on a multisite network.
This can be done either across the network, or per site.
All you need to do is activate the Admin Footer module, then add your message.
Your message will then display at the bottom of every page within the admin area.
Your admins can choose to change the footer for each individual site – it’s just another way that Branda can help you to differentiate between the sites on your network.
6. Customize Your Admin Menu
When you’re running a multisite network, you may have differences between your sites which means that the same admin setup across all of them just isn’t practical.
With Branda, you can easily remove, add, and edit the items in your admin menu.
You can easily tidy up the admin menu of each of your sites.
To do this, simply head to the Admin Menu module and select Customize.
There are extensive customization options for each admin item.
You can also add your own custom menu items to ensure that your sites are full of links and shortcuts to make your admin duties run as efficiently as possible.
Branda also offers the power to remove the dashboard link from user profiles which aren’t connected to one of the sites in your network.
This means that if someone’s profile isn’t linked to a site, all they will be able to access is their profile screen.
7. Reorganize Your Admin Bar
Just like the admin menu, you admin bar is a valuable tool when it comes to navigating the back-end of your site, helping you to work smoothly and efficiently.
If there are links on it that you only want to make available to certain user roles, you can restrict access within the admin bar module.
You are then free to customize it in the same way as you did your admin menu, either through the network admin settings or per site.
You can hide specific items, add custom ones, and reorder the whole menu.
Line your links up exactly as you want them.
8. Add Extra Customization with CSS
Whilst Branda is packed full of features to help you tailor your admin area to your needs, there are times where you might need to tweak an extra thing or two.
Adding extra CSS to a site can cause issues if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing, so understandably, this feature is disabled by default for everyone but the Network Admins.
If you want to delegate this power to your site admins, you can do this from the Permissions section of the Settings menu.
If you want to reserve the Custom CSS field for the Network Admins, it can come in handy if you want more control over your site permissions.
For example, you can use it to hide the activate or deactivate buttons of your plugins.
Just remember to remove CSS permissions for other users so that no one can undo your changes!
9. Customize Your Cookie Notices
Adding your own cookie notice is very simple with Branda. You can easily add the same notice to all sites, or if your sites require different wording, you can add them individually.
You can choose your own text, add images, link to your privacy policy, and make changes to the color and design.
There is also the option to update the version number of the cookie notice, which will force all users to view the notice again, and you have the ability to choose how long cookies are stored for.
If you want your site admins to be able to override the network cookie notice with their own personalized ones for each site, you need to ensure you give them permission by heading to Settings > Permissions.
10. Using Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode
When you’re running a multisite, adding a new site may be a common occurrence.
This means that you might need to enable coming soon mode to ensure that your potential customers know what’s going on, and also to give your SEO a head start by letting Google know you’re on your way.
Branda allows you to design your own unique pages to keep your visitors in the loop.
If you want to do this as the network admin, you can use a standard coming soon page which you could apply across all new sites.
Or if you wanted to delegate this power to your site admins, you can have a more personalized page for each site.
The same counts for maintenance mode – you can use the same methods to create front-facing pages which will let your visitors know what’s going on.
All you need to do is head into Branda’s Website Mode, which will allow you to turn each of these modes on and off, as well as customize their designs.
11. Create Unique Login Screens
An easy way to distinguish the sites in your network from each other is through personalized login screens.
Never try to log into the wrong site again!
You can add your own background images, logos, and change the text labels and links.
To create a login screen, head to the Customize Login Screen module and then check out this guide which shows you exactly how to craft the perfect login page.
12. Customizing Your Favicons
Favicons are the little images that display in your site’s browser tab.
When running a multisite, Branda gives you the option to have the same icons across all of your sites, or add different ones.
As Network Admin, all you need to do is head to Branda’s Utility section and choose the Images module.
From there, you can upload your own favicon and then choose whether or not your subsites will inherit it.
Multisite Customization Made Easy
Branda is fully compatible with your multisite network, meaning that anything you can do on an individual WordPress installation, you can do on your multisite.
In fact, customizing many areas of multisite admin works the same way as customizing a regular WordPress site admin. We’ve covered these extensively in this post.
Once you have the hang of distributing the permissions between your other users, the possibilities are endless. Check out the full documentation to see the full extent of Branda’s powers, and keep an eye on the roadmap to see what new features are on the horizon.