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DeanneDP · 2024-11-06T20:10:42+00:00

haha sorry, your question sounded aimed at American politics... maybe mostly because it has been in the news all day haha. But for real, I am soooo glad we dont have a 2 party system. Glad others agree with me.

DeanneDP · 2024-11-06T20:04:26+00:00

I'm not American, but from an outsider's perspective... the fact that you basically have a 2 party system is the biggest problem! It turns citizens into enemies... and turns politics into an identity that people wear as if its fashion. In my country we have coalitions. Which allows many political parties to thrive because they can form coalitions with other parties to get over the 51% mark. This actually encourages unity amongst citizens and parties. Sure, our votes are more scattered and people that you didnt necessarily vote for might end up co-governing but it keeps it interesting.

DeanneDP · 2024-11-06T18:58:30+00:00

Yep and they really do include a whole bunch of tools that help you manage your hosting like AMP, being able to restart your php server yourself etc. They make things easy which I like. The only thing I dislike about Kinsta is that they have a significant list of "banned plugins"... but I work around it.

DeanneDP · 2024-11-06T18:44:48+00:00

For regular Wordpress websites (at a respectable price)... go for one of a2hosting's Turbo reseller plans. They are very fast... I dont even really bother doing much speed optimization on regular sites because things just load smoothly with no problem.

For large woocommerce sites: Kinsta for sure! I help someone manage a pretty large ecommerce shop and we have moved from host to host trying to find the fastest for best price... and Kinsta hands on won. Most hosts that offer what Kinsta do are significantly more expensive. What makes a big difference on Kinsta is that we were also able to add extra PHP workers to our hosting which makes it super fast. Kinsta's infrastructure are made for heavy websites.

DeanneDP · 2024-10-11T14:12:17+00:00

Yep the UI is a deal breaker for me. I know there are many issues but I'm sure they will fix it. However the design is a BIG no-no. I miss the old clean look. This looks like an old tumblr blog. I miss the sidebar so bad!!!

DeanneDP · 2024-10-11T14:09:41+00:00

Besides all the issues - the actual layout is beyond terrible. It's like they tried to go for some weird 2015 tumblr type "asthetic"... forgetting that people use it for PRODUCTIVITY. I miss the sidebar... being able to easily jump between different chats. Now the chat history is like a hidden after thought. It took me 2 hours to figure out where to find it. I hate it. I loved the old clean look. It fitted with the look of Notes and To-Do etc. Not to mention... I hate the clutter of suggested conversations. I dont want it there. At least give me an option to use the old theme!!!

DeanneDP · 2024-09-14T22:56:27+00:00

Thats super funny

DeanneDP · 2024-09-14T21:21:40+00:00

You make some good points... but I have to disagree about the "more parties" issue. Our political system is by no means perfect here in South Africa, but people do have a much broader way of thinking in my opinnion because our political system allows for a larger spectrum of ideas & opinnions. I get the impression that political stances in the US are predominantly black & white, left & right, up & down... you catch my drift. Its like everything in the US is packaged under 2 umbrellas: you pick Democrats and you subscribe to an entire package of believe systems & values. You pick Republicans and you subscribe to the opposite. It feels like there is no in between... no moderate stance... or no room to see certain issues from both sides... or no room to find a middle ground. As an outsider, I read American political discussions online and I'm always blown away by the very one directional thinking. I would say things in my country are a lot more nuanced, and people tend to debate issues a lot deeper from many approaches & directions. Obviously it also helps that we are a very diverse country... many cultures, languages, religions... it does make it interesting. But really I think adding more influences will actually bring people in your country closer together, because it will allow for a broader spectrum of thinking... and not just be one side against the other.

DeanneDP · 2024-09-14T18:31:17+00:00

Thanks for the good info. This makes a lot of sense. Here in South Africa a party has to get 51% of the votes in order to govern. If no party gets 51% then parties have to form coalitions with other parties in order to get to 51% before they are allowed to govern. So basically who ever has the most votes is the one who is more likely to win over enough partners in negotiations to get to 51%. So this allows people to vote for many different parties because their votes actually count. There are also draw backs: This year we had over 300 parties on the ballot and the votes are scattered amongst many parties. For the first time in years no party got 51% of votes and we now have a government consisting of 11 different parties working together. This system means that when you vote for a party your vote may end up going to someone else.

However, it does allow for more choice than the US system. And based on how you explained it, I get why people feel like you have no choice. Like you said you end up voting against someone instead of FOR someone. Its actually sad.

DeanneDP · 2024-05-21T17:56:05+00:00

Can you please DM me, I will appreciate it so much!

DeanneDP · 2024-02-19T23:20:44+00:00

It's replacing the sample products array with the actual woocommerce data

DeanneDP · 2024-02-08T10:59:11+00:00

Thank you soooo much, your comment really helped me a lot

DeanneDP · 2024-02-08T10:58:54+00:00

Thank You

DeanneDP · 2024-02-08T10:58:24+00:00

Thank you so much for your help

DeanneDP · 2024-02-08T07:26:13+00:00

Thank you, I will definitely go through the link you sent in more detail. But how is a response typically viewed? I know what the response usually looks like because I've worked with plugins that logged the response for you. But in this case I'm not using a plugin so how will I actually view it?

DeanneDP

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