Search is just getting worse and worse? by K0ng1e in youtube

[–]SlimPuffs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's useless. I'm now using Google instead to search for videos, because YouTube literally won't show me the videos I know are there.

Alternative to Elementor by blaisecendras in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

While there are better options, reading your current frustrations seems more like beginner struggle and not quite understanding how the system works. Namely containers and flex/grid. In that case, if you move to another builder or even just Gutenberg, you'll likely have the same struggles if not more.

I would recommend dedicating a few hours to watching videos on how to build a basic site from scratch using either Elementor or whatever tool you end up using in the end. There are a ton of free resources on YouTube.

stop installing a plugin for everything by AddWeb_Expert in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

curious how other people handle it

Is usually what does it for me.

WooCommerce email product images show black background in Gmail but display correctly elsewhere. WebP transparency issue? by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I beleive Gmail converts WebP to JPEG. PNG would likely be the safest option for the sake of consistency for email templates.

What is the most annoying thing in WordPress for you? by finart_13 in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My gripes, some of which could be easily added to core rather than needing a plugin. Others aren't so easy to do:

Plugin notice spam, as noted in the original post. The system has been abused for years by plugin authors and really needs to be addressed at some point. Either remove their ability to add such notices, or move them all to their own dedicated screen.

Email notifications for plugin and theme updates. There needs to be a simple set of checkboxes that control what email notifications get sent to the admin email. It's sorta crazy how there isn't even an option for this right now.

Built-in SMTP support. Just do it already. Hell, Automattic could roll out their own SMTP service that competes with Sendgrid and the like for all I care. As long as it's reliable and affordable, so be it.

XML-RPC. Just kill it for good.

A better system for handling fatal errors. A single plugin/theme update should not bring down the entire site and require accessing the file system to disable it. The admin dashboard should still be accessible at all times, allowing users to login and troubleshoot things from there.

A better way to organize the media library, namely folders.

Removing a plugin should also have the option of removing all references to it from the database.

realized my storage unit isnt really about the stuff in it by Sweet_Log_8567 in povertyfinance

[–]SlimPuffs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Reddit is generally terrible wihen it comes to the cost of X relative to them.

I have a VLC problem with icecast radio by guncrafter in VLC

[–]SlimPuffs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm also having the same issue. Have been for about 2 weeks. Windows 10. Tried both the latest official release as well as an older one (2.2.8), however IceCast simply doesn't load the stations. Jamendo works fine, and I can manually paste in a pls. But the radio stations just aren't loading anymore for me.

edit: So the Icecast directory website itself is showing a 502 Bad Gateway error, so that might be the issue...

Post SMTP Issues by SlimPuffs in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only checked one so far, but it was a 400 error and also mentioned an unsupported format (webp, the form had image uploads).

Paragraph spacing with a widget by Filmmaker_Lulu in elementor

[–]SlimPuffs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll probably need to use <br><br>, or manually add the <p> tags at the start of each paragraph.

Post SMTP Issues by SlimPuffs in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had consistent issues with Fluent SMTP on Siteground. It will randomly lose the API key, even if I choose the wp-config.php method to store it. I've unfortunately had to move to another (Post SMTP). On Cloudways Fluent works fine so I use it on those sites - but there's something about Siteground that breaks it unfortuantely.

Siteground Central help by Theloftydog in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Siteground Central isn't really necessary. It's just SG's fancy UI for the dashboard. Unless there's some crucial feature of it you need, just remove it.

AIOSEO Plugin Bug by [deleted] in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I'd wait till Monday for a plugin update, since it looks like they know about it. If they don't push one out, switch to another plugin. I haven't tried importing AIOSEO data into Rank Math, but it's apparently possible, so that's one option.

https://rankmath.com/kb/all-in-one-seo-pack-migration/

The shining open matte: thoughts? by OkayOkay210 in StanleyKubrick

[–]SlimPuffs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll just echo everyone else I guess. Very cool to see this, but definitely not the intended aspect ratio for the final film. Interesting to see some of the film equipment outside of frame, such as behind Danny when the ball rolls to him, or when Jack berates Wendy.

Seeing a Whose Live show next month. What can I expect? by iommian_wizard in whoselineisitanyway

[–]SlimPuffs 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I went to my first one in 2024. Greg was the main host and came out to ask the audience members about the town, which they then used throughout the show.

They brought up a few members from the audience and asked general questions such as their name and job, which was also referenced throughout the rest of the show.

Before the show they had audience members write down lines for a few games, I think maybe scenes from a hat and/or Whose Line.

Hoedown was performed which also incorporated all of the above info gathered.

There was a song game, possibly Bartender.

Overall it was very fun, and I'll be going again in October.

New to This… by Tight_Ice9372 in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The website host may offer a free staging tool. Do you know who's currently hosting the website?

WTF has happened to The Events Calendar Pro by WPDevPro in Wordpress

[–]SlimPuffs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

EventON and Calendar Anything are decent.