Digging into “$(…).tipTip is not a function” error

By Sarah Lewis | August 23, 2018 |

What I searched for “Uncaught TypeError: $(…).tipTip is not a function” Beaver Builder Why I searched for it When I was trying to load Beaver Builder’s settings page in the WordPress backend, I was getting this error in Chrome’s Javascript Console, thrown by line 58 in /bb-plugin/js/fl-builder-admin-settings.js (the line in question: $( ‘.fl-settings-form .dashicons-editor-help’ ).tipTip();).…

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Tracking down expdbs_migrations

By Sarah Lewis | August 1, 2018 |

I’m cleaning up a client’s WordPress database and found a very large row in the wp_options table with the option_name “expdbs_migrations_307560ade90b365a15bcb8d6d1aed8fa”. I suspected this was a remnant of a no-longer-installed plugin (they don’t have any plugins that start with “E” at the moment), but wanted to be sure before hacking it out. Googling “expdbs_migrations” found a number…

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Where to find the phpMyAdmin config file in VVV

By Sarah Lewis | April 10, 2018 |

What I searched for vvv phpmyadmin config file Why I searched for it I’ve just started using Varying Vagrant Vagrants to do some local WordPress development. When I visited the included phpMyAdmin install at http://vvv.test/database-admin/, I got the error “The secret passphrase in configuration (blowfish_secret) is too short.” From previous experience, I knew that I could add…

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The Gmail plus sign trick works with G Suite

By Sarah Lewis | January 4, 2017 |

You may be familiar with the old “plus sign trick” where you can add a plus sign followed by anything you like to the local part (the part before the @ sign) of your Gmail address, and it will be delivered to your main email address. I’ve used that trick for years (on sites that…

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