Stephanie O'Hanley

Stephanie O'Hanley is a former journalist turned web developer based in Greater Montreal. As a freelance journalist her work appeared in daily, alternative and community newspapers and digital publications. As a WordPress virtual assistant and developer, she builds websites, offers website support and maintenance, and writing and editing services. She enjoys helping nonprofit, individual, and small business clients in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada make their websites better.

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If you leave WP Engine for another host, watch out!

by Stephanie O'Hanley

In case you’ve been living under a rock, WP Engine, a web host running WordPress software, is pursuing a legal complaint against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. A recent article about the lawsuit Until very recently, this website was hosted on WP Engine. I plan to move the content on this website away from …

Should you keep your outdated WordPress theme?

by Stephanie O'Hanley

Is your WordPress site outdated? If you have an old WordPress theme, say from 2009, and its code hasn’t been updated in years, chances are your website is experiencing problems. You may even see errors in your WordPress dashboard and your site probably doesn’t work properly. Why is this happening? The most likely reason is …

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Show Your Website Some Valentine’s Day Love

by Stephanie O'Hanley

I’ll admit it. I’m guilty of being the cordonnier mal chaussé (the cobbler’s children have no shoes). My own website needs some love. I need to fix CSS issues and sort out links and the entire visitor experience on this site. So don’t be like me. Fix your website! Here are 10 ideas for showing …

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Gantt charts: a good choice for projects?

by Stephanie O'Hanley

I’m using a Gantt chart from TeamGantt for a project. From what I understand, Gantt charts used to be (still are?) the bible for project managers. I took the first level of Beth Livingston’s excellent The WP Project Manager’s Academy free course and it helped me understand the basics of WordPress project management. I first …

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The “new” Details Block

by Stephanie O'Hanley

Back in the day (a few years ago), I built a website that needed a show/reveal section for information. Below photos of individual instructors there was a Bio link that, when clicked, revealed text showing the biography of that particular instructor. It wasn’t hard to do, but it involved writing some JavaScript and enqueuing the …

Can AI Create Great Images for WordPress Sites?

by Stephanie O'Hanley

I never planned to use AI images for WordPress websites I build or manage. As much as AI is trendy right now, I’ve never liked any AI images I’ve seen. I find they look strange or otherworldly. I prefer human-created illustrations. It seems I’m not alone. A few recently published studies back up the idea …

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