Author Archives: Viv

About Viv

tigtog is my "handle" online, and I blog rather a lot, although less than I used to before I got busy with boutique webwrangling. I'm also utterly tragic about live comedy.

Seeking coder(s) for short term URGENT project

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Viv
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I’m project managing this one – please pass the word among your coding circles. This position has been filled. Continue reading →

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Tech Tips and chitchat

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Viv
a bright red button with white letters reading HELP

tigtog.net’s VIVidWeb forums are now open to field your webwrangling questions and chat about other stuff too. Continue reading →

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How to turn off Facebook “Places”

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Viv
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You will need to edit your own Privacy Settings AND your Application Settings to ensure that your location information can’t be inadvertently shared with FB apps your friends are using. Continue reading →

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Testing plugin: ShushThatNoise

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Viv
screencap of ShushThatNoise plugin in action

Hide unwanted comments without deleting them. Readers can choose to read the hidden comment by clicking on the “Show” link. Continue reading →

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Basic HTML for bloggers

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Viv
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Every now and then I get asked about this, so I’m listing a few good resources here so that they’re all together in one place. Continue reading →

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Migrating a HUGE WordPress blog

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Viv
A flock of birds is moving across the background of a big bank of cloud against a bright blue sky - WordPress logos accompany them, and the text *Migrating WordPress to a New Server* has been added to the picture

If you don’t have full server access to take a MySQL dump and a wp-content dump in order to migrate a blog, you can still do it using the native WordPress export feature, splitting the export .xml file into smaller components using a WXR splitter, then using the native WordPress import feature to upload the archives. Continue reading →

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