Blog 〃 James Revillini

How to Fix PHP Fatal error Uncaught Error: Call to undefined method Sensei_Blocks::has_sensei_blocks()

php, wordpress / paid courses, php fatal error, sensei lms, woocommerce

I started getting this error after pushing a staging site to live from Scriptaculous: My site uses the Sensei with WooCommerce Paid Courses plugin. Solutions Option 1 (recommended): delete /wp-content/plugins/woothemes-sensei/plugins/sensei-lms/includes/class-sensei-blocks.php Note: BACK UP your site before doing this, just in case this causes any issues. You can do this via FTP or by going into …

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STRIKE! BOYCOTT FACEBOOK! STOP USING FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM

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Facebook (owner of Instagram and other apps/platforms) is being investigated for “systemic” racism in their hiring and promotion practices by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Here’s what you need to know and what you can do to be a part of the solution and to push this investigation. Why is Facebook being investigated for …

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Lovework by Blacklight Smoke

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Get a little bit ahead of the tricks I can’t stop until I’m home Waking up early in the morning Staying up late every night Disconnect the telephone Turning off all the lights Bouncing off the walls They’re caving in Nowhere to run Nowhere to begin I’m closing down They’re closing in No way to …

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Hello, HawkesGolfVehicles.com

web, wordpress / marketing, website performance, website seo

Hawkes Golf Vehicles is a leading golf vehicle dealer in Clinton, CT. The business is owned and operated by Mickey Hawkes, PGA Professional, who has been in the golf business for more than 25 years. In the overhaul, the site got a completely new design. I combined two websites (a main site and a blog), …

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Hello, HarborHempCompany.com

web, wordpress / hemp, marketing, website performance, website seo

Harbor Hemp Company is a CT pioneer and manufacturer/distributor of CBD products; the website is harborhempcompany.com. The family has been in business since the 1930’s in other areas of production. I was blessed to work with Sarah Archmbault (copy and project lead) and Kaitlin Hershey (design and graphics) on this project. I am very happy …

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Prepping for 10 days in Europe

life / germany, netherlands, paris, travel

Courtney, Evandra and I are about to set out on a journey through a few select locations in Europe that is reminiscent of trips my mom took my brother and myself on 25 years ago. We start in Paris – a classic in European destinations. We are going to hit as many landmarks as we …

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Hiking Mad River Dam with Fox and Ivan

life / hiking, mad river dam

Today’s hike was only about an hour. Fortunately, the sun was out but it was quite windy at the crest of the dam. We tried a trail that wrapped around the South bank of the Mad River Reservoir which offered a break from the wind, but introduced swamp-like areas along the trail which were often …

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Want an A on GTMetrix?

web, wordpress / google rank, gtmetrix, web development

Here’s the deal: when your website loads quickly, people stay. They buy what you offer whether you’re selling goods or services. Your Google rank is influenced by your site speed. How is your website doing? Use GTMetrix to get an idea: https://gtmetrix.com/ If you’re seeing scores that worry you, I can help. My site currently …

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Hiking the Tunxis Trail with Fox

life / hiking

The Tunxis Trail is a nice hike in CT. It doesn’t loop but offers some interesting features and is very lightly trafficked. I believe I’ve only crossed paths with another person once in the past year. I started hiking it toward the end of 2018 and recently started hitting this trail again. I’ve probably walked …

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Hello, HXPPYTHXXGHTS.com

portfolio, web, wordpress

My buddy, Zach Humphrey, is the writer and brains behind hxppythxxghts.com. We launched the site toward the end of February. The goal of the site … well, honestly it’s difficult for me to summarize. It’s a place for music reviews; for exclusive interviews with musicians; it gives up-and-comers the spotlight; it’s a community for networking; …

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Add your own title separator characters using Yoast SEO’s wpseo_separator_options filter

php, wordpress / filter, yoast

Despite Yoast’s discouragement of using the wpseo_separator_options filter to add more separator options to the configuration page (SEO > Search Appearance), I really wanted to give it a shot so my URLs would have a neat separator that’s not commonly seen. Hookr.io had a great breakdown of how wpseo_separator_options can be implemented. I added the …

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A search for wild grape seeds on a hidden CT hiking trail in Winchester

life / ct, hiking, wild grapes

Evandra and I went on a search for wild grape seeds on a little-known hiking trail in CT this weekend. My previous reconnaissance in September 2018 held that this might be a great spot to recover some seeds from a vine in the area. None of my trail apps show this as an active trail, …

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