I wrote a small WordPress plugin today to prevent these link elements from showing up in the header of my websites: <link rel=”EditURI” type=”application/rsd+xml” title=”RSD” href=”WPURL/xmlrpc.php?rsd” /> <link rel=”wlwmanifest” type=”application/wlwmanifest+xml” href=”WPURL/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml” /> The first of these link elements instruct blog clients where to find the WordPress XML-RPC interface via really simple discovery (RSD). The second… Continue reading No Blog Clients WordPress plugin
Blacklisting via Ionic’s Isapi Rewrite Filter
In IIS, banning IP addresses from accessing a website is fairly easy. I rarely do this, however, because I prefer to use a combination of an IP address and a user agent string to identify bad bots that are likely scraping my content or attempting to harvest email addresses. I try to avoid blocking an… Continue reading Blacklisting via Ionic’s Isapi Rewrite Filter
Label tag width not working
The <label> element will not accept a width value in FireFox, and I just spent way too long finding a workaround. The label element is used to associate a text label to a form control that does not automatically have a label. Short answer: float left makes width work on label elements. When assigning a… Continue reading Label tag width not working
eBay Vehicle Protection Program scam
Update 4/13/2021 Do not contact me about classified ad scams. I can’t help you if you are inclined to believe that a stranger is going to ship you a vehicle for a great price. It’s a scam. I will not respond to your email. If I continue getting emails about this post, I’ll probably take… Continue reading eBay Vehicle Protection Program scam
Calculate days receivable
The amount of time that elapses between a sale and receipt of payment for that sale provides information about the financial structure of a company, including how the company manages its receivables. Calculating days receivable, or the average number of days sales are outstanding, is easy now with this calculator: Days Receivable Calculator Days receivable… Continue reading Calculate days receivable
Do not forget about your domain
If your business has a website, be sure you understand who is in charge of maintaining your domain name registration. Anyone can find out who owns a domain by conducting a whois query on the address. The registration and expiration dates are listed in the report as well as the name of the company that… Continue reading Do not forget about your domain