Accessing your O’Brien Media website analytics via Matomo (previously Piwik)

All websites designed and hosted by O'Brien Media come with real-time website visitor analytics powered by Piwik - you can access your website analytics at https://analytics.obrienmedia.co.uk. If you don't have your username and password handy drop us a line on [email protected] and we'll be happy to help. You can find additional information on the Piwik analytics platform on the Piwik...

How to check if a port is blocked by my ISP?

Depending on the operating system of your computer there are different ways to check if a certain port is being blocked by your Internet service provider. We will use port 25 in the examples below, however, the same commands are applicable for any other ports such as 21, 110, 143, 587, etc. Check port 25 in Windows You need to access your Command Prompt. To do so click on the Start menu...

Configure Microsoft Outlook 2010 to access your email account

We no longer provide support for Outlook 2013 and earlier due to incompatibility with the latest security standards. The below instructions may work for you, although we will not be able to provide assistance. If you want to set email client in Outlook with SSL (IMAP), it can be done easily. Follow these steps – 1. Outlook 2010 and above: Click the File tab and then click Account Settings. 2....

Configure Microsoft Outlook 2013 to access your email account

We no longer provide support for Outlook 2013 and earlier due to incompatibility with the latest security standards. The below instructions may work for you, although we will not be able to provide assistance. This guide explains how to configure your Microsoft Outlook 2013 to access your email account. This tutorial was created using Microsoft Outlook 2013. If you are using a different software...

Changing your outgoing (SMTP) server address in Outlook

To route your emails through O'Brien Media using Outlook, you will need to change the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" for your email addresses. Then you will be able to send the campaigns you have designed with your own tools, from your usual emailing client. Outlook allows you to use another SMTP relay than your main server. Please review your company’s internal security policy about using an...

Why don’t custom or specific website fonts (web-fonts) always load?

Originally "Blink" (the shared technology used in browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari (on iOS, MacOS, Android and Windows) used fallback fonts installed on the visitors' device if the font loading isn't finished in 3 seconds (an arbitrary number). As of May 2018 Blink now adjusts this timeout adaptively to improve performance on slow connections. Chrome 53, network quality estimator...

Managing Elementor pages on your O’Brien Media website

Elementor is a visual page builder plugin for WordPress that we use regularly on websites we develop to enable the creation and editing of web pages in a live, visual way without the website owner needing to write a single line of code. This step-by-step guide walks you through how to create a website using Elementor. We recommend you watch this 2-minute getting started video, and then try...

Elementor Live Editor Example – Live View compared to Editor View

The screenshots the below show how our “About us” page looks in the Elementor WordPress editor. The first screenshot shows the "live" about us page, accessible to visitors. The second screenshot shows how the page is initially displayed, in "preview" mode, in the Elementor editor. The final screenshot shows how the page is sectioned, with the blue borders indicating different types of content...

Configure Microsoft Outlook 2016 to access your email account

To get started: Open Outlook 2016 from your Start menu. If you've never used Outlook before, you'll be prompted to create a new account. Click Add Account under Account Information. From the Add Account screen, you can either continue with Auto Account Setup, or select Manual setup or additional server types at the bottom to set up your account manually. Auto Account Setup Outlook 2016...

Avoiding the “The content on this page has either been modified by another user…” error in Drupal

Error message: "The content on this page has either been modified by another user, or you have already submitted modifications using this form. As a result, your changes cannot be saved." What does the error mean? Note: Firstly, it's important to note that this error message doesn't denote a problem with your website, but more with the way the website is being accessed or used. The error is...

Month: February 2020