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Incubator Q&A How can I create a carousel on the home page of my WordPress site?

I'd like to add a rotating banner (known as a carousel) to the home page of my WordPress site. I've looked through the settings in WordPress and I don't see an obvious way to do this. I've seen o...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question Webmasters wordpress carousel homepage
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Incubator Q&A Can I configure virtual hosting in .htaccess?

My website host gives me a single document root directory for all my domains. I'd like to separate out each of my domains into a separate subfolder. Can I use .htaccess in this directory to confi...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question Webmasters apache .htaccess virtual-hosts
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Incubator Q&A Why isn't my .htaccess file taking effect?

My .htaccess files doesn't seem to be doing anything. I've created one in my document root directory and put a redirect into it: Redirect 301 / https://othersite.example/ However, the redirect...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question Webmasters redirect apache .htaccess
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Meta What should the "webmasters" site name and url be?

I have personally never been all that keen on the term 'Webmaster' for 2 reasons: It implies a certain level of competency that has already been attained rather than talking of levels of knowled...

posted 2y ago by andrew.46‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Aggregate 404 errors from log file on the Linux command line

My web server is logging in combined log format and my host gives me SSH access to my server where the logs are stored. I see entries in the log file for 404 errors like: 10.10.10.10 - - [10/Jun/...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

Question Webmasters broken-links 404 referrer
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Incubator Q&A Aggregate 404 errors from log file on the Linux command line

I'm sure there's a program somewhere that parses common log entries, but I don't know what it is. However, the task as stated is pretty simple so I'd try hack something together myself. You need to...

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I set up DNS records for home hosting?

Some web hosts bundle DNS (pointing domain towards an IP) and hosting (serving the site at some IP) together. Those might have some specialty tools to tie the two together. The usage of those will ...

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How to prevent power outages when rebuilding power lines?

A good strategy is building the main power lines in a ring. Suppose you have some power source, like the customs house connection or a power plant, and a single power transformer which will go to ...

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I make money in early game?

On harder difficulties, it's easy to run out of money in the beginning and get stuck with no way to progress. How can I create a positive cash flow early on?

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

Question video-games w&r-soviet-republic strategy early-game
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Incubator Q&A How do I make money in early game?

There are a few ways. Some of them are somewhat exploity, so it is up to you what you consider "fair" - although the game is in early access so the balance is not perfect either. Start with high...

posted 2y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Why won't setting a CNAME DNS record for the domain apex work?

DNS specifications say that CNAME records can't co-exist with other records at the same level. That precludes using a CNAME at the apex because there are other record types that have to be attache...

posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Does feeding multiple luminous stones to each dondon produce better gems in TotK?

Feeding five luminous stones to each dondon provides the best chance for them to produce rare gems. According to this Redit thread, dondons may never produce diamonds when you feed each dondon onl...

posted 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta I can't edit the title "Site Proposal: Video Games" to "Video Game" [duplicate]

I am trying to edit the title of https://proposals.codidact.com/posts/288625 to simplify it. However, the text box for title goes red and I can't do so. How can I edit the title?

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  closed as duplicate 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta What happened to Finance questions on Incubator Q&A?

I remember seeing some Finance questions on our Incubator Q&A? Where did they go? I can't find them!

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Ethen‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Mithical‭

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Incubator Q&A Is it worth taking steps to reduce harmful vapors from OSB boards?

Suppose I want to use OSB for a home renovation project. The OSB will be permanently attached in a habitable part of the house. It will be exposed directly to the room, without any coating, films, ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Calculating load for OSB flooring

I have a 1/2in OSB board with "32/16" stamped on it. This means that when used as flooring, it the supporting joists must be spaced 16in or denser (32 is for roofing). However, if I did put it on ...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by Spamalot‭

Question home-improvement engineered-wood load
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Meta Image upload broken in Incubator Q&A

I recently uploaded an image to a question. I didn't encounter this problem, although I would expect that I should have. I'm able to view the image with Right click -> Open image in new tab and...

posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A LEDs flicker even without a dimmer

Maybe your switch is starting to wear out. The contacts might not be making solid contact when the switch is supposed to be on. To test this, replace the switch. If it now works, toss the old on...

posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A Why can't we use linear regression on logits for solving logistic regression problems?

There is the obvious answer that points out that since $y \in \{0, 1\}$, we would end up with invalid values for computing the logits. However, by transforming the labels to have values $\tilde{y}...

posted 1y ago by mr Tsjolder‭

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Meta Should recommendation questions be on-topic?

1 and 2 are OK, but 3 and 4 are not. Manufacturers and suppliers come and go too frequently and may be quite different around the world. These kind of "which brand is best" answers also tend to b...

posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A Is there an explicit law that you can reject being elected President (in the US)? If so, which law?

In the following scenario: A person is not running for President of the U.S. Somehow, they receive a large number of votes as a write-in candidate, and secure the election victory. They decline ...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Julius H.‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Is it possible to indoctrinate child soldiers to the point of being robotic in science fiction setting

Backstory: So I had an idea where there's this secret society type organization with a specialized super-powered group to deal with serious and major threats. After something of a civil war breaks...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by Melchizadek ‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by Melchizadek ‭

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Meta Can we have a Chemistry community?

I noticed that Codidact has very less variety of communities. What about chemistry?

1 answer  ·  posted 3mo ago by Jayant‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

Question discussion chemistry
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Meta Home Improvement: Is it necessary to expand acronyms like OSB?

Some amount of jargon specific to the site domain is expected and necessary. However, "home improvement" is very broad and not a specialized niche. You don't go to college to get a degree in Home...

posted 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A What could be a believable reason for technologically advanced underground people to not notice the end of surface war for hundreds of years?

Undergrounds is a garden of Eden The people undergrounds love to live there. They have all they need and have not developed an urge to go overground (yet).

posted 7mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by Antares‭

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