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YouTube Monetization disabled and re-enabled!

L ike many small time YouTube creators, I also got an email in January 2018 about changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP)  regarding changes new threshold of 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. The revenue wasn't much but it was good to get some revenue from the little effort made in creating some videos. Unfortunately, my channel did not meet the subscriber threshold though watch time was alright. So, as per the new rules, monetization was set to be disabled. Read more »

How to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default?

In this post we shall see How to configure XAMPP to open Apache and phpMyAdmin on port 8080 by default? Read more »

Useful WordPress PLugin to resolve HTTPS insecure content and mixed content warnings on WordPress

Nowadays, most recent browsers expect websites to have HTTPS in the URL, meaning SSL certificate installed on server, which makes websites which used to be accessible over simple, insecure HTTP protocol to more secured HTTPS. In one of the previous post -I posted about "How to fix partially encrypted/mixed content errors after switching from HTTP to HTTPs (SSL)". In this post, we shall discuss particularly on "How to resolve HTTPS insecure content and mixed content warnings on WordPress Websites?" Read more »

How to fix partially encrypted/mixed content errors after switching from HTTP to HTTPs (SSL)?

How to fix partially encrypted/mixed content errors after switching from HTTP to HTTPs (SSL)? HTTP (or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is the protocol or method used by which data is moved around the Web but HTTP is not secure. HTTPS (or Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) is the answer to the data protection issue. It used to be mostly used by eCommerce and banking related sites. HTTPS protects data by encrypting it before sending it either way by using an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificate.  Most websites still run on HTTP which is alright if there is not critical information being transferred such as login, password, bank details etc. But when details such as those mentioned are involved in the transfer, HTTP is not secure as there are ways and means by which bad guys can intercept and misuse. But even after applying HTTPS, browsers may block some contents because they are still being served over HTTP. In this post, we will check how to fix partially encrypted / mixed content...

How to access a website that shows "Your connection is not secure"?

When I browse a website I see "Your connection is not secure". What to do? If you are trying to access a website served on HTTP then most probably you would see "Your connection is not secure" or "Your connection is not private". In some cases, the reason for the error could be due to the following reasons. Browsers today indicate whether a website is secure or not by the following icons on the left of the address bar:  Secure  Info or Not secure  Not secure or Dangerous Reasons for "Your connection is not private " error could be due to:     Wrong date and time (User's end)     Antivirus block SSL Connection (User's end)     Invalid Browser Cache and Cookies files (User's end)     SSL not implemented (Website owner's end)     Expired SSL certificate (Website Owner's end)     Invalid SSL Certificate Setup (Website Owner's end) Solutions for "Your connection is not secure" or "Your...