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Top 10 Most Important Plugins I use on my Blog

Post author By Karar
Post date November 28, 2015
3 Comments on Top 10 Most Important Plugins I use on my Blog

Every site owner’s wants to have great plugins in order to entertain or make the site style more attractive or effective so the users finally will be turned into customer or reader in your site and the greatest success to do with plugin.

Up to 76.5 million bloggers are using WordPress, the main thing you can improve is with the most important plugins that can improve your site easily without losing time, just install and activate then start building your site, by start working with plugins your site is almost 50% done so to do it find out the list I have introduced the most important plugins I use in my blog.

Most Important Plugins I use on my Blog

1. Jetpack by WordPress

Jetpack has been one of the most important plugins due to it’s great features. It tells us the traffic growth and insights daily and helps for more traffic to your site. It also enhances security against brute force attacks or unknown logins, no need to worry for images because it reduces bandwidth and do content delivery with the global wordpress.com. There are some more features as well that you can do them by adding the plugin to your site.

Try this plugin for free because you will just love this.

2. WordPress SEO by Yoast

Yoast SEO is not a just SEO plugin but improves your site completely by optimizing and doing SEO. You can write better content by adding post title, meta description, previewing, alt tags, XML sitemaps and increasing site ranks in search results. All the SEO necessary methods you can do with it like page analysis that includes all your post reports and images with alt tags, focus keyword, meta description, English, subheadings, post words and many more that you can find them after using. You can use this plugin for free but also has the premium option to get the most improved one.

Try the plugin for the best results, you can also get yoast premium from here.

3. w3 Total Cache

Website optimizing and speed is important to every site owner so it’s the right plugin you can optimize.

I use this plugin due to these things; all caching includes browser caching, improving web server, minifying HTML, CSS, Javascript, feeds, content delivery and many more. Many of the users get browser caching error in site speed and minifying error so the solution is here with just this plugin, no need to worry for site speed try w3 Total cache and just get out of slow site speed. Also you can reduce site links with it and no need of google XML sitemaps.

4. Wordfence Security

Now it’s the time to protect your site with Wordfence Security, it brings the most advanced security including; blocking attackers, Block entire malicious networks, Login Security, Security Scanning and many more. Your site security is the most important thing you must do, you can do it with this without any charges. Try now and protect your site.

5. BackupWPup free – WordPress backup plugin

This plugin can be used to save your complete workups including wp-content to get them to an external backup service like Dropbox, S3, FTP and other. Your backups can be exported to several services like directory, Dropbox…

Also you can export WordPress XML, optimize database, check and repair database, file backup and many more. All the things for backup you can do it with this, so don’t forget to backup your site completely and free.

6. Contact Form 7

Every site needs to have a contact form to serve the reader, so you do it just by this plugin which is the most easiest and helpful for making your readers contact to site. You can create multiple forms plus customing, after your created form copy link to a new page then you form is created. The form also supports reCaptcha , akismet spam filtering…

Go on with this plugin and let your readers can contact to your site.

7. Mailchimp For WordPress

All the sites have its own email subsriptions, it has been one of the most important plugin of a website that improves our email marketing 100%, by email marketing your readers will be always notified about updates of your site so according to me, its the best one to choose among all the plugins for email marketing. Mailchimp allows creating popup, sidebar or any other method of delievering email subsription in your site, you can send emails upto 2000 subscribers for free then above it you need to buy the premium one.

You can also track your subscribers what they are doing with email and many more features so start now by creating account from here.

8. WP Smush

Many of the sites have images optimizing problems in sites speed but while installing this plugin, it optimize images to speed up your site and deletes all unnecessary data also the images above 32MB and below 1MB will be removed. It lifts all heavy images from your site and do completely optimiziation. Don’t worry, you can do more with it if you try once.

9. Akismet

While making your content all optimized and perfect beside it you need to protect it from spammers. Akismet can protect your content from all spammer, it automatically checks all comments and filter spam comments, it will be shown to you with its history. Also moderators can see the number of approved comments for each user, you can protect, disk space and speed your site with it.

The plugin is totally free, enjoy blocking spams with it.

10. Floating Social Bar

After making excellent content using all the above plugins, now just promote them with this plugin. Floating Social Bar brings social icon bar in your site for users. Its very simple and easy to use like the standard style of your theme, you can also disable social bar on specific posts, pages. You can set it wisely in your site with its great features like this.

Hope you would like it, you can just start working with them from now. Don’t let your users to go from your site, these were the top 10 most important plugins I introduced for a marketer.

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How to Enable Offline Files Policy in Windows?

Post author By Karar
Post date November 26, 2015
3 Comments on How to Enable Offline Files Policy in Windows?

Offline file policy is a method of accessing network files offline when the network is unavailable. You can enable in windows to make available network files offline without VPN or cellular connections also sometimes you can suffer from no connection so the files will be disappeared, by enabling it keeps a cached copy of network files on your computer so you can access to the files faster or less bandwidth, to enable offline files policy in your computer just follow the steps.

Enable Offline Files Policy in Server

You can enable offline files policy in windows server to let your clients access files from the cached copy of network files from their local computer anytime.

1. Start Run type gpedit.msc to open Group Policy Management Console, navigate to Computer configuration> Administrative Templates>Network then open Offline files.

2. Now navigate to Configure slow-link mode then open it then click enabled, scroll down in the options and click on show, type * in the value name then type latency=1 in the value.

After enabling this your files will be available offline to your clients computers.

Enable offline Files Policy in windows

1. Go to control panel>sync center>manage offline files then open it and click Enable offline files, it will be enabled then you can view your offline files, manage and work with offline files.

The offline files policy is enabled and you can view, manage offline files.

Disable offline Files Policy

To disable offline files policy in server go to GPO(group policy management) then navigate to Computer configuration> Administrative Templates>Network> Offline files open configure slow-link mode and click Not configured then enter.

To disable offline files policy in windows, go to control panel>sync center>manage offline files then disable offline files, it will be successfully disabled.

You’re all done, if you have any question regarding this then ask us here.

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Initial Configurations of Windows server 2016 step by step

Post author By Karar
Post date November 21, 2015
9 Comments on Initial Configurations of Windows server 2016 step by step

After installing Windows Server 2016, you can start working but before that, there are some initial configuration to perform for making the server ready to work. These are the essential tips to do before start working with it. Here are the tasks to complete such as; renaming the server, setting the time zone, configuring the network connection, joining a domain, enabling remote desktop and some more. So let’s get started.

Perform Initial Configuration of Windows Server 2016 Graphically

1. Rename server

Renaming the server is the first step of initial configuration. By default windows server has setup a unique name, to change it open Server Manager and click on local Server then click on your computer name. On the System, Properties click change and type a unique and short computer name then click ok. When you’ll be asked for restarting just hit Restart Now.

2. Join a Domain or Promote Server to a Domain Controller

Here you have two options to select, the first one is to join a domain or promote this server to a domain controller see the article from the link below(Install AD DS to create and manage domain services).

Note: Before joining to a domain or promoting to domain controller you must configure server’s TCP/IP settings from the instructions below.

To join a domain, open Run>Type Sysdm.cpl>click Change>Select Domain>Type the domain name and hit Ok like the shot. When you’ll be asked for authentication then type the username and password of the domain user and click ok. When the server joined to the domain click Restart now on the dialog box to sign in with the domain after restarting.

Notice: Before joining to a domain check the Domain controller and your computer if they are connected. If you got error like an error like connecting to domain service then check out the connection and ping them to check if they are connected then try joining the domain.

To promote this server to a domain controller, read the article based on How to Install & Configure Active Directory Domain Services(AD DS)?

3. Turn on Automatic Updates

Keeping your server protected and updated is the most important. By turning on Automatic Updates on your server will be secure and latest, to configure open Settings>Update & Security and click on check for updates then when the update downloaded and installed.

Settings - Update & Security — Settings – Update & Security

On the Advanced options, choose Automatic update installing to let the Windows Server install updates when the server is not in use or you can set manually when to install updates.

Settings - Advanced options — Settings – Advanced options

4. Setup time zone settings

Accurate time zone is essential for Server and services to work on exact timing. To setup open Server Manager click on Local Server and click on Time Zone hyperlink then click on Change Time Zone, select the correct time zone and click Ok.

5. Configure TCP/IP settings

A Server needs static IP for installing AD DS or using other features so to do it open Server Manager click on Local Server and click on your computer’s network interface hyperlink(Ethernet).

On the Network Connections select the correct network adapter to configure by right click and choose Properties.

Now click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPV4), when the window opened select Use the following IP address and type a IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and Preferred DNS server.

6. Enable Remote Desktop

There are a two ways to enable Remote Desktop in windows server, no matter we will do it with Server Manager. The Remote Desktop feature is the core

To enable open Server Manager click on Local Server and click on Remote Desktop hyperlink, it will directly open up the System Properties remote tab, just click on Allow Remote Connections to this Computer and click ok.

Perform Initial Configuration of Windows Server 2016 with Command-line

1. Rename the Server

Netdom renamecomputer %ComputerName% /NewName: NewComputerName

Type Y and hit enter to proceed. The server have renamed successfully.

2. Join a domain

Note: Before joining to a domain check the Domain controller and your computer if they are connected, also your computer should have taken IP with DHCP from the server correctly.

Netdom join %ComputerName% /domain: DomainName /userd: UserName /passwordd:*

Type the username and password of the server user twice and hit enter to connect.

Now restart to apply all commands and joining to domain by typing;

Shutdown -r -t 1

After you get started, check out your computer that it will have the other user option to sign in with domain user.

Here’re all the command that are entered above.

3. Configure TCP/IP Properties

To configure IP address properties on a server or on any other computer follow the below commands.

To set IP address properties first identify your network adapters by typing:

netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces

Now to set a static IP address, subnet mask and default gateway type;

Netsh interface ipv4 set address name=<> source=static address=<Ipaddress> mask=subnet mask gateway=Gatewayaddress

You can set Just IP address without subnet mask and default gateway.

To set up DNS server IP address type;

Netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=<> address=DNSIPAddress index=1

Note: “index=1” refers to position of added DNS server.

Index=1 is Preferred DNS server and index=2 is Alternate DNS server.

To confirm or check IP address type;

IPconfig /all

It shows all details of network including IP address, Subnet mask, DNS IP address.

You can see all IP addresses configured and work properly.

Here’re all commands of IP properties.

And at the end, if you’re using Hyper-v or VMware take a snapshot of the Server so you can restore it later. That’s all, this was all the initial configuration of windows server using command-line.

That’s all, this was all about the initial configuration of windows server 2016 graphically + command-line.

If you have any question regarding this, leave a comment below.

Check out this article: Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2016 step by step

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What’s the Best Media Player?

Post author By Karar
Post date November 15, 2015
9 Comments on What’s the Best Media Player?

Media involves everywhere in our life even in our studies in school or at work. In fact, it isn’t easy to choose between them because there are thousands of players offering high-quality features. No problem, if you’re confused but make sure that from now you will have the error-free and the most compatible media player for your device no matter if you’re using Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and you’ll have the option to choose the best. Users mostly choose those media players which has many users but they don’t know more about it. As well as We can’t choose or decide for you that which one is the best media player? Let us it be Known by you that which media player do you all use in your Windows/PC or in your mobile because it will help others choose player easily.

Some people hate Films, Videos because of the Players that they don’t have good functionalities so they can’t decide which one to install.

Actually there are many players such as; VLC Media Player, Gom Media Player, Pot Player, Play Extreme Media Player and many more but the most popular Players are:

#1. VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player is a one of the best media player that is free multimedia player and frame work that plays most of the multimedia files as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming Protocols. It is one of the most popular players which is being used by almost all of the people also VLC Media player runs on all platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X…

And it is completely free without Spyware, Ads and user tracking.

#2. KM Player

KM Player is a light weight audio and video player for Windows that supports a large range of different file formats, including AVI, FLV, MKV, and many more. It handles both audio and video that can be enlarge in every devices such as TV, Computer, Mobile and others but it is not supported in MAC. It is available in all devices such as: IOS, Android, Windows, Windows phone and others. It is available in 36 languages and there are more 300,000,000 users in 230 countries of the world.

#3. 5KPlayer

5KPlayer is as much a media streamer and downloader as it is a UHD 4K video player. It is in like flynn with almost all kinds of multimedia format ranging from DVDs, CDs to 4K H265 MP4 videos, and even the incomplete A/V files. And with AirPlay & DLNA streaming tech support, it shares video music between Android/iOS devices, computers and smart TVs. Moreover, 5KPlayer is packed to invisible extractors to easily get online video music downloaded free. Multifunctional and free.

#4. Media Player Classic

Media Player Classic one of the most popular and best media player which supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. We are 100% spyware free, there are no advertisements or tool bars. It is supported in windows® XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 both 32-bit and 64-bit. It is a compact Media Player for Microsoft Windows and works very well.

#5. MX Player

MX Player is a smooth and Smart Player that is compatible with most of the devices and it supports western and eastern Asian languages like Arabic, you can enjoy playing videos online as well with MX Player seamlessly. There’s no need of any codes or subtitles to download or install. MX Player is the first Android video player which supports multi-core decoding that is very popular in Android. You can get MX Player from Windows App Store.

#6. Pot Player

Pot Player is a free advanced multimedia player which supports various subtitle formats and it’s very smooth, seamless playing video. It also supports many modes and Overlay with 2 sound cards. Also you can bookmark your favorite scene or chapter in DVD, TV, HDTV. You can watch any video with 3D experience and provides maximum performance, but it’s very compatible with PC mostly. It’s only available for some devices but works in windows very well.

Now it’s your turn to tell us what’s the best media player then I will collect the results and tell you.

So enjoy the player you prefer.

If you have any question or any suggestion comment here.

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How to Configure PTCL DSL Modem Settings?

Post author By Karar
Post date November 13, 2015
9 Comments on How to Configure PTCL DSL Modem Settings?

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is the leading telecommunication authority in Pakistan which provides telephone and internet service to public. Every person who has the internet has PTCL DSL modem, which needs to be configured sometimes by ourselves that it no needs to be brought to the PTCL office. You can configure it yourself at home without any problem and many people have experienced this configuration problem but till now they don’t now how to do it.

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to configure PTCL DSL Modem Internet settings easily step by step, no matter if you don’t know it.

Configure PTCL DSL Modem settings

Before starting, make sure that you know your PPP username with Password of your DSL modem, if you don’t know it then call to 1218 and get it from him.

1. Connect your PC to modem with cable then open Cmd (command prompt) then type IPconfig, it will show you the Default Gateway of your modem means that it will give you the IP address of your modem to access it from your browser.

2. Copy this from here and paste it in your browser(Google chrome) then hit enter. You will need to login in the modem, enter the username with password type Admin in the username and type the password of modem.

Note: If you don’t know the password of the modem then you can find it at the back of your modem in front of admin password option.

2. After you logged in, then here you will find your modem details such as; connection status, username and password, WiFi name and password etc but you have to tap on Advanced.

3. Now you are in advanced click on Advanced setup>Wan service here you can find your WAN connection mark the remove box then tap Remove.

4. Tap on Add then you will see the configuration page, select atm2/(0_0_103) then click Next.

5. Click Next.

6. Enter your PPP username and password that you had asked from 1218/ptcl then click Next.

7. Tap Next.

8. Click Next.

9. Click Apply/Save to save the configuration.

The configuration has finished successfully, wait about 1 minute that the PTCL DSL modem to let the modem settings be finished itself then you will see the modem internet light will be on and you will have internet.

Hope it was helpful and informative.

If you have any question about this comment here.

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How to Block Websites in Google Chrome?

Post author By Karar
Post date November 12, 2015
4 Comments on How to Block Websites in Google Chrome?

Everyone wants to browse safely and get rid out of bad things, as there are many websites which aren’t safe for children and for us because they do worst things such as; spreading viruses, giving wrong or bad information or wasting time….

There are many ways to block websites, but the way I am going to show you is the best one which can help you to do this with some easy steps here.

Setup Extension to Block websites

1. Go to Chrome click on the right top customize & control (3 dots)> More tools>Extensions>Click on Get more extensions. Type Block Site in the search box and press enter.

2. Now tap on the extension then click on Add to chrome, it will ask you for adding to chrome click on Add Extension from there.

It will be added to chrome.

3. Here the extension doesn’t need to be configured so simply click on the extension on the top right hand and you’ll be directed to the extension page.

It will take you to the configuration page.

4. In this page, you can enable site blocking by typing the name of the websites that you want to block then click save blocklist and it will be easily added.

5. Also, you can set password, if you don’t want someone to have access to this option menu, thus you can set password for it to do it so,

Just enter a password and click on Set password and the password will be saved.

6. However, if you check and try to access the blocked websites, you’ll see this message.

That’s all, if you have any problem or any question about this write down in the comment.

Feel free to tell us.

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