This method no longer works with the Facebook changes that took place in Sept. 2019. This method relies on the Public Page Content Access permission. The app can be developed with the manage_pages permission and using a user access token instead of using the app access token. Facebook will allow this if it is requested. […]
Fake Hits, Google Analytics spam, and why are so many Russians visiting my site? Using views to filter spam
Spam can make Google Analytics Unusable For most websites, reviewing your audience’s characteristics and behavior on a regular basis with Google Analytics is a good investment of your time. However, if you have a website with less traffic, you may find that your legitimate website hit counts are flawed, if not overwhelmed, by fake hits making […]
Friendly URLs are an easy update to an older ASP.NET 4.0 website
Friendly URLs are easier to remember If you have an older ASP.NET 4.0 website, but don’t want to continue seeing the “.aspx” extensions on the page URLs, you can make a quick update by using NuGet to install the Microsoft.AspNet.FriendlyUrls.Core library. This library is automatically installed when you create a new Web Forms site, but […]
How to set up your contact form SMTP when using a 3rd party email server
For most small website owners, the email service is hosted by the same provider as the website service. You sign up for hosting, and email service comes as a bonus. But sometimes there is a need to separate these services. Perhaps you need to send more emails than your web host sending policy allows. Let’s […]
Use C# server side code to share your Facebook Business page to your website
Interacting with Facebook Many businesses keep both websites and Facebook business pages. Facebook provides two easy ways to embed individual posts into your website. The first way is to just right click the top right small arrow and select “Embed”. Facebook will provide you with an iframe that you can place in your website page […]