Author: Ylice
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WordPress Media Library Blank or Spinning
The Media Library grid stays blank, spins indefinitely, or fails to load existing images.
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WordPress Contact Form Not Sending Emails
Visitors submit the form, but the expected message never reaches the destination inbox—or the form itself reports a sending error.
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What You Need Before Creating a New Venue
Gather the venue information before you begin. The venue is a regular WordPress content page, not a GigGizmo form, so you will need the words, links, and image used on that page. Required Information Official venue name Complete street address, city, state, and ZIP code Official website Confirmation that this is the correct location when…
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How to Edit, Cancel, or Remove a Gig
GigGizmo does not provide an editor for individual shows. The Shows page displays the future show dates in a table with the start time, stop time, and venue. Correct a Show If a venue, date, or time is wrong, remove the incorrect show and add it again with the correct information. Log in to WordPress…
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How to Create a New Venue in GigGizmo
A venue page supports every show held at that location. Create it once, check it carefully, and reuse it for future dates. Check for an Existing Venue First Open Venues in the WordPress Dashboard and search for the official name and city. A venue may already exist under a slightly different spelling. Reuse the existing…
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How to Add a Gig in GigGizmo
GigGizmo uses a short show form. You choose an existing venue, enter the date and times, and submit the show. The venue must already be listed under Venues. Before You Begin Have the correct venue, performance date, start time, and stop time ready. If the venue is not already in the venue list, create the…
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How to Log In to Your WordPress Website
Before You Begin You need your website login address, WordPress username or email address, and password. Keep these separate from your hosting-account login. Log In Open the private WordPress login link provided with your website. Enter your WordPress username or email address. Enter your password. Select Log In. After login, WordPress opens the Dashboard. Use…
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Newsletter Setup for Performers
Social media is useful, but it does not guarantee that the people who follow you will see your next show. A newsletter gives you a direct way to reach the listeners, venues, and supporters who have asked to hear from you. Newsletter Setup — $200 I will set up a practical MailerLite system that looks…
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The Forest and the Trail: What Every Website Owner Gets Wrong
The Forest and the Trail: What Every Website Owner Gets Wrong I built my first website in 1994 and back then, a website was little more than a handful of HTML pages stitched together with hyperlinks. There were no page builders and certainly no AI. If you wanted a website, you learned HTML and built…
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Where Should Musicians Promote Their Shows in 2026?
Where Should Musicians Promote Their Shows in 2026? A Practical Guide from the Venue Side of the Stage As a web developer and marketing consultant, I work with restaurants, venues, entertainers, galleries, and small businesses across Colorado and Virginia. A significant part of my work involves promoting live entertainment through websites, Google Business Profiles, event…
