Ads.txt Broken (https://linkprotect)
Feb13

Ads.txt Broken (https://linkprotect)

Ads.txt Broken KB ID 0001811 Problem Here at PNL we had a problem with the sites ads.txt file recently. My ad vendor was telling me that it was being corrupted and my host was adding links that looked like I was behind a Barracuda. As I build the server from the ground up I knew this NOT to be the case. Solution: Ads.txt Broken The first thing I did was check the file I uploaded (from my LAPTOP before it was uploaded) and… Which...

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Adsense Alternative?
Apr08

Adsense Alternative?

KB ID 0001746 Way back in 2004 when PeteNetLive started, I didn’t even consider monetisation of the site, it was simply a place for me to store my personal scribblings about problems I’d faced in support. But as it grew and it had to move from a second hand PC under my desk, to a dedicated server, then a rented VPS. The cost began to raise.  Back then there were a few ‘ad agencies’ but unless you were getting a...

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Free Certificate for IIS with Let’s Encrypt
Feb11

Free Certificate for IIS with Let’s Encrypt

KB ID 0001736 Problem I’ve been aware of Let’s Encrypt for a while, they are a non profit Certification Authority, who will provide you with a free certificate, and you can use them for most things you want to secure with a digital certificate. The only reason I’ve never used them in the past is, their certificates have a short (3 month) lifespan, and I see enough things breaking when people forget to renew 12 month...

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Adsense: ‘We’ve detected an error on your IAB TC string’
Oct13

Adsense: ‘We’ve detected an error on your IAB TC string’

KB ID 0001709 Problem A couple of weeks ago I logged into Adsense and saw this; ‘We’ve detected an error on your IAB TC string on one or more of your sites or apps. These errors may affect your ability to serve ads to European users. A detailed report is available for you on the EU user consent page’. Solution Well all of that made no sense to me, so I downloaded the report, which is a spreadsheet and it looked like...

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NGINX: Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
Nov13

NGINX: Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

KB ID 0001617 Problem Rather by accident I discovered this was not working on the site. I know it used to work, but when the old certificate expired last year I was on holiday in The States, and had a panic trying to disable https, (to keep the site up until I got back and bought a new cert). So I’m guessing its been broken since then. Solution I spent about two days looking at forums about how to do this, and every time I...

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WordPress: Inserting ‘Anchor’ Links (Internal Hyperlinks)
Nov06

WordPress: Inserting ‘Anchor’ Links (Internal Hyperlinks)

KB ID 0001362 Problem Back when I did the website in Dreamweaver, this was a simple task, there was an ‘insert anchor’ button*. If you have a long webpages and you want your readers to be able to ‘navigate’ around it using hyperlinks, then ‘anchors’ are for you. *In WordPress there is still a GUI option, on the insert menu, so you can still ‘insert anchor’ (see below). What’s an...

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