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What Stable Tag Does, and Why the Wrong One Ships Nothing
Stable tag decides which version WordPress.org serves, read from trunk/readme.txt. Get it wrong and users download nothing, or old code. The other readme fields that fail quietly, in the order they bite.
Why a Plugin Scan Comes Back Empty, and What That Proves
Plugin detection reads what a page loads from /wp-content/plugins/, so admin-only plugins, plugins on other pages, and anything a caching plugin merged are invisible. The result is a floor, never an inventory.
How to Find Out What Theme a WordPress Site Uses
A WordPress page names its own theme: the stylesheet it loads from /wp-content/themes/ gives the folder, and that folder’s style.css gives the name, version, author and parent. Here is how to read it, and why the answer is sometimes missing without the site being any less WordPress.
What Is Synastry? How Two Birth Charts Are Compared, Aspect by Aspect
Synastry compares two birth charts by measuring the angle between each of one person's placements and each of the other's, and flagging angles close to 0°, 60°, 90°, 120° or 180° as aspects.
How to Save PDF Pages as Images: Choosing DPI, JPG or PNG, and What Can Go Wrong
Turning a PDF into images means rendering each page to pixels at a chosen resolution.
How to Combine Photos and Scans Into One PDF: Page Size, Order and File Size
A PDF made from photos holds one image per page, in an order you set, and opens the same way on every device.
How to Watermark a Photo: Placement, Size, Opacity, and What a Watermark Cannot Stop
A visible watermark is a logo, signature or handle composited onto an image so credit travels with it. Use a transparent PNG for the mark.
What Is the Vertex in Astrology? How It Is Calculated From Birth Time and Place
The vertex is the degree of the zodiac where the ecliptic crosses the prime vertical on the western side of the sky at the moment of birth. The anti-vertex is the opposite degree.
What Is My Venus Sign? How the Placement Is Calculated, and Why Date Tables Get It Wrong
Your Venus sign is the zodiac sign Venus occupied, as seen from Earth, at the moment you were born. Astrology reads it as your style in love, attraction and taste.