Drupal 7.x

I am trying to figure out how to add a paragraph bundle (paragraph module) to a site front page.  The front page has a template but no manage fields page to which one can add a paragraph field.  (Paragraphs requires a content type.)  Does this require some roundabout configuration (like adding the paragraph to an instance of a content type and THEN shoving the content type as a block into the region where you want to the paragraph bundle to appear?  Or is there an easy CODE way to add the bundle to the front page template?  I cannot seem to find any documentation on paragraphs and front pag

Current Website:

PHP 7.2.10    (php -v)
ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS bionic    (lsb_release -a)
Apache 2.4.29    (apache2 -v)
Drupal 7.61     (drush status)
Drush 6.2.0     (drush status)
Mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.24   (mysql -V)

When I run (on the command line): drush status I get 21 identical lines of:

count(): Parameters must be an array or an object that implements Countable Table.php: 699

Assuming that Drupal 7.61 is complete for PHP 7.2 then these messages must come from modules (not CORE)?

I have a client who developed a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to allow a customer to configure a device and price it out, all using macros and grabbing data from a database.  They want to install this spreadsheet on their Drupal website so customers can use it there.  It can't be downloaded to use because of the needed access to the database (for parts and charges).  

Is there a way to run this type of Excel spreadsheet from the website?  Are there any modules that would allow something like this?

Thanks in advance.

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• String Override Module did not do it.

I would like to change this text to something like "Registered" or "Member" -- how to go about this?

Drupal 7, using:

• Statuses
• Micropublisher (FBSMG)

I am having a problem with this module, so that when you attach an image for upload and click "share" you get an error message saying that "The photo could not be uploaded." / "No File Selected". Note, this only occurs/fails the first time. When you try it again, it always succeeds.

Any ideas on this, as I am at a loss?

Tried:

I want to add a link to a third party js file on my site. To that affect I have used drupal_add_js, eg:

  drupal_add_js('http://scripts.com/pages/scripts/0080/8579.js', [
    'type' => 'external',
    'async' => TRUE
  ]);

but I am unable to get the async attribute added. I have also tried

  drupal_add_js('http://scripts..com/pages/scripts/0080/8579.js', [
    'type' => 'external',
    'async' => 'async'
  ]);

With no luck either.