create a child theme in WordPress – A step by Step, how to guide. How to create a child theme in WordPress. In this post I’ll be talking about why you might want to make a child theme, the benefit of doing so, and I’ll also cover how to make a child theme. The hosting […]
Padlocks and certificates. Everyone wants that padlock in the address bar. Why? Google told them they do. I’m joking (kind of). Generally speaking, it’s a good thing to have the padlock in the address bar, simply because it instills a sense of legitimacy and trust in site visitors. Padlocks and certificates are two different things,
Databases and database users. Databases and database users are fundamental when operating a web application. From a programming perspective, the web application code is quite static, and all the variable information (information which varies between websites) is stored in a database. The web application (in our case, that’s WordPress) needs to be configured to connect
Installing wordpress. A few words of warning before you begin: DO NOT PARTIALLY INSTALL WORDPRESS. AFTER INSTALLING WORDPRESS SECURE IT IMMEDIATELY. Why? Because you could well get hacked if you don’t, that’s why. You have to be a bit careful when installing WordPress as this is it’s most vulnerable state. During the installation process you’ll
How to Secure your wordpress How to secure your WordPress. In this post I’ll be covering the basic steps you’ll need to undertake to secure your WordPress. This isn’t meant a a concise list of everything that you might need to do. What this post covers is the bare minimum you’ll need to undertake with
How to log in to wordpress. In this article we’re going to cover how to log in to WordPress. This guide is applicable to you running your own installation of WordPress in a hosting account, not a wordpress.com hosted WordPress. If you disabled public access to your WordPress installation, you’ll need to make it accessible
How to reset your wordpress Password. If you can’t remember your WordPress password, you’ll need to reset it. This article covers how to reset your WordPress password when using cPanel. This guide covers how to reset the WordPress login password by manually editing the site’s database, so the first thing we need to do is
HOW DNS WORKS AND WHAT IT DOES. How DNS works and what it does. In this post I’ll be talking about wha DNS is, what it does, and how it works. Gaining an understanding of this will help you manage your hosting services, sites, and mailboxes in the future. DNS is the part of managing
Email deliverability. Email deliverability. In this post I’ll be talking about what email deliverability is, why it’s important for you, what affects email deliverability and improve your email deliverability. What is email deliverability? Email deliverability is essentially the probability of an email you send being received by the intended recipient. Although a lot of people
Web servers and document roots. In this post I’ll cover what web servers are what they do, a bit about how they work, and what document roots are. We’re not going to go in to anything too technical here, the purpose of this post is to again a conceptual understanding of how your site is
WordPress and page builders. In this post I’ll be talking about WordPress and page builders. There are different options available to you with regard to which page builder you decide to use. Different page builders work in different ways, and whilst some are easier to use than others, there an be some implications with some
Installing a wordpress theme. This guide covers what themes are, what they do, and how you install a theme in WordPress. What is a wordpress theme? There are a LOT of themes available that can be installed in WordPress, about 31,000 of them at the time of writing. WordPress themes are pre-designed templates that dictate
Configure WordPress to Use SMTP authentication – a how to Guide. WordPress SMTP authentication. In this post I’ll be taking about how to set up your WordPress so that it uses SMTP to send emails, why you might want to do this, and the benefits of using SMTP authentication. Before you start reading this post,
How to Add a contact form to your wordpress site. Add a contact form to your WordPress. In this post I’ll be talking about how to add a contact form to your WordPress, why you’re likely to need a contact form, and the benefits of using a contact form on your site. I’d recommend reading
WordPress Optimisation Overview WordPress optimisation overview. In this post I’ll be talking about optimising wordpress, giving an overview of what optimising WordPress is, the skills that you’ll need to be able to do this, and some common concepts when it comes to WordPress optimisation. I’m not going to be going into specific detail in this