WordPress Updates WordPress updates. Where do these come from? What are they? Why do they exist? Do you need them? What do they do? There can be a lot of updates that become available for WordPress. It can be very tempting to not to apply updates in your WordPress installation, especially if you’re a bit […]
How to disable public access to your WordPress. WordPress, both the site and it’s back end (or admin area) are both accessed via a web browser. Consequently they’re both publicly available, as are the pages you use to complete the installation process. This means anyone in the world can access the site, the admin area
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
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
WordPress and Caching Plugins. WordPress and Caching Plugins. In this post I’l be talking about caching plugins, what their purpose is, how they work and the difference between different types of caching plugins. What is Caching? What is caching, and what does it do? Some of you might be thinking “caching makes things quicker”. Well
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
How to Migrate a WordPress Site In this post I’ll be talking about how to migrate a WordPress site. I’ll be covering how to migrate a WordPress site from one hosting account to another, using the cPanel hosting platform. This is essentially copying a WordPress installation from one hosting provider to another. Although I’ve focussed
How to change the address of a wordpress site. How to change the address of a wordpress site. Or as it’s sometimes referred to, how to change the URL of a WordPress site. There are a few reasons why you might need to know how to change the address of a wordpress site: There are
How To Enable WordPress Debugging (wp-debug). How to enable WordPress debugging. In this guide I’ll be covering what WordPress debugging is (or wp-debug as it’s sometimes referred to), why you might want to enable WordPress debugging, and how to enable WordPress’ debugging mode. You can click here find out how to enable WordPress debugging if
Error Establishing Database connection WordPress Error establishing database connection when using WordPress, can be encountered if your WordPress based site can’t connect to the database used by your site. WordPress’ own advice about this is quite minimal, as it’s not really a WordPress centric issue, it’s more related to the underlying services (specifically the database) and
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