How to Perform SEO in WordPress Permalinks – WordPress tool for customizing your blog links; Meta descriptions – set a correct Meta description for each page/post you make to improve your ranking in the search results; Optimize your images – allow search engines to correctly index your images based on title, caption & alt… Read More »
Plugins are tools which provide additional functionality to your application. To install a plugin you generally just need to put the plugin file into your ‘wp-content/plugins’ directory. Once a plugin is installed, you may activate it or deactivate it from the Plugins menu in your WP administration. Generally the Plugin installation is a straight-forward… Read More »
Although the main purpose of Softaculous is to install new applications with a single click, it can be used to create a full backup of your WordPress site. Now, you will see a list of the WordPress applications installed in your account via Softaculous. In case you don’t see your site listed here, probably it… Read More »
WordPress is a web application based on PHP and MySQL. As such you need to backup all its files and its database to have a full copy of your site. The easiest way to copy your files is via FTP. Make sure that you save all the files and folders in the directory WordPress is… Read More »
All links posted in the comments under your blogs are turned into links in wordpress. Unfortunately, this features encourages spammers to post many unwanted comments in your blog. To disable turning URLs from comments into actual links, go to your admin area and then navigate to Appearance -> Editor. Select the functions.php file from the… Read More »
Steps to replace the default Admin username with a more secure name If you have an existing WordPress site and you want to change your username(to something different than “admin” for security reasons, for example), you can do this quite easily. First, go to your cPanel and click on the phpMyAdmin icon in the… Read More »
In this tutorial we will show you how to protect your WordPress blog from spam. There are several solutions which can be completed: 1. Make sure that your WordPress script is updated to the latest stable version. 2. Install a captcha plugin.Once activated, the plugin will prompt for the public and the private API keys.… Read More »
Steps to configure or disable WordPress auto updates In WordPress 3.7 a new feature was introduced to the core functionality of the application – the automatic updates. In this tutorial we will do our best to explain you the way those auto updates work, how to configure them and how to completely disable WordPress… Read More »
Steps to update WordPress from the Admin area In WordPress 2.7.x you can easily update your application directly from the admin area. When a new version is available, you will see a notification in the WP admin area. Before you proceed with the upgrade, we strongly advise you to make a backup of your… Read More »
The first thing you see when you access your WordPress admin panel is the Dashboard. It is a collection of gadgets that provide you information at a single look so you don’t have to navigate through different pages to get it. To configure what information you want to see on your WordPress Dashboard, click… Read More »