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The easiest way to disable a Page, Post or other content on your WordPress website is to set the status to Draft. There are a few of ways of doing this but the easiest way ios from the WordPress Page or Post index. In this tutorial we will use Posts, but the method is...
Editing text in WordPress using the Divi Page Builder is very simple. in this video I show you how
Your WordPress Sitename and Tagline can be used in various places around your WordPress website, but most visibly in your browser window and browser tab. You sitename is usually set by the user on installation. Some 1-click installers may set a default name for this....
Your WordPress website may contain a Google Map, and it's not uncommon to see a map with the error "This Page can't load Google maps correctly". There can be many reasons for this, but the most likely reason is that you do not have a Google API key installed with the...
The admin email address on your WordPress website is used to advise on site errors and is often also used as the default contact address for plugins (eg WooCommerce will use this for new order emails by default). It's important to make sure this email address is...
It is possible to get dramatic speed improvements on your website by enabling the PHP Opcache module. Some sources reports speed increases of upto 3x with OPcache enabled WordPress websites OPcache is a caching system that saves precompiled script in server memory, so...
Google reCAPTCHA v3 is an invisible antispam captcha tool that does not require the visitor to solve a puzzle or prove they are a Human. The captcha by necessity uses a cookie and under the reCAPTCHA terms of use users must be made aware of this by using the reCAPTCHA...
WordPress comments can be a gift to spammers and unless you actively want to attract discussion, you should consider disabling these. It's possible to disable comments on blog posts with a global settings, however this only applies to posts that have yet to be...
When setting up a new website - or when viewing a legacy website - it is not uncommon to see a message in your browser address bar marking the site as "Insecure", "net secure" or similar. This will often be accompanied by an open padlock or another icon. This does not...
If you can login to you WordPress dashboard, you can easily change your own password from the 'Edit My Profile' screen. You may want to do this if your password has been guessed, for example.
In this video we show you how you can backup your WordPress website using the free WordPress plugin Updraft Plus
When you create a new page, post, prodict or other content type within WordPress, a new web address (often known as a permalink) is created automatically from the content title. (The section of the web address relating specifically to that piece of content, created...
If your WordPress website is not loading or is experience other errors, it may be useful to turn on debug mode. This will output messages to the screen that may be useful in identifying a website issue.
If you have a lot of pages, posts or products on your WordPress website, you may wish to view more the default 20 items at a time in the Dashboard index. Luckily this is very simple to change! In the top right of your WordPress Dashboard is a small tab marked Screen...
When uploading an image or other media to the WordPress Media Library, you may receive an error: File exceeds the maximum upload size for this site. This is due to a setting on your webserver. If you are not confident changing server settings you can submit a support...
To Login to your WordPress website, follow these steps:
Are you seeing this screen when visiting your WordPress site? This error indicates that WordPress in unable to connect to the database which contains the Pages, Posts and other essential information required to run your website, specifically the main causes are: • The...
If you have lost your password, you can easily reset this from the WordPress login screen.
Adding a new user in WordPress is very simple. You will need to be able to login to your WordPress dashboard and you will need to have create_user permissions. These are usually reserved for users with the Administrator role.