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...
WordPress Administration
Update WordPress Sitename and Tagline
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....
Create a Google Maps API Key
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...
Change the Admin email address on your WordPress website
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...
Why is my website marked as insecure or “not secure”?
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...
Update WordPress Post Type using SQL
How to troubleshoot and fix a broken WordPress Plugin
Turn on WordPress Debugging
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.
File Exceeds the Maximum Upload Size
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...
Error Establishing a Database Connection
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...