WordPress 4.9.3 – Going into the tunnel and never coming out…
In case you hadn’t heard, in early February 2018, WordPress did a double release of versions, from version 4.9.2 to 4.9.3, then 4.9.4 in a matter of two days. For some WordPress websites, this led to a collision of versions, the end result being it broke the auto-update mechanism, leaving potentially millions of websites stuck […]
How Do I Migrate WordPress to a Different Domain Name?
Changing the domain name on an existing WordPress installation or staging a WordPress website at a different location may seem daunting at first. But it’s really quite easy to do. And I’ll show you how. Use case #1: You’ve purchased a number of domain names for your website. And you wish to assign another of […]
Community Blogging: A Short Guide
Yesterday a client asked me this question about WordPress guest editing and publishing (a.k.a. community blogging): +++++ Hi, Jim. Wondering if you had any knowledge or ideas on the following. I’m interested to find out whether there exists some sort of WordPress plug-in that would allow our readers to input a story and art directly […]
Is My Web Host Secure? Maybe not…
After running into a situation where a client’s web host was running years outdated software, I realized some of you might be operating under a false sense of security–about your security! Many people believe that just because they set up their hosting account with a well-known shared hosting company that stuff magically updates on its […]
How to remove the subdirectory name from your WordPress website address
In this example of subdirectory redirection, we’ll be using .htaccess to properly redirect a website address such that both the website and WordPress dashboard load without the subdirectory name. Our domain for this example will be “your-domain-name.com” Within the public directory, often named public_html or html, you should see the following settings for a standard WordPress […]
A Guide to Running WordPress with PHP7 on a cPanel Server
If you are running cPanel servers, you may have heard that cPanel now offers PHP7 support. PHP7 has become quite the popular discussion within the WordPress, website optimization Facebook groups and hosting company blogs. And now that WordPress is finally mostly PHP7 compatible, and there’s even a plugin developed to help WordPress authors check their […]