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Adding Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a free web analytics service provided by Google that helps website owners and marketers track and analyze website traffic and user…
Editing and handling the .htaccess file
Why modify the .htaccess file? The .htaccess file lets you control how Apache serves your WordPress site—redirects, permalinks, security rules, caching headers, and more. Modifying it…
Editing and handling wp-config.php
Why Modify wp-config.php The Power of WordPress is that it’s software you control installed on servers that you control. That power comes with responsibility:…
Enabling ICO File Uploads in WordPress
By default, WordPress restricts the upload of certain file types, including .ico files, for security reasons. If you’re unable to upload an .ico file…
Enabling the PHP iconv Extension
What iconv is and why it matters iconv is a PHP extension that helps PHP convert text between character encodings (for example, UTF-8 and…
How do I turn off comments?
The steps below outline how comments can be turned off in WordPress. Disabling Comments on Future Posts In the WordPress admin go to Settings…
How to Add a Featured Image to a WordPress Post
A featured image (also known as a post thumbnail) is often displayed on blog pages, search results, post grid/carousel galleries, and sometimes at the…
How To Backup Your WordPress Website
Backing up a WordPress site is essential for any major update, theme change, or plugin installation. A website is a valuable asset, and having…
How to Bulk Update Links and Text (Search & Replace)
You may find it necessary to change or update text, images or links in your WordPress database. Searching for the targeted content and manually…
How to Change the Number of Posts Displayed on Your Blog Page in WordPress
If you want to show more or fewer posts on your blog page, you can easily adjust this using the “Blog pages show at…
How to create a staging website
A staging website is a private copy of your live website, created for safe testing and development. It allows you to try out changes,…
How to Create Patterns in WordPress (Reusable Blocks)
When creating a website, you may have a design you want to reuse over and over. For example, a hero section you may use…