523 results for «domain» (page 35 of 53)
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The WordPress RSS feed: what it is, where to find it and when to turn it off
The short answer: the RSS feed is a list of your latest posts, written for programs to read, not people. WordPress creates it by itself, at your-domain.com/feed/. It serves news…
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Where to share your affiliate link: blog, WhatsApp, social media, and what to avoid
The short answer: an affiliate link pays when it reaches someone who really needs a website, a domain or e-mail, at the moment they need it. Dropping it everywhere, with…
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Changing registrar without the site or e-mail blinking: DNS, lock and the checks after
Changing the registrar (whoever holds your domain’s registration) is not changing the DNS or changing the hosting. They are three different things. A registrar transfer, on its own, does not…
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How to host several websites on one VPS
A VPS has one IP address and can serve as many sites as its memory and processor can carry. The web server picks which one to show from the name…
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Testing a migrated site before you change the DNS (the hosts file)
To see the new site before the DNS changes, add one line to your computer’s hosts file saying “this domain lives at this IP address”. Only your computer goes to…
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Replacing old addresses in a WordPress database without breaking it
The short answer: when you change the site’s address (a new domain, or from http to https), WordPress keeps the old address in thousands of places in the database: in…
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Files that must never be public: .git folders, .env, backups and database dumps
The short answer: everything in the site folder can be requested by anyone who guesses the file name. Git folders, files with passwords (.env), copies like wp-config.php.bak and database dumps…
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How to set up your e-mail in Apple Mail on a Mac
On the Mac, the Mail application connects to your mailbox by IMAP: messages stay on the server and the Mac displays them, so they look the same on the phone…
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Why your site does not show on Google: a checklist
“My site does not show on Google” can mean very different things. Google may not know it, may know it and have set it aside, the site may be stopping…
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Building an e-mail list legally: consent, sign-up forms and unsubscribing
A good e-mail list is built with people who asked to be on it, knowing what they were signing up for. It is the rule that protects your domain, your…





