284 results for «WordPress» (page 7 of 29)
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Widgets and sidebars in WordPress: what they are, and what changed with block themes
The short answer: a widget is a block of content you put in a fixed area of the site, such as the sidebar or footer (search, recent posts, categories, a…
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Raising the WordPress upload limit
You try to upload a theme, a backup or a video to WordPress and it answers that the file exceeds the maximum upload size. The limit is not WordPress’s: it…
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WordPress login redirect loop: the causes, in order
You type the username and password, WordPress does not complain, and it shows the sign-in screen again. Or the browser gives up with “too many redirects”. This is the login…
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Redirecting old pages in WordPress: a plugin or .htaccess
The short answer: when a page changes address or disappears, whoever saved it (and Google) lands on a 404. The remedy is a 301 redirect, which says “it moved here”.…
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Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page in WordPress: the causes
The short answer: you log in to the dashboard as an administrator and, on opening a page, WordPress says “Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page”. It is…
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The WordPress media library: uploading, organising and replacing images
The short answer: everything you upload to the site (images, PDFs, videos) goes into the Media Library, under Media in the dashboard. There you upload, search, write the alternative text…
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Collecting subscribers and sending a newsletter from a WordPress site
The short answer: the site collects the addresses (with a form), but it should not be the one sending a message to many people. For that you use a proper…
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Choosing your WordPress home page: a static page or your latest posts
The short answer: WordPress can show on the home page your latest posts (like a blog) or a fixed page you wrote (like a company site). You choose it under…
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Featured image and excerpt in WordPress: what they do and where they show
The short answer: the featured image is the main photo of a page or a post; the excerpt is the short text that goes with it. They appear in the…
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Moving WordPress to a new domain without losing anything
Changing name is more than swapping an address. If the site already has visitors, links pointing at it and a presence on Google, what you want is that anyone arriving…





