267 results for «WordPress» (page 8 of 27)
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Exporting and importing content between two WordPress sites
The short answer: WordPress has its own tool to carry the content (pages, posts, comments, menus, images) from one site to another, under Tools > Export and Tools > Import.…
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XML-RPC in WordPress: what it is and whether to switch it off
The short answer: xmlrpc.php is an old WordPress file that lets outside programs publish to your site. Most sites no longer need it, and bots love it for guessing passwords.…
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WordPress comments: switch them on or off, moderate them and keep them tidy
The short answer: comments give a blog life, but on a company site they tend to cost more work (and spam) than they are worth. The rules are under Settings…
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Reusable blocks and patterns in WordPress: save a layout once and use it again
The short answer: if you repeat the same piece on several pages (a contact block, a notice, a list of benefits), do not rebuild it every time. In the WordPress…
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WordPress or a drag-and-drop website builder: what you gain and what you give up
Pick the builder if you want the site online quickly and with no upkeep; pick WordPress if you want room to grow and to own everything. The difference is not…
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The “HTTP error” when uploading images to WordPress
You drag a photo into the media library, the bar fills up, and at the end it says “HTTP error” and nothing else. The message tells you nothing because all…
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Hiding WordPress usernames: author pages, the REST API and login messages
The short answer: WordPress shows, without meaning to, the usernames of those who write on the site: on author pages, in the REST API and even in the login error…
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Search on a WordPress site: why the built-in one disappoints and how to improve it
The short answer: WordPress search looks for the words you wrote in titles and texts, and little else: it does not forgive typos, does not understand synonyms and rarely finds…
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WordPress shortcodes: what they are and why one breaks your page
The short answer: a shortcode is a word in square brackets, like [gallery], that WordPress swaps for a bigger piece (a gallery, a form, a table). When something goes wrong,…
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Slimming the WordPress database: revisions, spam and expired transients
The short answer: over time the WordPress database fills with things nobody uses any more: revisions of every text, spam comments, items in the trash, expired temporary data (transients) and…





