This post shows students and new users the steps to update WordPress through the SSH terminal console. When you are running a WordPress website, one task that you will have to learn quickly is updating or updating your WordPress content. If you are lucky, you may have a WordPress website that updates automatically when new versions are released. If that’s the case, then you should be good to go. Nothing to do but sit back…

Have you ever seen a popup asking for your permission to send notifications? These are push notifications. Browsers such as Chrome, Opera, Firefox and Safari support them on both mobile and desktop computers. The idea behind WordPress push notifications is to encourage repeat visits from your visitors. To do this, it sends push notifications to subscribers whenever you post something new to your website. The ultimate goal, of course, is to drive more traffic to…

A WordPress plugin conflict can crash your entire site or cause some functionality to behave incorrectly. But what is it, and how can you get a resolution of disputes when they arise? Plugins are an essential component of the WordPress ecosystem. With plugins, you can make your WordPress sites function the way you want without writing any code. The look and functionality of your WordPress site is highly dependent on the plugins and themes you…

The WordPress password gives you access to manage your website. With a combination of username and password, you will be able to access your WP dashboard and make administrative changes and updates. This guide will show you how to change your WordPress password. Passwords are a must for almost everything you do on the Internet. Thus, users must remember or store passwords that include letters, numbers, or symbols. Since passwords are the main WordPress security tool, you cannot afford an easily…

Why is it important to clean up your WordPress database? All WordPress sites are made up of two parts – files that contain media, themes and plugins and a database that contains settings, posts, post meta, users and their credentials and so on. The size of a WordPress database file can vary depending on the site, from as little as 1MB to several or tens of gigabytes. It is important to optimize your database for a…

A hacker who wants to gain access to your WordPress site often tries to access the site’s login URL. Unfortunately, it’s pretty easy to find the login URL for any WP site. In most cases, anyone can get this URL by adding / wp-admin to the domain name. If your admin URL is so easy to find and you are using a guessed username and password, then your site is easy to hack. For example, some people use the default WordPress…

Are you looking to improve the page load speed of your WordPress site? Increasing site speed will improve search engine rankings, and more importantly, improve user experience. Content can make your site heavy and slow to load in browsers. Site content consists of comments, images, videos and scripts. Since these are usually large files, optimizing them will greatly affect your site’s speed. What is lazy loading and how does it work? Lazy loading means loading content only to…

An important part to keep in mind when blogging, especially for long posts, is navigation. Adding anchor links to your posts can greatly improve the user experience. They can easily jump directly to any section of the blog to either browse the content or focus on what they really need. An anchor link is simply a type of link on a page that links to other content on the same web page. This is very important for long articles with…

A favicon, or site icon, is an essential branding element that every WordPress site should have. These are tiny images that you see in a browser tab when you open a website. By way of illustration, here’s what a favicon looks like in a browser. Chances are, you’ve seen them a million times on the internet. But why are they needed? Should you be concerned about having them on your WordPress blog or website? The truth is, they…

The 503 Service Unavailable error is a web server error. This means that it usually has nothing to do with what you did. It also has little to do with the web browser application you are using. It simply describes a situation where your server cannot (the server is temporarily unable) to process your request at some point. It’s important to note that this error message also comes in different forms, so you don’t get confused. Here are some…

Installing WordPress on a Windows or Mac computer is often the first step in any WordPress website development process. To install WordPress locally, you need the localhost server app. There are many local server applications that you can use and they all work pretty well. Typical examples are WAMP, XAMPP, Local by Flywheel, and Desktop Server. In this tutorial, we will be using XAMPP to install WordPress on localhost. Why install WordPress locally? Here are some of the…

Visual appeal is critical in web design. The look should appeal, evoke emotion, and ultimately improve your site’s traffic. Several components contribute to the overall beauty of a website, and images are one of them. Images tell stories and give life to your text. They convey information and make it easy to understand. The image file format is essential. Using the right format for the right purpose means your design will look exactly as you…