With WordPress 4.3, WordPress has finally stopped allowing comments on new Pages. However, if you have an existing site every kind of data on your site probably allows both comments & trackbacks. That means pages, posts, media, and any custom data types you have. While it may sound like a
Author: Gen Herres
Why Do Websites Get Hacked?
This is a question I get asked a lot. “Why would anyone want to my hack my website?” Your website may not have any eCommerce, may be small, may be just a personal blog, so you wonder why on earth anyone would even care enough to hack your site.
How to Select & Register a Domain
Domain registration is quite quick and easy to do. The largest challenge is to decide whether you want a company to just register a domain or if you also want hosting.
How to Select a WordPress Hosting Company
You’re ready to get started with a self-hosted WordPress.org website and now need a hosting provider. Or, you have a provider, but are about ready to pull your hair out from frustration. Either way, this is a checklist of what to look for when selecting your new hosting company, and
WordPress Website Care & Maintenance: How to Do-It-Yourself
WordPress is the most popular Content Management System, or CMS, with over half the CMS market. That’s a pretty good endorsement for it, but it also means it’s a bigger target for hackers. Because of this, updating your WordPress website is just as important for site functionality & security as updating your Windows computer.
What to do If Your WordPress Site is Hacked
So you just got that dreaded email from your hosting company that says “we’ve detected an issue with your website” or “malicious code or links have been found on your website” or the worst a client emails you and says “your site has been hacked”.
Resetting a WordPress Password Using the Database & phpMyAdmin
You’ve lost your WordPress password and can’t log into your site. And what’s worse, the reset password feature isn’t working (either because it can’t send mail or something else is wrong). This tutorial covers how to regain access to your site by direct database manipulation with phpMyAdmin.
How to Use GTmetrix Website Speed Performance Analyzer
GTmetrix is a fantastic online measurement tool brought to you by the wonderful folks at Gossamer Threads. They have combined the results & scores from both Google PageSpeed and YSlow to provide you a handy checklist of where your site does well and where you could improve. They also provide
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Offer Free Downloads with Contact Form Email Submission
Many people have websites and offer free downloadable materials to their visitors. You could be a CPA with a PDF brochure or a custom window installer with an excel file for cost estimates. You want to provide materials, but you also want to gather the visitor’s email address and contact
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iThemes Security Tutorial for WordPress
iThemes Security is the new incarnation of Better WP Security and it has stellar improvements! In this article I’ll cover the main features of iThemes and provide a basic user guide for getting up and running. Since this is a basic guide I have simplified some explanations.