254 results for «WordPress» (page 8 of 26)
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Object cache with Redis for WordPress on a VPS: what it speeds up and how to set it up
The short answer: an object cache keeps in memory the answers WordPress asks the database for, so it does not ask again. It helps where the page cache cannot reach:…
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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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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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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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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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A multilingual WordPress site: plugin options, URLs and what Google needs
The short answer: WordPress on its own has a single language. For a site in several there are three ways: a plugin that stores each page in each language, a…
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Deleting a WordPress user without losing their posts
The short answer: when you delete a user, WordPress asks what to do with what they wrote: delete everything or pass it to another user. If you do not pick…
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Profile pictures in WordPress: how Gravatar works and how to change yours
The short answer: the small photo beside your name (in comments, on authors) comes, by default, from Gravatar, a free service that ties a photo to an e-mail address. To…
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Categories and tags in WordPress: how to use each without making a mess
The short answer: categories are the blog’s big sections (few, and each post fits in one); tags are loose keywords, more specific (many, and each post has a few). Using…
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A test copy (staging) of your WordPress site: changing things safely
The short answer: a test copy is a second site, identical to yours, that only you see. You try the new theme, the big update, the plugin you do not…





