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Block theme or classic theme in WordPress: what is the difference and which to pick

Short answer: with a block theme you edit the whole site (header, footer, page templates) using the same blocks you write with. With a classic theme the structure lives in…

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WordPress block editor or Elementor: which one to build your pages with

Short answer: for most sites, the block editor that comes with WordPress is enough, is light and ties you to nothing. Elementor pays off when you need fine control over…

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WordPress Heartbeat: what it is and why it keeps calling the server

The short answer: Heartbeat is a “pulse” that WordPress sends to the server every few seconds while the dashboard or the editor is open. It is used to save drafts,…

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A plugin or a snippet of code: how to add a feature to WordPress

Short answer: if the feature has screens, options or is complicated (forms, SEO, shop, bookings), use a well-maintained plugin. If it is a small, exact change (hiding a field, changing…

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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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WP-CLI over SSH: updating and fixing WordPress from the command line

The short answer: WP-CLI is WordPress on the command line. Instead of opening the dashboard and clicking, you type wp plugin update --all and it is done. On our hosting…

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The wrong date or time on your site or e-mails: WordPress, PHP and time zones

The short answer: “the time is wrong” can come from four places, and fixing one does not fix the others: WordPress (the time of posts and scheduled publications), PHP (hand-made…

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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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Locking down the WordPress file editor and a few wp-config settings worth changing

The short answer: WordPress has, in the dashboard, a file editor that lets you change the code of the theme and plugins. One typo there takes the site down, and…

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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…