271 results for «WordPress» (page 17 of 28)
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Testing a backup: a restore drill on a test subdomain, step by step
A copy that was never restored is a hope, not a backup. The real test is putting it back on a test subdomain, next to the real site, and seeing…
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MySQL or MariaDB: which one runs here, and does it matter
Shared hosting here runs MariaDB, not Oracle’s MySQL Server. At the time of writing the version is 10.11.16. For almost every site that makes no difference: MariaDB started as a…
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Which hosting plan for a blog: start small and know when to grow
For a new blog, the entry plan is enough. A blog is one of the lightest things you can put online: text, a few images and a small database. What…
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Uploading large files in PHP: upload_max_filesize and post_max_size
To upload a big file through a form, two values have to be high enough, and the second has to be larger than the first: upload_max_filesize (the size of each…
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WooCommerce e-mails not arriving: what to check
The order comes in, the money is paid, and the customer swears they got nothing. Or it is you who never receives the “new order” notice. On WooCommerce, an e-mail…
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Image optimisation and WebP
Images are often the heaviest part of a page. WebP is an image format made by Google that usually keeps the same look in fewer bytes than JPEG or PNG,…
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Automatic daily backup or your own copy: which one saves you, and when
Short answer: they are not alternatives, they cover different problems. The automatic daily backup handles most everyday disasters (a deleted file, a plugin that broke the site). Your own copy,…
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Sending e-mail by SMTP or through an e-mail API: which suits your application
For a few messages (a contact form, the confirmations of a small shop), SMTP with a mailbox on your domain is enough. For large volumes, newsletters, or when you need…
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Which plugins an online shop really needs, and which to leave out
Search for “best WooCommerce plugins” and you get lists of thirty. A real shop needs few, and every extra plugin is one more thing to update, one more door for…
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Site with a CDN or without: how to test whether it made a difference
Short answer: a CDN is worth keeping only if the numbers for your site improve for your visitors. You do not decide it by hearsay: you measure before, switch it…





