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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…

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Updating failed in the WordPress editor: the REST API and JSON errors

The short answer: you write a post, press Update, and the editor answers “Updating failed. The response is not a valid JSON response” (or “Publishing failed”). The editor talks to…

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Choosing your WordPress home page: a static page or your latest posts

The short answer: WordPress can show on the home page your latest posts (like a blog) or a fixed page you wrote (like a company site). You choose it under…

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Letting visitors register on your WordPress site: roles, bots and the risks

The short answer: WordPress can let anyone create an account (Settings > General, “Anyone can register”). It only makes sense if the site needs accounts (a members area, a shop,…