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Changing the language of WordPress: the site, the dashboard and each user

The short answer: WordPress has two languages chosen separately: the site’s (under Settings > General) and each user’s dashboard (in their profile). Changing the language does not translate your text;…

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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…

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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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WordPress shortcodes: what they are and why one breaks your page

The short answer: a shortcode is a word in square brackets, like [gallery], that WordPress swaps for a bigger piece (a gallery, a form, a table). When something goes wrong,…

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Menus in WordPress: building the main menu and choosing where it appears

The short answer: a menu is the list of links at the top (or bottom) of the site. In WordPress you build it once, with the pages you want to…

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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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XML-RPC in WordPress: what it is and whether to switch it off

The short answer: xmlrpc.php is an old WordPress file that lets outside programs publish to your site. Most sites no longer need it, and bots love it for guessing passwords.…

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Hiding WordPress usernames: author pages, the REST API and login messages

The short answer: WordPress shows, without meaning to, the usernames of those who write on the site: on author pages, in the REST API and even in the login error…

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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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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…