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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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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,…

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Page or post in WordPress: which to use for what

The short answer: use a page for what does not change with time and is part of the site (About, Services, Contact) and a post for what has a date…

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The WordPress RSS feed: what it is, where to find it and when to turn it off

The short answer: the RSS feed is a list of your latest posts, written for programs to read, not people. WordPress creates it by itself, at your-domain.com/feed/. It serves news…

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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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Exporting and importing content between two WordPress sites

The short answer: WordPress has its own tool to carry the content (pages, posts, comments, menus, images) from one site to another, under Tools > Export and Tools > Import.…

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Featured image and excerpt in WordPress: what they do and where they show

The short answer: the featured image is the main photo of a page or a post; the excerpt is the short text that goes with it. They appear in the…

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Reusable blocks and patterns in WordPress: save a layout once and use it again

The short answer: if you repeat the same piece on several pages (a contact block, a notice, a list of benefits), do not rebuild it every time. In the WordPress…

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How to redirect HTTP to HTTPS with .htaccess

This forces every visitor to the encrypted version of your site, even if they type or link to the plain http:// address. Before you start Make sure SSL is already…

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How to check if the site files are on the hosting

Before pointing a domain, asking for help, or concluding that “the site has disappeared”, it is worth checking one simple thing: are the site files actually on the hosting? It…