I wrote this simple guide knowing that hosting your WordPress site is an important decision and choosing the wrong hosting company can harm your site in many different ways. In what ways? Well, website speed is a crucial element these days when it comes to how Google sees your website. WordPress site is slow to … Read full article →
When installing new plugins the error is displayed: Installation failed: Could not create directory. How to fix the Installation failed: Could not create directory. error OPTION 1: Change File permissions This error usually occurs because WordPress doesn’t have writing permissions for the folder. To make sure this is the case, navigate to Tools > Site … Read full article →
Here are some examples of security configurations that can be added to your WordPress website’s wp-config.php file: Disable file editing define( ‘DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT’, true ); This configuration will disable the built-in WordPress file editor, which can prevent users from accidentally or intentionally making changes to the core WordPress files. Change the default database table prefix $table_prefix … Read full article →
Here is a convenient WP-CLI command that I use when cleaning hacked WordPress websites in order to reinstall all plugins from WordPress.org It consists of two commands: get a list of all active plugins, then force reinstall for each plugin. To reinstall all WordPress themes in the same manner use:
AJAX enables tasks such as fetching, inserting and deleting records from a MySQL database, as well as file uploading. AJAX sent URL should be admin-ajax.php. wp_ajax action hooks. Here are well-explained tutorials from Yogesh Singh on how to send AJAX requests from a WordPress theme and a WordPress plugin:
Here is a simple WordPress plugin that will automatically add the post title as the alt tag to featured images and other images in the post content improving traffic from search engines. Simply install & activate the and it will automatically add Alt Tag to images in new posts. <?php /** * Plugin Name: Auto Alt … Read full article →
Text alone is not enough to fully catch the attention and deliver value for your website’s visitors. People want to get the information fast and clear. Videos are good ways for catching the attention and get people stay longer at your website. So, let’s find out what are the best WordPress video plugins that allow … Read full article →
Here is a snippet that allows you to set a custom image on the WordPress login page and set a custom link: Replace https://your-domain.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/custom-logo.png with your logo https://your-domain.com with your link
Even when the user name and password are typed correctly, WordPress will sometimes refresh the page and redirect the user or administrator back to the login screen. In this article, you will learn how to fix WordPress admin login page refreshing and redirecting issues. The WordPress login page redirecting back to the login page problem can occur … Read full article →
In this post, I will be using 3 free tools to scan WordPress websites for vulnerabilities. NAME PLATFORM HOW TO USE LIMITS WPScan Windows & Linux terminal free plan: 25 reports daily WPSEC website online free plan: 20 scans daily Burp Suite Windows & Linux application ∞ 1. From the terminal: WPScan If you have … Read full article →