The anatomy of great WordPress theme - The anatomy of great WordPress theme

The anatomy of great WordPress theme

There is no one WordPress theme in existence that can suit all websites. That is why there is a great variety of websites in existence in which, business owners, organizations, and bloggers can use. So, how do you go about choosing a WordPress theme that you will be certain that it will serve your business? … Read full article →

Move wp config outside the web root directory - Move wp-config.php outside the web root directory

Move wp-config.php outside the web root directory

I recently did a guide on 5 (Less known) WordPress Security Tips to keep your website safe from hackers where I suggested moving wp-config.php outside the web root directory as a simple change that adds an additional layer of security to your WordPress website. The wp-config.php file contains your MySQL database username & password, along with … Read full article →

DO NOT UPGRADE GLOBAL TABLES WPXSS - DO_NOT_UPGRADE_GLOBAL_TABLES

DO_NOT_UPGRADE_GLOBAL_TABLES

DO_NOT_UPGRADE_GLOBAL_TABLES is a WordPress constant that can be added to the wp-config.php file in order to avoid the upgrade functions from doing expensive queries against global tables. To enable it, simply add the following to your wp-config.php file: WordPress websites that use bbPress have large users and usermeta tables. When upgrades are running, ALTER, DELETE … Read full article →

Reset WordPress password from the command line - Reset WordPress password from the command line

Reset WordPress password from the command line

1. log in to the MySQL: mysql -u root -p; 2. Select the database: use database_name; 3. List all users: select * from wp_users\G 4. Change the password for the user you require: UPDATE wp_users SET user_pass=MD5(‘new_password_here’) where ID=user_id_here;

wp xml to markdown - Convert WordPress to Markdown

Convert WordPress to Markdown

Export WordPress posts to XML an then convert it into Markdown files suitable for a static site generator such as Gridsome, Gatsby, Hugo, Jekyll, etc. Step 1. Export WordPress to XML Navigate to Tools > Export and Select “All Content” File will be saved as [website].WordPress. [DATE].xml Step 3. Install NodeJS & Git Make sure … Read full article →

Increase WordPress Security using the wp config php file - Increase WordPress Security using wp-config.php

Increase WordPress Security using wp-config.php

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 →

Happy New Year WordPress 2023 - New Ideas For 2023? 🎊🥳🕺

New Ideas For 2023? 🎊🥳🕺

We wish all our readers a Happy and Healthy New Year! We hope you enjoyed WPXSS in 2022 and that you will keep reading our blog in the coming years! To make the site more interesting for you, I would like to hear from you, what you like to read on our blog!

I would greatly appreciate it if you can provide us with new ideas and suggestions on what we could write about in 2023. We like to have user-driven content – unique and helpful posts, that the vast majority of visitors find worth reading. So leave your ideas in our comment area and I will try my best to cover them in the upcoming year. 🥳

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