💡 WordPress plugins are a piece of software that extends and expands the functionality of your WordPress site.
Here you can find up-to-date tutorials for the most popular WordPress plugins.
wp-admin/plugins.php displays the plugins list table using the array $plugins_all which contains information on all installed plugins. We can use pre_current_active_plugins hook to perform actions before the plugin information is displayed on this page. TIP: The best way to understand what a hook does is to look at where it occurs in the source code. … Read full article →
Here is how you can create a WordPress plugin with a shortcode to display the user’s IP address: <?php /* * Plugin Name: IP * Plugin URI: https://wpxss.com/application/ip * Description: Provides a shortcode to display the user’s IP address. * Version: 1.0 * Author: Stefan Pejcic * Author URI: https://pejcic.rs */ function ip_shortcode( $atts ) … Read full article →
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was applicable back in 2018, website owners have been scrambling to get their websites up to standard and avoid huge fines. Years later, GDPR fines continue, and small businesses are certainly not immune. Although you may receive a warning before being fined, there is no reason to take the risk. If you … Read full article →
SVN, or Subversion, is a version control system similar to Git that can be used via the command line, or one of numerous GUI applications, such as Tortoise SVN or SmartSVN. In this guide, I will use TortoiseSVN software to checkout a WordPress plugin. Step 1. First, download and install TortoiseSVN software: https://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html Step 2. After installation, you … Read full article →
MySQL Process List is used to display currently active MySQL connections. It can be useful to view current queries, detect sleep connections, and if some connection limits are reached. If on your hosting server, you have access to the terminal, you can u list MySQL processes using the command: Here is a simple WordPress plugin … Read full article →
You can download older versions of any plugin hosted on WordPress.org directly from the website or from WP-CLI. To download older plugin versions from WordPress.org click on the Advanced view link scroll down to the end of the page and under Previous Versions select the version that you would like to download. that’s it! Another … Read full article →
Want to change the domain name for your WordPress website? No problem, in this guide We’ll walk you through 5 different methods to change the domain name for a WordPress website from cPanel PHPMyAdmin. Before following this guide make sure you’ve down the following: registered the desired domain name and pointed it towards your hosting … Read full article →
Here is how to backup WordPress using the Updraft WordPress backup plugin. Step 1. Install and Activate Updraft Go to Plugins > Add New and in the search bar in top right, type “updraft”. From the search results click on the Install Now button and then activate it. Step 2. Open plugin settings After installing … Read full article →
Another website got hacked and the owner noticed weird chinese characters in search results for his website. The index.php file contained the following code: Initially, the point of entry for this malicious code was a plugin named Three Column Screen Layout that has a vulnerability which as many other WordPress users report is being actively … Read full article →
Is your website loading slowly? Redirects? Popups? Can’t login? Strange folders? Files with weird names? Huge number of failed/deferred emails that you didn’t even send? These are just some of the most common symptoms of a hacked WordPress website. If you are experiencing some of these problems – do not panic! In this guide, I’ll … Read full article →