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Articles about WordPress maintenance.

Managing 404 errors

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by mrme
Believe it or not, half of web traffic is from bots. Below are some actions you can take to manage 404s. Monitor and... Read More

Managing Spam

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by mrme
Use Recaptcha There are many plugins that will add a recaptcha checkbox to your forms, comments, and even your login page if you... Read More

Finding Good WordPress Plugins

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by mrme
What to look for in a good plugin: Is the plugin author providing good support? If there are many unanswered questions that is... Read More

10 Tips for Managing Pages/Posts

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by mrme
Throughout these tips I will refer to the Gutenberg editor. This page explains what the Gutenberg editor is. If your editor looks like... Read More

Gaining Admin Access

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by mrme
This is one of my favorite things to do. You need either FTP access or database access to escalate your privileges to an... Read More

Setup SMTP Email Sending using your Google Account

Posted on November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 by mrme
Some webhosts require SMTP to be setup to send emails from WordPress. The first time you setup SMTP, follow the directions here to properly configure... Read More

Moving a WordPress site to a New Webhost

Posted on September 8, 2017November 7, 2017 by mrme
This article is a reference for me and anyone else who might find it useful. I have refrained from going into too much... Read More

Regular WordPress Maintenance Activities

Posted on September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 by mrme
Please make sure, for the security of your website, that you make plans to regularly handle the following activities. Hackers will target both... Read More

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