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If you’re used to managing a standalone WordPress site, you’ll find that there are a few differences when it comes to managing a network. And you’ll also need to manage any sites you personally own on your network, too – the base site, for example. Welcome to the final tutorial in our six-part WordPress Multisite Masterclass. In this series so far, you’ve learned how to …
The search function built in to WordPress core has come a long way over the past few years. However, if you have a large, complex site you still probably aren’t very satisfied with the results it produces. Fortunately, there are lots of ways to improve it. In this guide, we’ll take a look at how the default WordPress search function works and consider …
First impressions are everything. And when it comes to your online “home” making a great first impression can make all the difference between your website being a total success or a complete failure. It’s only natural that choosing the right theme and the plugins to go with it, are crucial parts of establishing your brand. But choosing the right theme can …
There are a lot of things to love about XAMPP, but the update process is not one of them. There’s nothing automatic about it, and you can go ahead and plan on hitting a few bumps along the way. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through the process so you can get XAMPP up-to-date with minimal hassle – and without …
One of the best things about WordPress is how easy it is to make sweeping changes to a website in just a few minutes. But with no easy way to revert a website to a previous state, you can lose a lot of work very quickly if you aren’t careful. VersionPress brings the power of Git to WordPress so you …
If someone were to ask you to name your most valuable salesperson, would your website be in the running? While it may not be a flesh-and-blood team member, your website holds great value for your company not only in terms of sales, but also in terms of marketing. And a cohesive “look” plays a role in that. Take a moment …
If you think your site is safe because it doesn’t have any content worthwhile to hackers, think again, because the vast majority of security breaches aren’t aimed at stealing your data or defacing your site. Hackers generally want to use your server as an email relay for spam, or to setup a temporary web server, usually to serve illegal files. If you’re hacked, …
A WordPress Multisite network can be more than the sum of its parts – it can also be a community. As well as providing your users with a great way to create their own sites and content, you can also bring them closer together. Vast Multisite networks like WordPress.com and Edublogs help their users to find great new content and communicate with …
When it comes to planning and designing your website, the sidebar might not get top priority. In an age where minimal design and mobile browsers dominate, it’s easy to understand why you may want to skip the sidebar altogether. However, your sidebar is an excellent way to display extra information and an even better way to display page-relevant details that …
The terminal is one of those things that seems scary for the uninitiated. It’s all text based and spits out responses you don’t understand and feels like you’re hacking the system. The reality is, it is extremely simple and straightforward and can shave hours off each of your work days, I kid you not. In this article, I’ll introduce you …
