WordPress Help

WordPress powers more than 350 million websites today. With a market share of over 38%, it has especially been a boon to newbies who can create a blog or any other website in just a matter of a few clicks. With its ready-to-use features and simple interface, WordPress has surely revolutionized the way we create and manage websites. No wonder, this has also thrown it before the lurking eyes of malicious actors. In this blog, we explain how you can ensure your WordPress website’s security through  WordPress hardening . The dire need for WordPress security is further proved by the fact that over  90% of all website attacks target WordPress websites . This is way too high compared to its successor, Magento, which suffers only 4% of these attacks and stands at second in the list. One reason behind this disproportional targeting is of course! the vast usage and data that WordPress websites hold. Another is the fact that more than 70% of all WordPress websites are ill-mange...

WordPress is massively popular. Around every one in five sites on the Internet uses WordPress in some form. Be that to run a humble blog, or a multi-site Content Management System (CMS) or e-commerce site. As a result, it is no surprise that WordPress websites are a very popular target for both experienced hackers and script-kiddies alike.  Hardening wordpress The last thing any webmaster wants is to find out that their website has been hacked; maybe taken hostage and is part of a botnet, spreading malware, or partaking in Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. In this article we’ll be sharing a number of tips and strategies to help you harden your WordPress website. Is WordPress secure? This is a question many system administrators ask, and rightfully so. While WordPress is overall well-built and secure, it has a reputation for being prone to security vulnerabilities and not being “enterprise-grade”. That reputation is not exactly fair. More often than not, issues lie in WordPress being...

 WordPress   is known for being one of the most   popular   content management system (CMS) software options available to date. One of the main reasons for this is because WordPress is easy to use and meets the needs of almost any type of website and business.  WordPress Installation Installing the CMS is a simple process that only takes about five minutes. But if you’re new to the software, installing WordPress may seem daunting. That’s why we’ve created this guide to take you through the installation process step-by-step so you can quickly get your website up and running. 5 Steps to Prepare You to Install WordPress Before you get started with the installation process, you’ll need to tackle these  five  simple tasks. These steps will help speed up the installation process and ensure you are completely ready to go. 1. Obtain Web Server Access You’ll need to make sure you have web server access before installing WordPress. A web server is a software ded...

A logo is part of your site identity. Ever since version 4.5, WordPress has had the ability for blog owners to set a custom logo for their site that can be displayed on every page depending on the theme. Older themes which don’t have support for custom logos, can be easily modified. We’ve written a blog post earlier on   how to enable support for custom logos  and how to display them with the appropriate sizes.  WordPress Logo Due to the nature of logos, you will most likely want to leave it unchanged for various pages. However, there might come a time when you want to modify the logo depending on the page. Perhaps you want a new logo for a certain category. Or you’d like one logo for the home page, and another logo for single pages. By default, WordPress doesn’t allow this kind of modification. But in this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to do that without a plugin and with just a small piece of code. Step 1: Upload Both your Logos to WordPress Let’s get everyth...

WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) in the world, powering over 42% of all websites on the internet. This is due to a flexible learning process (also well known for the  5-minute installation ), limitless creation and customization possibilities, and a powerful community behind it.  WordPress Installation WordPress.org is a self-hosted, open-source platform that is  free  for anyone to use. The main difference from WordPress.com is that you need a  domain , a  hosting  provider and meet certain  technical requirements. In this article, we explain how to install WordPress in three ways - through a hosting provider  (easiest way) , locally by hosting your website on your own computer, and manually using FTP (data transfer system). Note that the manual installation requires a bit more technical knowledge, but is doable if you stick to the instructions. We would recommend using the hosting approach because it's the most ...

If you are looking to add or change the logo on your WordPress website, this guide will help you with the details. We will walk you through the steps on how to add a customized logo on your website header, change logo size etc. WordPress Logo Having a professional logo on your blog not only helps in website branding but also enhances its look and feel. But often it does not get the attention it deserves. By default, WordPress does not apply a logo to your website. It only shows your website Title in the header space of your blog. But you can easily add or change the logo by following some simple steps. How to change the Website Logo in WordPress?  In most themes, you can change the logo by going to the  Appearance section  in the WordPress dashboard and selecting  Customize.  Here, you get a tab called  “Site Identity”  which has option to change the logo by uploading an image from your computer or selecting an existing image from your media library. H...

If you do not feel very secure yet that this blog will be great and produce its own money (at least) and you want to test the waters first, then you may think to  start a blog free of charge is a safer bet .  WordPress Blog The WordPress.com  is an online platform administrated from others. You can buy a domain there, install a theme from the available ones, and upload your content. The blog will instantly be online from the start. The WordPress.org  can be downloaded on your computer and installed in any host. Like installing WordPress locally or online hosting service. In this case, you can control server requirements and install any type of theme you want. Be it a premium or free theme. As tempting as it is to not pay for blogging platforms like WordPress.com, you need to keep in mind that nothing good is ever free. So  these platforms contain limitations  which will definitely become a burden as your blog grows and starts to pour in ...