========= QUESTION --------- Every time I try to logon to my Wordpress site, I get the following error: "Unable to Log In, Cookies Are Blocked Due To Unexpected Output" How do I fix this, or work around it? ========= ANSWER --------- Believe it or not, this is due to the wp-config.php file being saved [...]
I am changing the domain name or url of my web site, how do I update Wordpress website to the new url? How do I update my Wordpress URL? There are a few options for this: Manual updates as follows: Quick Steps: Settings, General: WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL): Update textDB Table: wp_options Edit entries for [...]
========= QUESTION ---------How do I setup a new page in Wordpress that will display all my blog posts? ========= ANSWER ---------It is not a new page you need to setup - you can simply type in a special url and the page will automatically display: http://YOURDOMAIN/?cat=0 (Note - that is a ZERO, not the [...]
========= QUESTION ---------How do I add a custom sidebar to a specific page, not all the pages across my entire site? ========= ANSWER ---------Plugin: Simple Page Specific Sidebars * *Note: After installing the plugin be sure to go to it's settings under the Installed Plugins area, and click the Update Settings button to 'activate' the plugin. [...]
========= QUESTION --------- I am having trouble with my Wordpress site, how do I disable all plugins to see if this helps? --------- I cannot logon to my Wordpress site. After clicking logon, it just spins, and eventually shows a CGI Timeout error:---CGI Timeout The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing. The server [...]
========= QUESTION ---------Can I use a plugin to backup my WordPress database and files? How do I backup my WordPress files and database? ========= ANSWER ---------BackWPup And of course several others... this is just the one we rely on ========= EXAMPLES --------- ========= APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS --------- WordPressBackupsBack UpBack UpsRestore [...]
========= QUESTION --------- How do I secure or harden my WordPress installation? ========= ANSWER ---------PASSWORDS--- Always use 10-15 character random strings for passwords containing Upper and lower case letters (AbCdEfGh ...)Numbers (01234 ...)Special Characters / Symbols ($%&*#! ...) These strong passwords should be used for the WordPress users, but also any FTP access, and Database passwords as [...]
========= QUESTION --------- How do I add or edit content on a page in my website? ========= ANSWER --------- Logon to your site at: http://YOURDOMAIN/wp-login.php --- Option 1: Use the Dashboard Once logged on, click the Pages link in the Dashboard navigation column on the left. Click the page name in the list that [...]
========= QUESTION --------- Can I white label or setup WordPress without all the WordPress branding? ========= ANSWER --------- yes - see EXAMPLES ========= EXAMPLES --------- PLUGINS --- White Label CMS Web Editors CMS CMS Dashboard ========= APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS --------- WordPress Custom No Branding No Logo Custom Logos ========= [...]
========= QUESTION --------- How do I list the child pages on a page? ========= ANSWER --------- Place the code in the EXAMPLES section in your theme's Functions.php file, and then call it using the shortcode [children] ========= EXAMPLES --------- function child_pages_shortcode() { global $post; return '<ul>'.wp_list_pages('echo=0&depth=0&title_li=&child_of='.$post->ID).'</ul>';}add_shortcode('children', 'child_pages_shortcode'); ========= APPLIES TO / KEY [...]