WordPress Plugin XSS Vulnerability Updated on October 13, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Issue: A serious XSS security vulnerability was discovered and disclosed this morning that affects hundreds of WordPress plugins, which in turn affects millions of websites. Status: Anyone who manages or maintains a WordPress site is strongly urged to update ALL plugins immediately. Who is impacted? People running WordPress websites with the following plugins: Jetpack WordPress Read More >
How to Access & Use the Theme Customizer in WordPress Updated on October 14, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial: Accessing the Theme Customizer Using the Theme Customizer WordPress has a built-in Theme Customizer that makes it easier to modify your theme. How to Access the Theme Customizer Login to your WordPress Dashboard Click the Appearance link in the navigation menu. Roll the mouse over your theme and click the Customize button. Read More >
Security Alert – 4/14/15 – BuddyPress Plugin for WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Issue: BuddyPress has released a security update (version 2.2.2). They are recommending to update to this latest version. Status: Update has been released. Who is impacted? Websites running the WP REST API Plugin for WordPress. Why was this update released? BuddyPress version 2.2.2 was released to address two potential security issues and has a few Read More >
Security Alert – WP Rest API plugin for WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Issue: WP REST API plugin has released a critical security update (version 1.2.1). They are urging everyone to update to this latest version. Status: Update has been released. Who is impacted? Websites running the WP REST API Plugin for WordPress. Why was this update released? WP REST API plugin version 1.2.1 was released to address Read More >
Fixing the 500 Internal Server Error with WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The latest version of WordPress requires that the PHP version be set to version 5.4 or higher. By default, new InMotion Hosting accounts are set to version PHP version 5.4. However, in some cases, this version may have been changed. For more information, please see how to change the PHP version in cPanel. The 500 Read More >
Creating a Page or Post in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When using WordPress, you’ll be working with Pages and Posts very often. For a photographer, you’ll generally want to use a page for your galleries or portfolio. If you want to highlight a specific image or have a set of images that you’ll continually update, a post may be better. There are more differences. Posts Read More >
Creating a Header Image for your WordPress Photo Site Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Depending on your theme, you may need to create a header image that goes across the top of your website. Here’s an example: The following tutorial will show you how to create an easy header image or banner using a graphics tool. Login to the WordPress Administrator Dashboard. The first thing you should do is Read More >
Creating a Menu for your WordPress Photography Site Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Before you create a menu for your website, you should consider how it will affect your website appearance and navigation. You should also have pages that can be used to build the menu. The following tutorial shows you how to build a menu in the twenty-fourteen theme. Login to the WordPress Administrator Dashboard. Click on Read More >
How to Install WordPress Manually Updated on December 1, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The easiest way to install WordPress is to use the WordPress Softaculous installation. This is available if you are an InMotion Hosting customer. If you are not, you must perform a manual installation. The following tutorial will walk you through a manual installation of WordPress. Create the Database Before we begin the installation of WordPress Read More >
Remove Comments from a WordPress Page or Post Updated on February 17, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress was built for interaction with people in mind. All pages and posts can allow discussion in the form of comments. However, there are circumstances when comments are not welcome on a post. For example, the post may simply be an announcement or shared information. The WordPress interface does allow for the comment option to Read More >
Creating a Static Page in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor A website that is used for displaying your photos will have pages that consist primarily of text and images. WordPress calls these pages, static pages. While all pages and posts within WordPress have the option to allow user interaction, static pages can be created with the option for user interactivity removed. The following tutorial will Read More >
How to use WordPress to Create a Photography Website Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Install Working with Images Watermark Upload files Create gallery Remove comments As a photographer, there are many choices that one can make in order to create a website. One of most popular choices to create a website on the internet is the freeware known as WordPress. This tutorial will show you how to easily create Read More >
Editing your WordPress wp-config.php file Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson If you need to make changes to your WordPress installation, such as the site URL, database name, or many other things, you would typically do so within your wp-config.php file. If you are not familiar with the wp-config.php file, it defines the basic configuration of your WordPress site. Think of it as the basic blueprint that WordPress operates on. Read More >
Integrating Elasticsearch with WordPress using ElasticPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson If you’ve ever used Elasticsearch for managing your searchable content, you know that it is incredibly fast and scalable. If you’re a WordPress user, you likely also know that obtaining WP_Query objects can sometimes have a negaitve impact on your resource usage if you have a large database of center to search from. Thankfully, 10up Read More >
Adding a Spotify widget to WordPress with the Spotify Master Plugin Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson If you are a musician, you are certainly familiar with the streaming music service, Spotify and likely would want to promote your music on there. In this article, we will show you how to embed a link your Spotify profile into WordPress using the Spotify Master plugin. Installing the Spotify Master widget First, log into Read More >
WordPress Critical Security Announcement Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson As of today, several vulnerabilities were discovered and patched within WordPress. The most critical of these is a cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows malicious comments to be left, and when seen, can execute unauthorized code as the administrator user in versions 3.0-3.9.2. Although 4.0 is not affected by this particular vulnerability, several other vulnerabilities were Read More >
InMotion Hosting Shared Servers and Reseller servers Using SSD Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor InMotion Hosting servers regularly undergo maintenance and upgrades in order to keep them running optimally. The most recent notable update for InMotion Hosting servers is the move to use SSD (Solid State Drives). The following article lists the servers that have been updated to SSD. Read more about SSD Hosting. Shared Servers and Reseller Servers Read More >
Banning known hack sources from your WordPress site Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson Preventing malicious attacks before they are even attempted is often one of the best defenses against your website becoming hacked. Of course, there is no replacement for a securely developed site, but a large majority of attacks can be blocked by simply banning malicious sources from your WordPress site. In this article, we will show Read More >
Working with Images for your WordPress PortFolio Website Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Workflow File format Image size Watermarking Uploading The most important thing that you as a photographer are going to want out of a website is its ability to showcase your images. The main problem is that the image produced by modern digital cameras are very large. This is important because, the larger the file, the Read More >
How to Create a Gallery in WordPress without a Plugin Updated on December 9, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the strengths of WordPress is its ability to quickly handle images within its pages and posts. In fact, you can easily create a gallery to display images with little more than the default theme. No plugins are needed! The following article will walk you through the steps necessary to create a basic image Read More >
