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If characters are not being stored properly on your WordPress site, or if you are using a different language in which the characters that you entered are not the same as what is being displayed, you may need to change your database collation. For example, if you database uses character set that is not utf8_general_ci, Read More >

In this tutorial: Installing the Tumblr Importer plugin Importing your Tumblr content Migrating your blog from Tumblr to WordPress can be an intimidating task if you have a large number of posts and done by hand, but thanks to the Tumblr Importer plugin, transferring all of your Tumblr posts to your WordPress site can be Read More >

The following 10 steps will help you secure and protect your WordPress website against hackers. 1. Use a strong password Minimum password recommendations: – At least 8 characters total – Mixture of upper and lower-case letters – Numbers, punctuation or other non-alphanumeric characters Example weak password: secret1 Improved strong password: Z#hupsZ2M4!Z Take a look at how to create Read More >

In this tutorial: Installing Social Networks Auto Poster Connecting social media accounts In this article, we will show you how to automatically post to all of your social media accounts using the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin. This plugin is especially useful if you have a large number of social media profiles that you need Read More >

Note: The Lockdown WP Admin plugin is no longer supported in newer versions of WordPress. Because WordPress brute force attacks are on the rise, using a WordPress plugin like Lockdown WP Admin can help by allowing you to change the WordPress default login URL. This way attackers won’t have access to your admin login form, Read More >

In this article, we will be taking a look at the TimeTunnel plugin for WordPress and that can be used for displaying older posts within your WordPress site. What is the TimeTunnel plugin? TimeTunnel is an excellent plugin that can be used on long-standing blogs and news sites to display previous posts that were published Read More >

In this article, we will take a look at the CrawlForMe plugin for WordPress and what it can be used for within your WordPress site. What is the CrawlForMe plugin? CrawlForMe is a simple plugin that does a great job of locating broken links within your WordPress site. Using it, you will be able to Read More >

The WordPress Comments Evolved plugin easily integrates a more robust commenting system into WordPress. Comments can be left from GooglePlus, FaceBook, Disqus, Livefyre , as well as normal WordPress comments. Allowing users to comment from their favorite social media accounts, instead of having to create a WordPress account on your site is a great way Read More >

Navigation: What is caching? W3 Total Cache WP Super Cache WP Fastest Cache Every time a visitor comes to your WordPress website, by default, WordPress will create the page requested. Taking advantage of a WordPress cache plugin, you can create a static copy of your pages to speed things up. With a WordPress caching plugin Read More >

Navigation: Look at latest visitors in cPanel Setup a cronjob to email WordPress login attempts Blocking unwanted users from WordPress Because WordPress is such a popular CMS used on the web today, many attackers will try to compromise a WordPress website. Knowing how to review WordPress login attempts in your access logs can help you Read More >

In this tutorial: Changing your admin color scheme Adding more color schemes Introduced in WordPress 3.8, it is now possible to change the color scheme of the admin panel to match your individual personality, as well as the look and feel of the site. In this article, we will teach you how to change the Read More >

In this tutorial, we will teach you how to create a custom menu within your WordPress site. This can be used for main navigation, or possibly some other menu area depending on your particular WordPress theme. Creating Custom WordPress Menus Adding Pages to Your Custom WordPress Menu Adding a Custom URL to Your Custom WordPress Read More >

There have been quite a few instances where people cannot access certain areas of their WordPress after upgrading the WordPress core files, usually the Themes or Plugins sections. This behavior usually manifests as redirecting back to the main page of the site, though 404 pages have also been reported. Follow the instructions below as we Read More >

In this article, we will discuss the new changes within WordPress 3.8 so that you can become more familiar with the content management system that we all love. If you want to try it out, you can take a look at our article on installing WordPress manually as it is still in beta. WordPress dashboard Read More >

In this article, we will introduce you to the Social Contact Display plugin for WordPress as well as teach you how to install and use it. The Social Contact Display plugin is an excellent way to show information about yourself of your business attractively through a widget area on your WordPress site. With it, you Read More >