10 recommended steps to lock down and secure WordPress Updated on August 12, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
How to Automatically Post WordPress Content to Social Media Updated on June 13, 2023 by Jeff Matson 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 >
How to Change your WordPress admin URL with Lockdown WP Admin Updated on March 7, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
Showing older content with the TimeTunnel WordPress plugin Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson 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 >
Checking 404s with the CrawlForMe WordPress plugin Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson 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 >
How to Setup and Use WordPress Comments Evolved plugin Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
Use WordPress cache to speed up your site Updated on November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
Review WordPress login attempts Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
Changing your WordPress admin color scheme Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson 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 >
Creating custom WordPress menus Updated on November 2, 2021 by Jeff Matson 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 >
Fixing WordPress Redirect Errors Updated on February 23, 2022 by Scott Mitchell 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 >
New features to WordPress 3.8 Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson 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 >
Using a Secondary Hard Drive on a Dedicated Server Updated on August 21, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you have a dedicated server with 2 hard drives, there might come a time when your primary hard drive is starting to become full, and you’d like to utilize your secondary hard drive. You can either simply create an FTP account with access to your secondary hard drive to start uploading files there for Read More >
Install and Setup the Social Contact Display Plugin/Widget for WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson 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 >
Fix WordPress Fatal error: Allowed memory size exhausted Updated on July 7, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress can encounter a blank page sometimes, and the most common issue is a PHP Fatal error regarding the Allowed memory size of xxxxxxx bytes exhausted and in this guide I’ll show you how to easily fix this problem. Find PHP error behind blank WordPress page Fix Allowed memory size exhausted error Find PHP Read More >
Member subscriptions on WordPress with Memberful Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will teach you how to use Memberful to fully integrate a members only area into your site built with WordPress. For a all-in-one plugin that handles subscriptions, spam, security, and more, try Jetpack! Installing the Memberful WordPress plugin Installation is quite simple and can be done in just a few steps. Read More >
Fix WordPress Download Failed Errors on Update Updated on September 21, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you run into problems trying to update WordPress, it could be caused by the temporary directory WordPress uses for downloads. You can easily fix this by defining a WP_TEMP_DIR in your wp-config.php file below. WordPress update failing If you’re trying to upgrade WordPress itself, you might encounter this error when trying to update: Download Read More >
How to Add a Social Media feed to WordPress with the Twine Social plugin Updated on November 1, 2013 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will teach you how to integrate an attractive social media feed into WordPress using the Twine Social plugin for WordPress. Since discovering it, it has become my favorite social media plugin for WordPress. Installing the Twine Social plugin to WordPress As the Twine Social plugin is within the WordPress plugin directory, Read More >
Checking update compatibility in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will introduce you to the Background Update Tester plugin for WordPress to allow you to ensure that you are able to automatically update your WordPress site with ease. Installing the WordPress Background Update Tester plugin The Background Update Tester plugin is very simple and extremely easy to install. In the next Read More >
Automatically updating your WordPress site Updated on June 8, 2023 by Jeff Matson What will the WordPress auto-update do for me? The WordPress auto-update function that has been introduced in version 3.7 is quite possibly the best feature to ever be introduced to WordPress, or any content management system for that matter. Every day, we see many sites compromised because of security flaws in older versions. Keeping your Read More >
