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 >
Fixing Image Links After a WordPress Migration Updated on June 21, 2023 by Scott Mitchell As we continue our tutorial series on migrating your WordPress site to InMotion Hosting, the next thing we want to cover is how to update the URLs for images within your pages and posts. They are coded differently so simply changing the site URL will not fix this. In this tutorial we show you how Read More >
Moving a WordPress Installation to a Different Location Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress is typically installed into a folder that you designate on your web server. If you must move WordPress to a different folder then you will need to make some changes to your configuration files. An example of a move might be the change of the location of the WordPress installation into a folder called Read More >
How to install and use the TR Cache and Security plugin for WordPress Updated on November 19, 2021 by Jeff Matson What is the TR Cache and Security plugin for WordPress? The TR Cache and Security plugin is a plugin for WordPress that easily allows you to manage both caching for performance of both the server and your users, as well as your overall website security. Because it is very easy to use, it is a Read More >
Migrating your WordPress site content to Ghost Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson Partially due to the founder of Ghost being a prior WordPress developer, it has been made quite simple to import your WordPress content into Ghost. Thankfully, a plugin has been developed to import your WordPress post content into Ghost. Within minutes, all of your WordPress posts will be imported into your new Ghost installation. Exporting Read More >
BMo Expo WordPress and NextGEN Gallery plugin Updated on October 14, 2013 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial: Installation Configuration Usage The BMo Expo WordPress and NextGEN Gallery plugin allows you to easily replace your default WordPress or NextGEN galleries into your site with very impressive gallery designs. This is perfect if you want to add a bit more functionality to your galleries without much effort. As it seamlessy integrates Read More >
PrettyGallery plugin for WordPress Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this article we will teach you how to install, configure, and implement the PrettyGallery WordPress plugin to display attractive galleries on your site. Before beginning, be sure that you are logged into your WordPress dashboard. What is the PrettyGallery plugin? PrettyGallery is a very simply plugin that you can use to embed galleries into Read More >
Q and A Focus Plus FAQ plugin for WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will teach you how to install, configure, and implement the Q and A Focus Plus FAQ plugin to add an FAQ section to your WordPress site. Before beginning, be sure that you are logged into your WordPress admin dashboard. What is the Q and A Focus Plus FAQ plugin for WordPress? Read More >
WordPress Instagram Plugins – Instagram Picture Updated on October 10, 2013 by Jeff Matson Some of the links for this particular plugin are no longer available through WordPress and the author last updated the plugin in 2013-11-8. The plugin is still available through WordPress.org, but please use with caution. In this tutorial: Installation Configuration Updating Photos Using Instagram Picture In this article, we will walk you through the process Read More >
