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In the recent release of WordPress 3.4 Beta 1, The WordPress development team has taken extra steps to improve the theme installation process. In this article, we’ll cover the the theme installation process and point out the differences between WordPress 3.4 and prior versions of WordPress. Term vs. Keyword This does not appear to be Read More >

The recent release of WordPress 3.4 Beta 1 includes a new feature referred to as Custom Header and Background Images from Media Library. When researching this further, we found that this new feature allows you to select an image from your Media Library as either your header or background image in WordPress 3.4. The screenshots Read More >

The Beta 1 version of WordPress 3.4 was just released, and one of the new items included is the Flexible Custom Header Sizes feature within WordPress themes. This new feature allows WordPress 3.4 users to easily upload header images. With prior versions of WordPress, themes required header images to be uploaded at a specific width Read More >

WordPress 3.4 Beta 1 was recently released and a new feature included is the Theme Customizer with Previewer. This tool combines several features already available, but helps tie everything into one easy to use tool. For example, instead of going to separate pages within your WordPress 3.4 dashboard to do things such as change your Read More >

The easiest way to install WordPress is to use Softaculous. Softaculous is an installation application that is free with select InMotion Hosting subscriptions. You can also manually install WordPress using the steps below. The installation process includes downloading the WordPress files, creating a database, and configuring the installation. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through Read More >

WordPress uses a file called wp-cron.php as a virtual cron job in order to automate tasks like publishing scheduled posts, checking for plugin or theme updates, sending email notifications, and more. Why would you disable the WP-cron (wp-cron.php)? For many WordPress users, you can improve website performance when you disable the WP-cron in the WordPress Read More >

While WordPress is great software because of its ease of use, it does have a history of using excessive server resources (such as memory and/or cpu time) at times. This is not always the fault of WordPress directly, but instead it could be the result of either: a “bad” plugin a custom theme With so Read More >

A common technique for hackers is to target index files, such as index.php or index.html. Because index files usually load first when a website is visited, a hacked index file gives hackers a higher probability of their message / malicious code being loaded most often. If you’re attempting to restore your WordPress site after a Read More >

If you need to migrate your WordPress site or change the domain name or location of your WordPress installation, it’s good to keep in mind how WordPress keeps track of itself via the WordPress Address and Site Address settings. These settings can be adjusted directly in the WordPress admin dashboard from Settings > General or Read More >

Updating PHP.INI file Enabling Error Reporting How to View the Error Log We’ve had a lot of our customers and WordPress users, in general, have an issue where their site is showing a blank page. This blank page is typically caused by a PHP error. If you have your php.ini file set to hide PHP Read More >

When troubleshooting error messages similar to “Failed to write file to disk”, the most common causes include: The server’s hard drive is full The server’s tmp folder is full There are not sufficient privileges set to the folder being written to This error, “Failed to write file to disk”, within WordPress generally means that the Read More >

If you find a theme via the internet you can easily install it using your WordPress dashboard. You will need to download the theme to your local computer and then proceed to upload it. Installing a Theme Manually in WordPress Search for and download a theme from the WordPress.org. Typically, it will be a compressed Read More >

Permalinks are permanent URLs to your individual posts and pages. Creating permanent links to your content can make it easier to share links and help Search Engine Optimization (SEO). There are multiple options on how to create the structure of permalinks such as date, article number, or another customized format. If you are troubleshooting a Read More >

WordPress is dynamically driven using your domain name. This means that WordPress Hosting site will not work correctly using your temporary URL if it was configured to be installed using your domain name. Take, for instance, if you are migrating an existing WordPress site from another host to InMotion Hosting, you will want to migrate Read More >

WordPress allows you to control what appears on the front page of your website. The most common settings changed on the home page is typically how many posts display, and whether your website shows recent posts of static content such as a page you have created. To make changes click “Settings” in the left menu Read More >

Installing WordPress on your server is not a difficult task. This article will explain the basics in installing WordPress on your server. Learn more about WordPress Hosting here. What’s the Difference Between Installing WordPress and WordPress.com You can set up your blog at WordPress.com and have your site online. This is different than installing WordPress Read More >