Installing Multiple WordPress Instances
If you need multiple WordPress instances, there are three types of installations based on system architecture, or a combination of WordPress instances and databases: WordPress […]
Advanced Topics
Changing The Site URL
On the Settings -> General screen in a single site installation of WordPress, there are two fields named “WordPress Address (URL)” and “Site Address (URL)”. […]
WordPress vs WordPress.com
WordPress vs. WordPress.com People are often confused about the differences between WordPress and WordPress.com. WordPress is the free, Open Source web publishing software project, owned […]
Managing Plugins
What are plugins? WordPress Plugins are PHP scripts that extend the functionality of WordPress. They enhance the features of WordPress or add entirely new features […]
Backing Up Your WordPress Files
There are two parts to backing up your WordPress site: Database and Files. This page talks about Files only; if you need to back up […]
Template Editor
The Template Editor allows you to edit and create templates, using blocks. These templates control the layout of the posts, pages, or page types on […]
Restoring Your Database From Backup
Using phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin is a program used to manipulate databases remotely through a web interface. A good hosting package will have this included. For information […]
Audio Shortcode
The Audio feature allows you to embed audio files and play them back using a simple Shortcode. This was added as of WordPress 3.6 and […]
Moving WordPress
Whether you are moving WordPress to a new server or to a different location on your server, you don’t need to reinstall. WordPress is flexible […]
Editing wp-config.php
One of the most important files in your WordPress installation is the wp-config.php file. This file is located in the root of your WordPress file […]
Optimization
Whether you run a high traffic WordPress installation or a small blog on a low cost shared host, you should optimize WordPress and your server […]
Nginx
While the LAMP stack (Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP) is very popular for powering WordPress, it is also possible to use Nginx. WordPress […]