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 on backing up your WordPress database, see Backing Up Your Database. Information here has been tested using phpMyAdmin 4.0.5 running on Unix. The following instructions will replace your current database […]
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 enough to handle all of these situations. Moving to a New Server If you are moving WordPress from one server to another, begin by backing up your WordPress directory, images, […]
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 to run as efficiently as possible. This article provides a broad overview of WordPress optimization with specific recommended approaches. However, it’s not a detailed technical explanation of each aspect. If […]
WordPress, straight out of the box, comes ready to embrace search engines. Its features and functions guide a search engine through the posts, pages, and categories to help the search engine crawl your site and gather the information it needs to include your site within its database. WordPress comes with several built in search optimization […]
This article is part of a series on WordPress Optimization. WordPress caching is the fastest way to improve performance. If your site is getting hit right now install W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache or Cache Enabler. Caching Plugins Plugins like W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache and Cache Enabler can be easily installed and […]
Note: Want to skip the hard stuff? Skip to Automated Solutions such as WordPress Plugins for backups. Your WordPress database contains every post, every comment and every link you have on your blog. If your database gets erased or corrupted, you stand to lose everything you have written. There are many reasons why this could […]
To keep your WordPress site secure, you should always update your plugins and themes to the latest version. When a new version of a plugin or theme is available, an alert bubble is displayed in your WordPress Admin Menu and the corresponding theme or plugin is highlighted on Themes and Plugins Screens. There are several places […]
The WordPress Support Forums and WordPress Documentation only provide support and documentation for officially released versions of WordPress, as downloaded from the WordPress Download page and related URLs. The only current officially supported version is the last major release of WordPress. Previous major releases before this may or may not get security updates as serious exploits are discovered. Beta versions, nightly builds, […]