Guides tagged “wordpress”

Step-by-step MdmHost guides about wordpress, sorted A-Z.

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  • Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard (wp-admin)

    Find your WordPress login page, sign in to wp-admin from the browser, cPanel or Softaculous, learn the dashboard menus and fix the most common login problems.

    BeginnerWordPress on cPanel hosting2 min read

  • Manage 301 redirects in WordPress

    Redirect old WordPress URLs correctly: when to use 301 or 302, redirect plugins, .htaccess rules and cPanel Redirects, monitoring 404s and avoiding chains and loops.

    IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

  • Manage plugins and themes in WP Squared

    Install, update, activate and remove WordPress plugins and themes from WP Squared, apply updates across sites and handle a plugin that breaks a site.

    BeginnerWP Squared3 min read

  • Manage WordPress sites from cPanel (WP Toolkit and Softaculous)

    An overview of the WordPress tools in cPanel: find your installations, log in without a password, update, secure, back up and clone sites from WP Toolkit or Softaculous.

    BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

  • Migrate a WordPress site to MdmHost

    Move an existing WordPress site to MdmHost hosting without downtime: copy files and database, update wp-config, test with a hosts file and switch DNS.

    IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

  • Migrate an existing WordPress site to WP Squared

    Move a WordPress site from cPanel or another host into WP Squared: prepare an export, create the target site, import files and database, test privately and switch DNS.

    IntermediateWP Squared3 min read

  • MySQL vs MariaDB: which to use on your VPS

    Compare MySQL and MariaDB on compatibility, licensing, features, release support and app support, so you can choose the right database for your VPS.

    BeginnerLinux server5 min read

  • Nginx vs Apache vs OpenLiteSpeed for WordPress on a VPS

    A practical comparison of Nginx, Apache and OpenLiteSpeed for WordPress on a VPS, covering.htaccess support, caching, memory use and ease of setup, with a clear pick for each situation.

    BeginnerLinux server6 min read

  • Optimise images in WordPress for faster pages

    Make WordPress images smaller without visible quality loss: resize before upload, compress and convert to WebP, lazy load, and clean up unused image sizes.

    BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

  • Protect your website with Cloudflare WAF custom rules

    Use Cloudflare WAF custom rules to block bad countries, bots and attack paths, challenge visitors to wp-login.php, and allow your own IP, before traffic reaches your hosting.

    IntermediateSites using Cloudflare2 min read

  • QUIC.cloud CDN basics: set it up with LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress

    What QUIC.cloud is, how its CDN and online services work with LiteSpeed Cache, how to link your domain and point DNS, and when you should or should not use it.

    IntermediateWordPress on LiteSpeed3 min read

  • Rate limit requests in Nginx with limit_req

    Slow down brute-force logins, scrapers and API abuse with Nginx limit_req and limit_conn, using burst and nodelay so real visitors are not affected.

    IntermediateLinux server5 min read

  • Reduce admin-ajax load with LiteSpeed Cache Heartbeat control

    Use the Heartbeat settings in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin to slow or disable the WordPress Heartbeat API on the front end, back end and editor, and cut admin-ajax.php load.

    IntermediateWordPress on LiteSpeed2 min read

  • Remove (uninstall) an app with Softaculous safely

    Uninstall a WordPress or other Softaculous installation cleanly: back it up, choose whether to delete the folder, database and database user, and clean leftovers.

    BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

  • Replace WP-Cron with a real cron job in cPanel

    Make WordPress scheduled tasks reliable and lighter: disable visitor-triggered WP-Cron and run wp-cron.php from a cPanel cron job every few minutes.

    IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

  • Reset a lost WordPress admin password

    Get back into WordPress when you forgot the admin password: use the reset link, phpMyAdmin, WP-CLI or Softaculous, and secure the account afterwards.

    BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

  • Run PHP and WordPress with Caddy and PHP-FPM

    Serve PHP sites and WordPress from Caddy using the php_fastcgi directive and PHP-FPM, with working permalinks, larger upload limits and wp-config.php kept private.

    IntermediateLinux server5 min read

  • Scan WordPress databases for malware with Imunify360 (root guide)

    Use the Imunify360 Malware Database Scanner as root to find and clean malicious JavaScript and spam links injected into WordPress databases, with backups and restore.

    AdvancedcPanel server (root)2 min read

  • Schedule automatic cache purges in LiteSpeed Cache

    Use Scheduled Purge in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin to clear specific pages at a set time each day, when content changes on a timetable outside WordPress, such as feeds or prices.

    IntermediateWordPress on LiteSpeed2 min read

  • Search and replace URLs in the WordPress database safely

    Replace old URLs or text across a WordPress database without breaking serialised data, using WP-CLI or a plugin, with a dry run and backup first.

    IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

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