195 results for «WordPress» (page 16 of 20)
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How to restore only the database from a backup
In cPanel, open JetBackup 5 (Files section), pick the day, and restore only the one database, leaving the files and the e-mail alone. A restore replaces the current database with…
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High TTFB: how to find where the server response time goes
TTFB (time to first byte) is the time from the request to the arrival of the first byte of the reply. If it is high, the page is slow to…
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Character sets: utf8mb4, collation, and the question marks in your text
If accented text shows up as ??? or as é instead of é, the database, the connection and the page are not speaking the same character set. The rule that…
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Giving a developer access to your site without handing over your password
You do not need to give the password of your account to whoever builds your site. There are smaller accesses that are enough for the job, that you can switch…
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A child theme or editing the theme directly: why updates wipe your changes
Short answer: if you edit a theme’s files directly and the theme is later updated, the update replaces the files and your changes disappear. A child theme is a small…
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An abandoned plugin or an old PHP version: how to spot the risks on your site
The short answer: most hacked sites were not caught by a clever attack, but by an old part with a known flaw: a plugin its author stopped updating, a forgotten…
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A table marked as crashed: what it means and how to repair it
The message Table is marked as crashed and should be repaired means a table, almost always of the MyISAM type, has an inconsistent file, usually because something stopped halfway through…
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Alt text and file names for images: what to write, and what to avoid
Alt text is a short phrase that describes the image to those who cannot see it: screen readers, slow connections where the image did not load, and search engines. Write…
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I deleted a file or folder by mistake: how to get it back from a backup
If you deleted a file or a folder, getting it back is almost always quick and does not need a restore of the whole account. First look in the File…
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The legal pages an online shop needs: terms of sale, returns and privacy
A shop asks strangers for money and data. For that it needs four or five written pages: who is selling and on what terms, what happens on a return, what…





