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Category: WordPress

How To Push A WordPress Staging Site Live

A staging site is a copy of your live WordPress website that can be used to test updates, design changes, new plugins and website functionality without affecting visitors. Staging environments provide a safe location for development and troubleshooting before changes are applied to the live website. Once testing has been successfully completed, it can be pushed live so that the approved changes replace the content and configuration on the production website. This process helps reduce the risk of website errors and unexpected downtime. Domains.co.za WordPress Hosting includes WordPress management tools that make it easier to create and manage staging environments. Understanding how to push a staging site live helps ensure a s […]

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How To Safely Test WordPress Core, Plugin And Theme Updates

Learn how to safely test WordPress core, plugin and theme updates. Keeping WordPress, plugins and themes updated is an important part of maintaining a secure, stable and reliable website. Updates can include security fixes, bug fixes, performance improvements and new features. However, installing updates directly on a live website can sometimes cause unexpected issues if a plugin or theme is not compatible with the updated version. A staging environment provides a safer way to test updates before applying them to your live website. A staging site is a separate copy of your website where you can install updates and check that everything continues to work as expected without affecting visitors to your live website. Domains.co. […]

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How To Troubleshoot WooCommerce Resource Usage

The following steps explain how to access your hosting account, review WooCommerce resource usage and investigate common causes of high resource consumption on WooCommerce websites. WooCommerce provides powerful ecommerce functionality for WordPress, but online stores can require more hosting resources than a basic informational website. Products, variations, customer accounts, orders, payment gateways, search functionality and automated processes can all contribute to resource usage. As a WooCommerce store grows, increased traffic and database activity can place additional demands on CPU, memory, entry processes and storage. Resource usage can also increase when plugins perform intensive tasks such as product imports, sched […]

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How To Use The WordPress get_post_meta Function

The WordPress get_post_meta function is a useful tool for developers who need to retrieve custom field data and display it dynamically on a WordPress website. Post metadata can be used to store additional information associated with a post, page or custom post type, allowing developers to extend WordPress beyond the standard title, content and featured image fields. For example, a website could use custom fields to store a reading time, product price, event date, author note, service label or image URL. The get_post_meta() function can then retrieve that information so it can be displayed in a WordPress template or used by other PHP code. This guide explains how the WordPress get_post_meta function works, how its parameters […]

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How To Disable xmlrpc.php In WordPress Safely

This guide explains how to how to disable xmlrpc.php, and how to check whether it is enabled, how to disable it safely using a plugin or .htaccess, and what to test afterwards to ensure your website continues functioning correctly. WordPress includes a file called xmlrpc.php that allows external applications and services to communicate with your website remotely. Historically, XML-RPC was an important feature because it enabled remote publishing, mobile app access, offline blogging tools, pingbacks, trackbacks, and various third-party integrations. Today, many WordPress websites rely on newer technologies such as the WordPress REST API, reducing the need for XML-RPC in many situations. However, some plugins, services, and in […]

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How To Change PHP Versions On WordPress Hosting

This guide explains how to access cPanel through the Domains.co.za Customer Portal and change the PHP versions for your WordPress Hosting package. PHP is the programming language that powers much of WordPress and is an important part of how your website processes content and functionality. Keeping PHP updated can improve your website’s performance, security and compatibility with newer versions of WordPress, themes and plugins. Domains.co.za WordPress Hosting allows you to manage the PHP version used by your hosting environment through the hosting control panel. Changing the PHP version can be useful when a WordPress installation, plugin or theme requires a specific PHP version, or when you wish to move to a newer supported […]

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How To Use The wp_get_attachment_image Function In WordPress

The WordPress wp_get_attachment_image() function provides developers with a convenient way to display images stored in the WordPress Media Library. Instead of manually building an HTML element and finding the correct image URL, developers can provide an image attachment ID and let WordPress generate the image markup. This makes the function particularly useful when developing custom WordPress themes, plugins, templates and reusable website components. It can also help WordPress handle registered image sizes and responsive image attributes such as srcset and sizes. For developers working with dynamic content, using attachment IDs rather than hardcoded image URLs can make a website easier to maintain. For example, a custom fie […]

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How To Clear LiteSpeed And Redis Caches

Clear LiteSpeed and Redis caches ensures that visitors receive the most updated version of your website and that WordPress generates fresh content where required. Caching is an important technology that helps improve website performance by reducing the amount of processing required to generate web pages. Domains.co.za WordPress Hosting uses LiteSpeed technology and may also support Redis object caching on selected hosting packages to improve website speed and responsiveness. While caching improves performance, there are situations where cached content can prevent recent website changes from appearing immediately. This commonly occurs after updating website content, changing themes, installing plugins or making design modific […]

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How To Upgrade WordPress Hosting

The following steps explain how to access and upgrade WordPress hosting account and review your current hosting environment. WordPress Hosting is designed specifically for WordPress websites and includes features that simplify website management, security and performance optimisation. However, as a website grows, its hosting requirements may change. There may come a point where a website requires more resources, greater flexibility or the ability to host additional applications that are not available within a standard WordPress Hosting environment. In these situations, upgrading to a Managed cPanel Hosting package can provide greater control and scalability. Understanding when to upgrade can help prevent performance issues, […]

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How To Check WordPress Hosting Resource Usage

The following guide explains how to access and review hosting resource usage information within your hosting account. Monitoring resource usage is an important part of maintaining a healthy and reliable WordPress website. Every hosting account is allocated a specific number of resources, including CPU, memory, storage and entry processes. These resources help determine how efficiently your website can handle visitors and process requests. As a website grows, resource consumption may increase due to higher traffic levels, additional plugins, larger databases or more complex website functionality. Regularly reviewing resource usage can help identify performance issues before they affect website visitors. Domains.co.za WordPres […]

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