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Category: WordPress

What are the Writing Settings on my WordPress Blog site?

The options available under Writing are: 1. Formatting – convert text emoticons to graphics and invalid XHTML can be corrected by WordPress 2. Default Post Category 3. Default Post Format 4. Post via Email – this is a specific ‘secret’ email that you set up with POP3 access and EVERYTHING sent to this email address will automatically be posted to your Blog. 5. Update Services – WordPress will automatically notify the site update services as listed, when a new post is published. These can be multiple service URLs. […]

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How To Fix A WordPress White Screen

Due to the fact that your White Screen is caused by a software conflict, you will have to work through a process of elimination. This is where the Domains.co.za Premium WordPress Hosting packages are great, as you can use the Staging Area which has a duplicate of your website, thus allowing you to upload any new plugins, themes, or update existing ones to first ensure that there are no conflicts before going publishing it live.   Clear out Browsing History / Cache: 1. Go to your Browsers History and clear all cookies, saved data and history files. 2. Close the browser, wait a minute or so and then reopen it. 3. If you still cannot see your website, then move on to the next step.   If it happened while you were working in Wo […]

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How To Change WordPress Reading Settings

This article covers the steps on how to change WordPress Reading settings. The Reading Settings enable you to modify the emails you send, adjust the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, and personalise your WordPress website.  How to Change WordPress Reading SettingsAccess WordPress DashboardSite SettingsBlog Pages Related PostsRSS Feed SettingsAdditional InformationWhy Change WordPress Reading Settings?RSS FeedsLogin to Domains.co.za AccountAccess WordPress from your Domains.co.za DashboardAccess WordPress via cPanel from your Domains.co.za AccountWordPress can be Accessed Online via cPanel How to Change WordPress Reading Settings Access WordPress Dashboard To access these options, navigate to your WordPress Dashboar […]

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How To Fix A Missing Theme Error Message

An error message: Missing Theme, on the frontend of your website could be as a result of developing your website on a local testing environment and not correctly transferring the theme files to the live version. 1. Re-upload all theme files via SFTP – if you still see a white screen then please follow the following steps: 2. To make doubly sure that it is not the WordPress theme – go to your Control Panel’s File Manager 3. Locate the wp-content folder 4. Rename the the theme folder to disable it 5. If the theme was the issue, you should now be able to Login to the website via wp-admin   To rectify this, there are a few choices open: 1. Select a completely different theme 2. Roll the WordPress theme back to the previous versi […]

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What are the Discussion Settings on my WordPress Blog site?

The options available under Discussion are: 1. Default article settings – setup your default setting for links and postings – these can be overwritten for each individual article as well. 2. Other comment settings – a variety of settings including: Automatically closing comments on articles older than a specific number of days; nested comments levels; breaking comments into pages, etc. 3. Email me whenever – when comments are posted and/or held for moderation. 4. Before a comment appears – select manually approved and/or author must have a previously approved comment. 5. Comment moderation – allows the system to hold back a comment that has more than a certain number of links contained in it (this halts any C […]

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How to Secure your WordPress Site

It usually tries to login with the Default Username: admin and then tries Common Passwords e.g. 12345, or abcd1234, etc.   Please change your Default Username: admin immediately! 1. Passwords need to be Strong with a combination of acceptable characters, numbers, lower and upper case letters. 2. Please ensure that you also change your Administration Email Account Password. 3. Turn on 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) Please Note: You must have the latest version of WordPress to enable this. This will enable you to receive your Username and Password on your cellphone as well as your email.   Secure your Login Details: Change your Username to something long and unique Change your Password to something more complicated Change yo […]

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