To easily enable (and enforce) WordPress administration over SSL, there are two constants that you can define in your site’s wp-config.php file. It is not sufficient to define these constants in a plugin file; they must be defined in your wp-config.php file. You must also already have SSL configured on …
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Step 1 – Identify the Name of your Database It is always good to know the name of your WordPress Database. Sometimes you might be running multiple installations within the same database, then you will need to know exactly where to look for to reset the password. The best place …
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During the installation process, WordPress creates two default login URLs. I’m sure you’re already familiar with at least one of these, but the two are: wp-admin.php wp-login.php This happens during every WordPress installation. Given that these repetitive login URLs are a potential security risk (more on this later!), it’s somewhat …
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Choosing your permalink structure In the Settings → Permalinks panel, you can choose one of the more common permalink structures or enter your own in the “Custom structure” field using the structure tags. Please note: You do not put your site url in the permalinks fields. You only use one …
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Have you ever wanted to hide a post from your WordPress home page? While you can make WordPress posts password protected or private, in some cases you may simply want to hide the post from your homepage while still allowing others to view it if they have the URL. …
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