The origin of WordPress, the website building tool that serves as the framework for around 40% of the world’s websites, is more mundane than it deserves to be. There was no moment of profound insight or inspiration in the website platform’s genesis. There was simply a business problem and a solution one man came up […]
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Symptom: The homepage of your website loads perfectly, but every other page you’ve created — every blog post and individual page — produces a “Page not found” message (technically called a 404 not found error message, the most famous of all the error messages produced by a web browser).
404 errors on your site? How to fix problems with WordPress’ rewrite rules Read More »
Installing software on your computer or an app on your phone is a pretty simple process. You run a file or click a button on your screen and then a couple of minutes later your device possesses a new skill.
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WordPress has a “one-click” installation process that’s supposed to be simple and easy, but what happens if it fails? In that case, a manual installation of the platform may be necessary. In truth, it’s not all that complicated, and it’s a great foundational skill for any website owner.
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A cron job is a scheduled, automated task that runs in the background on an operating system like MacOS or a platform like WordPress. It is simply a list of commands (what to run) and their schedules (when to run). Cron jobs are ideal for recurring administrative tasks like performing backups, sending emails, or executing scripts.
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