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How to remove the WordPress Visual Editor and keep only the Text Editor
Log in to the admin area of your site and go to Users->Your Profile. Then check the box labeled “Disable the visual editor when writing” as shown below. Click on the Update Profile button. Now when...
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How to install a WordPress theme
Log in to your admin panel and go to Appearance->Themes. Then click on the “Add New” button. In the search box located in the upper right of the screen, type the name of the theme you want to...
View ArticleHow to create a search results page for a custom post type in WordPress
In the following example we create a search results page for a custom post type called “showcase.” 1. Create a template file to display the search results and add the code below. In this example we...
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How to Add a Link to a Word Document in WordPress
The following instructions are valid for adding a Word document to a post or a page in WordPress. 1. First, place your cursor in the text area of your page or post where you want the link for your Word...
View ArticleHow to edit the .htaccess file to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS for WordPress...
In the .htaccess file found in the root folder of your WordPress site, add the following lines:RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}...
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How to change your WordPress password
Log in to the admin area of your site and go to Users -> Your Profile. Scroll down to the “Account Management” section and click on the “Generate Password” button. A new password will be generated...
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How to stop email notification of comments on a WordPress site
Log in to the admin area of your site and go to Settings->Discussion. Then, in the section called “E-mail me whenever,” uncheck the two checkboxes labeled “Anyone posts a comment” and “A comment is...
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How to create a menu item that doesn’t link to anything in WordPress
In the admin panel go to Appearance->Menus. Then click on “Custom Links.” This will slide open the box to enter a new custom link. In the URL field place the “#” character. In the “Link Text”...
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How to recover a lost WordPress password
At your site’s admin login page, click on the “Lost your password?” link. Enter your username or email address. An email will be sent to you with a confirmation link. In the email, click on the...
View ArticleHow to get the RSS feed of a WordPress site
To get the RSS feed of any WordPress site, append “/feed” to the end of the site’s URL. For example, to get the RSS feed of this site, go to http://awcdev.com/feed
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How to delete a WordPress theme
Log in to the admin panel of your site and go to Appearance -> Themes. Click on the theme you want to delete. In this example we will delete the theme called “Twenty Thirteen.” A popup box will...
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How to install Google Analytics in your WordPress site
Log in to your admin panel and go to Plugins -> Add New. In this example we will install the most popular Google Analytics plugin, “Google Analytics by Yoast.” Enter it in to the search bar in the...
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How to add CSS to your menu links in WordPress
Log in to your admin area and go to Appearance -> Menus. Then click on the “Screen Options” tab in the upper right corner. A group of checkboxes will slide down from the top of the screen. Check...
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How to Add a Link in WordPress
In the editor box, highlight the text that you would like to link to a URL. Then click on the link symbol (circled in red in the image below). A box will pop up where you will enter the URL you would...
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How to change the font size in a WordPress post
While editing a post, click on the “Toolbar Toggle” button. This will display a new row of tools for the editor. Select the text that you would like to change the font size of. Then click on the...
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How to add a YouTube video to your WordPress blog post
To add a YouTube video to your post, go to the YouTube video’s page and copy the URL, as shown below: Then paste the URL into the content editor of your post. Within a few seconds after pasting the...
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How to resize an image in WordPress
While editing a post or page that has an image in it, click on the image and a toolbox will pop up over it. Click on the pencil icon. This will bring up an image editing box. Select a new size from...
View ArticleHow to Fix a WordPress site on WAMP That Doesn’t Display Any Pages Except the...
1. Open the httpd.conf file in a text editor. It is located in C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.4.9\conf. Your version of Apache may be different than 2.4.9 so the “apache2.4.9” folder in the path may be...
View ArticleHow to Add a Link to a PDF in WordPress
When editing a page or post, click on the “Add Media” button. Then select the PDF from your media library (upload it if you haven’t already). When you select it look at the right side where it says...
View ArticleHow to Check if a User is Subscribed with the WooCommerce Subscriptions Plugin
To check whether the current logged in user has an active subscription to your WordPress site with the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin, use the following code:if...
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