PHP is a slightly-confusing acronym forhypertext preprocessor. In short, it’s an open-source scripting language forming the core of what makes WordPress work. It encrypts data for better security. It also forms the infrastructure for posting your dynamic blog content through theWordPress CMS. Th...
Best PHP Version for Your WordPress Website PHP versions 8.1 and higher offer a significant improvement in speed and memory usage over past PHP versions. It also comes with better error handling and many bug fixes. Before making the switch, you need to be aware of backward compatibility issues...
Regularly updating your site’s copy of WordPress ensures that your website will have a high level of performance and security. If you forget to update your site’s PHP version though, you’re leaving your site vulnerable to both hackers and potential performance bottlenecks. Yikes! Fortunately,...
To upgrade your website to PHP 8, you should follow these steps: First, check your current PHP version: Before upgrading, check the current version of PHP running on your website. You can check your web host’s control panel. Managed WordPress hosts will note this detail for you. If tha...
BEFORE UPDATING WORDPRESS WARNING: The upgrade will impact all files and folders in the main WordPress installation, including all the core files used to run WordPress. If you have made any changes to those files, your changes will be lost. ...
Method 3: Using a Child theme (editing functions.php) -FTP/File ManagerAnother method you can use to hide a page title in a WordPress site is by editing the functions.php file of your Child theme. You can use this method to hide the title only for certain pages....
The Changelog shows you if there are any new PHP requirements or known compatibility issues with themes or other plugins. It’s wise to check out the new features of a plugin before settling on an update plan.If the new plugin version is incompatible with your WordPress theme, you may need...
What is PHP in WordPress? PHP is a server-side language used by WordPress to create and manage the HTML pages that make up your site. It’s called “server-side” because it operates in the WordPress backend, not on your desktop computer or mobile device. ...
To ensure your website runs as smoothly as possible with optimization, it is good to check WordPress caching settings and the WordPress caching plugin. When implemented with other measures such as the tips in this blog:What is my page speed and how do I improve it?, you can ensure your ...
WordPress on the other hand cannot upgrade and assure compatibility with the thousands of plugins available in the repository.4. Never push updates directly to your live storeHow can you test if the new version of WooCommerce works with your theme or any of your other plugins?