Let’s suppose you moved aWordPress siteto a new domain name. You can then change the WordPress address and site address by visiting theSettings » Generalpage from your WordPress dashboard. However, this doesn’t change the URLs that you have previously added to yourposts and pages. It a...
One big source of frustration I’ve seen from WordPress users comes when they want to move their WordPress site. As in, move the entire website from one hosting company to another hosting company. In this article I will walk you through 4 simple steps of moving a WordPress website to a ...
When the application has been successfully installed, login to phpMyAdmin on your new host and locate the WordPress database that was just setup during the installation process. If you are having trouble locating this, look in your wp-config.php file. This will tell you the name of the data...
Moving a WordPress website is never easy. You will need to find a newweb host, cancel your old web host, check scripts, check links, and update your URLs. Changing URLs can be a very tedious task if you do it manually. Not only is it tedious, but you are probably going to miss o...
This guide is for moving WordPress sitesto HTTPS.- Use the above filters to suit your needs. [Toggle] Outline Pre move Before actually moving you'll want prepare a little, this includes selecting the sort of SSL certificate you want ready in case you need to purchase it in advance. ...
Update to my last reply: I’ve done a testing concerning the regain of “old” Facebook Likes for my Blog again – see my result. What I’ve done in detail – running on WordPress, Apache 2.4: .htaccess: RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on ...
As a best practice we do recommend creating a backup of your site before making changes. If you are not sure how to create a backup, please contact your host provider. Since the 5.7 release, WordPress automatically detects whether your WordPress website runs on a hosting package that supports...
For example, in the past when WordPress users needed to change web-hosts, there was a very involved, lengthy and difficult process getting all WP files to the new web-host server. A plug-in developer saw the issue and came up with a solution, The Duplicator. The Duplicator is Easy to...
You will now no longer be able to access the site on the new server, as WordPress is not configured for your temporary URL. To be able to access and work on the site, you will need to edit your machine’s hosts file. You will need to configure your host file to override the DNS ...
To force HTTPS in the admin area, put this line in your wp-config.php file at the root of your WordPress install: define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN',true); Make sure you test that HTTPS is working properly first! Go to https://yoursite.com/wp-admin/ to check. Otherwise you’ll be forcing ...