WordPress Website Management
Help and advice on managing your WordPress website.
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All WordPress Website Management articles
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Elementor & Elementor Pro support
The vast majority of WordPress websites we design and build incorporate Elementor or Elementor Pro for managing content using a visual editor. For support relating to Elementor and Elementor Pro…
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Elementor Live Editor Example – Live View compared to Editor View
The screenshots the below show how our “About us” page looks in the Elementor WordPress editor. Download as a PDF…
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Fixed: Elementor Broken After Upgrade – PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class ‘Elementor\Scheme_Typography’
Are you seeing your theme displaying blank, or showing a critical error warning, after upgrading Elementor or Elementor Pro. Or Are you seeing this error message on your WordPress site…
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How to describe your images using the WordPress Media Library
In the sections that follow, we’ll walk you through straightforward, practical steps for crafting Titles, Alt Text, and Descriptions that serve both your audience and your bottom line. Let’s make…
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How to set up Google Search Console for your WordPress website
Google Search Console is a free tool that provides you with all kinds of information about how your website appears in Google, which pages are indexed.
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Image Resizer – Resize Your Images Before Uploading Them to Your Website
Image Resizer is a free Windows desktop app we have built to make it quick and easy to resize your images before you upload them to your website. It is lightweight, simple to use, and does exactly…
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Important WordPress Security Update: WP2Shell Vulnerability
A serious security issue, known as WP2Shell, has been identified in WordPress core. It affects some recent WordPress versions and is being actively targeted, so affected websites should be checked…
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Logging in to your WordPress website developed by O’Brien Media
For non-Defender customers, or customers with a standard WordPress website will log in at www.example.com/wp-admin.
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Managing Elementor pages on your O’Brien Media website
Elementor is a visual page builder plugin for WordPress that we use regularly on websites we develop to enable the creation and editing of pages in a live.
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Mastering WooCommerce Category Image Sizes: A Quick Guide
If you’re running an online shop with WooCommerce, you’ve probably noticed how crucial visuals are in creating an appealing and user-friendly store. A significant part of this is making sure your…
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O’Brien Media Analytics (WooCommerce) Plugin for WordPress
O’Brien Media Analytics (WooCommerce) connects your WordPress site to Matomo Analytics and automatically records key ecommerce interactions from WooCommerce. You’ll see how customers browse products,…
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O’Brien Media Analytics (WooCommerce) Plugin for WordPress
O’Brien Media Analytics (WooCommerce) connects your WordPress site to Matomo Analytics and automatically records key ecommerce interactions from WooCommerce. You’ll see how customers browse products,…
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PHP Upgrade FAQ – Upgrading from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.4/PHP 8.3
Like any software, PHP is regularly improved. Older versions eventually become unsupported, meaning they no longer receive security updates or performance improvements. Keeping PHP up to date helps…
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The Importance of Post-Incident Reviews
This article explains what a PIR is, why it matters, and how O’Brien Media integrates this practice into our services to maintain reliable websites for our clients.
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Tuutorial: How to change your WordPress website address safely
Changing a WordPress website address sounds small, but one misplaced character can stop the site or its dashboard loading. This guide explains the sensible way to do it, plus what to do if you have…
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What a “nonce” Error in WordPress
When running a WordPress website, you want to keep it secure so that your forms, content, data, and users are safe from attacks and other malicious activity. One way you can do that is by using…
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What does a “New reasons prevent pages in a sitemap from being indexed ” email from Google mean
A “New reasons prevent pages in a sitemap from being indexed” email from Google typically indicates that the search engine has encountered issues that are preventing certain pages in your sitemap…
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What is a Content Management System (CMS)
A content management system or CMS is a software that facilitates creating, editing, organizing, and publishing content. WordPress is a Content Management System, that allows you to create and…
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What is the The AntiBot Global Firewall?
The AntiBot Global Firewall is designed to protect networks from bot attacks and malicious activities by blocking botnet behavior and communication with command and control centers.
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Why am I seeing a PHP Upgrade Message in WordPress?
The cause of this notice is that our firewall doesn’t allow connections to 3rd party servers unless absolutely necessary. WordPress tries to make an outgoing connection to send information about your…
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Why don’t custom or specific website fonts (web-fonts) always load?
This intervention was enabled by default in Chrome 59. Developer tools will show a warning message when the intervention is triggered for each font.
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Why is ?doing_wp_cron being added to my WordPress URLs
This is simply a sign that you have ALTERNATE_WP_CRON defined in your wp-config.
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WooCommerce Coupon Text Renamer Plugin for WordPress
The O’Brien Media WooCommerce Coupon Text Renamer Plugin for WordPress provides a simple method to change the “Coupon” designation in the front-end and back-end to “Discount code”.
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WooCommerce Product Management: Client Training Handbook
This document, titled “WooCommerce Product Management: Client Training Handbook”, is a comprehensive guide designed to help users manage their WooCommerce online store effectively.
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WordPress Software Updates for O’Brien Media Clients
WordPress plugin updates are released on a monthly basis, or as an when major security issues are found to exist in WordPress plugins.