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How to add tags to a post in WordPress?

Adding tags to your WordPress posts will help you organize your blog’s content. Tags will also help your visitors find their way around your site more easily. To add tags to a new post, go to your blog’s admin area … Continued

How to adjust the writing settings in WordPress?

You can easily adjust the writing settings of your blog from the WordPress admin area -> Settings -> Writing. From there you can adjust the size of the post box, formatting, default post category, etc. If you want to see a video tutorial … Continued

I have made some changes on my WordPress site but they are not showing when I try to access it

This issue is most often caused by the cache functionality of WordPress. To see your changes, you should clear your WordPress cache. The cache is located in a folder called /wp-content/cache/. You should delete the content of the cache/ folder … Continued

How to change the author of a post in WordPress?

You can change the author of an existing post in your WordPress website from your Dashboard, under Posts. Click on Quick Edit for the post whose author you would like to change and find the Author section. From the drop-down menu choose the new author and … Continued

How to create a page in WordPress?

You can easily create a static page in your WordPress blog from your admin area -> Pages -> Add New. When your page is ready, you can save and publish it by clicking the Publish button. If you want to see a video tutorial on … Continued

How to add a widget to the WordPress sidebar?

Adding a widget to your WordPress sidebar is quite simple. Log in to your WordPress admin area and go to Appearance -> Widgets. Click the Add button next to each widget you wish to add to your sidebar. Once you have added all widgets you … Continued

I am receiving 404 Not Found error since I have enabled my SEFs

If this error occurs, you should make sure that your .htaccess file in your WordPress’s main directory has the following rules: 1 2 3 4 RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !–f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !–d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] If you do not have .htaccess file … Continued

How to Login to WordPress?

Your WordPress Dashboard is the admin back-end section, where you manage and build your WordPress website. The default login address of WordPress is at: http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin In case you don’t know your password you can always change it from your WordPress Toolkit in … Continued

How to save a post/page as a draft in WordPress?

WordPress gives you several draft options so that you can save your work without having to publish it immediately. This way you can work on a new post/page as much as you want and publish it only when it is … Continued

How to add a PayPal button in WordPress?

Adding a PayPal button in WordPress is quite simple. First you need to obtain the HTML code for your button. This can be done from the official PayPal website. Once you have the code for your button, log in to your … Continued