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How to install the Classic WordPress Editor plugin so you do not have to use the Gutenberg block editor

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress for your website you may not like the new Gutenberg block editor with the new versions of WordPress. If you prefer the older Classic WordPress Editor you can install a plugin that will let you use that editor instead. You may want to backup your website before you update it.

To install the Classic Editor plugin to your WordPress website you can click on plugins > add new then type in Classic Editor in the search field. Then when you find it you can click on install then activate. Then when you edit pages and posts in your WordPress website it would then have the older editor instead.

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How to manually backup your WordPress database in SQL using phpMyAdmin

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you have a WordPress website you may want to it is often a good idea to backup your website database from time to time. Your WordPress database keeps the text and settings information for your website. You can do the database backup in SQL through phpMyAdmin if you want. When you are using phpMyAdmin or SQL you should be very careful when doing that as it is easy to make mistakes in there that may cause problems on your website or even to delete the website. That is one reason why it is good to have a backup. If you are not experienced with SQL or phpMyAdmin or if you do not feel comfortable using it to make the backup you may want to use a backup plugin instead.

To make a backup of your website database manually using a SQL program like phpMyAdmin you open the SQL program and then log onto your database using your SQL username and password details. If you do not know that you can usually find it in your hosting. Then you navigate to the database that your website is on. If you have multiple websites or databases in your hosting there may be more than one database listed. If there are more than one you need to find the right database. One way you can do this is click on each and click on the options table and that usually would list the website url. When you have the right database you go to the main database view page and click on check all to check all of the tables then click on export and then download the exported database then save that on your computer there.

This is only the website database. For WordPress you may want to backup the website files too.

How to backup your WordPress website files manually through FTP like Filezilla

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you have a WordPress website it is often a good idea to backup your website files from time to time. If you have a FTP program like Filezilla this is really easy to do. When you are using FTP you should be very careful when doing that as it is easy to make mistakes in FTP that may cause problems on your website or even to delete the website. That is one reason why it is good to have a backup. If you are not experienced with FTP or if you do not feel comfortable using FTP to make the backup you may want to use a backup plugin instead.

To make a backup of your website manually using a FTP program like Filezilla you open the FTP program and then log onto your server using your FTP username and password details. If you do not know that you can usually find it in your hosting. Then you navigate in FTP to your website folder. Then you can click on the folder that has your website files and click download to download the website files to a folder on your computer.

This is only the website files. For WordPress you may want to backup the database too.

How to upload a new theme to your WordPress website to change or update your theme to

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress for your website you may have downloaded a new theme that you would like to use for your website design and layout. That is easy to do with WordPress. You may want to backup your website before you update it.

To upload your theme to your website you can click on appearance > themes then click the add new button then from that page click the upload theme button. Then you browse on your computer to find the zipped theme folder.

How to change or update your WordPress theme to a new different one

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress for your website you may want to update your theme to a new one. That is easy to do with WordPress. You may want to backup your website before you update it.

To change or update your WordPress theme to a different one you can click on appearance > themes then pick a theme from the list there. If you want to install a new theme you can click the add new button then pick a theme from the wordpress.org themes or you can click the upload theme button to upload one you have downloaded to your computer.

How to redirect http to https in your WordPress website using your .htaccess file

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress and have updated your website with a SSL to have https for the url instead of http you may want to have the website redirect http urls to https. That way it may help when people type in http urls to redirect them to the https url instead. You can put this code in your .htaccess file using FTP to do that.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

You should be very careful when you edit the htaccess file.

How to generate a .htaccess file for your WordPress website

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress for your website you may want to have the website generate a new .htaccess file. The htaccess file has many uses but one is to tell the server how to behave for some things. For example you can use the htaccess file to have a link on your website redirect to a different link. Your WordPress website has a tool in it that generates a htaccess file.

To generate a .htaccess file for your WordPress website you can click on settings > permalinks then update your settings on that page or click save changes there.

How to add an underline to the links on your website when someone hovers over it in WordPress

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If your website is a WordPress website or even a regular website you may want to underline links on your website when people use the mouse to hover over the link. Just add this a:hover WordPress Code Snippet to your CSS stylesheet in your current WordPress theme in order to add an underline to links that are hovered on in WordPress.

/**
 * Change link to underline on hover
 *
 * @author WPSnacks.com
 * @link https://www.wpsnacks.com
 */
a:hover {
	 text-decoration: underline;
}

Your theme may likely already have the link code listed in the CSS stylesheet so you may want to search the stylesheet for that first and if it does then you can update that to the one you want.

How to change the color of links when you hover over them using CSS in your WordPress theme

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress for your website, you may want to change the color of the links on your website when someone uses the mouse to hover over it. Just add this a:hover WordPress Code Snippet to your CSS stylesheet in your current WordPress theme in order to change the color of links when hovered over in WordPress.

/**
 * Change link color on hover
 *
 * @author WPSnacks.com
 * @link https://www.wpsnacks.com
 */
a:hover {
	 color: #000000;
}

Just replace #000000 with the hex color code that you want to use for links. Your theme may likely already have the link color hover listed in the CSS stylesheet so you may want to search the stylesheet for that first and if it does then you can update the hex color code to the one you want. Hope this helps with your WordPress problem, enjoy.

How to change the color of links using CSS in your WordPress theme

October 26, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

If you are using WordPress for your website, you may want to change the color of the links on your website. Just add this WordPress Code Snippet to your CSS stylesheet in your current WordPress theme in order to change the color of links in WordPress.

/**
 * Change link color
 *
 * @author WPSnacks.com
 * @link https://www.wpsnacks.com
 */
a {
	 color: #000000;
}

Just replace #000000 with the hex color code that you want to use for links. Your theme may likely already have the link color listed in the CSS stylesheet so you may want to search the stylesheet for that first and if it does then you can update the hex color code to the one you want. Hope this helps with your WordPress problem, enjoy.