automation of plugin installations

Check out TGM-Plugin-Activation plugin. TGM Plugin Activation is a PHP library that allows you to easily require or recommend plugins for your WordPress themes (and plugins). It allows your users to install and even automatically activate plugins in singular or bulk fashion using native WordPress classes, functions and interfaces. You can reference pre-packaged plugins, plugins … Read more

Moving from Microsoft Front Page 2003 to WordPress

Design your layout front-end. Integrate it to WordPress. (Make it WordPress Theme) Create custom post types and custom contents, custom page templates as per your requirements. Buy new hosting & point your domain’s nameserver to new host. Upload your files & Enjoy. You’ve done it. 😉

New WP installation on Hostgator domain but not working

If you followed the process here, then it’s really down to hostgator to see you right and work with you to remedy, given it’s offered as a one-click install option through their cpanel. That said, i’d be inclined to the follow what’s said here first. https://www.hostgator.com/help/article/error-messages-during-one-click-wordpress-install And if you’re still getting nowhere trying again with … Read more

Theme install failed

Theme install failed You go to theme folder and you zip only the theme file. Note: You download the theme you have __macosx theme folder also there. You zip only the theme file then you upload it video

How are my own themes updated?

You can use this ThemeUpdateChecker class Basic outline of the process: Have a fixed spot on your server to both house a little bit of data about the current version and a zip of your theme files. Hook an action into pre_set_site_transient_update_themes In that action, ping your server (with something like curl) Compare the versions … Read more

WordPress desktop app shows blank screen

I noticed there was a newer version of WordPress Desktop App (v3.1.0) and when I tried to install it the installer said it could not update a file. I know from previous experience that this often means that the wordpress desktop app was still running in the background (even after I closed it). To me … Read more

Multiple independent wordpress installs – 1 dedicated server – individual dedicated domain for each install. What is the best way to achieve this?

What you need is Virtual Servers, that way you can redirect each domain to a specific wordpress installation (see Apache for that). To achieve the db side of it, you just need to hace a prefix for each wordpress installation (that’s part of the setup). In my case I’m not using cpanel, I have an … Read more

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