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I'm a NameHero team member, and an expert on WordPress and web hosting. I've been in this industry since 2008. I've also developed apps on Android and have written extensive tutorials on managing Linux servers. You can contact me on my website WP-Tweaks.com!
The “ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED” error comes up when Google Chrome fails to connect to a proxy server. In this article, I’ll show you how to fix this error, how to replicate it, and how you can prevent it from occurring again in the future. Here’s a screenshot of what the error looks like: The easiest way to […]
The “Warning: Remote Host Identification has Changed” message appears when you try and connect over SSH to a remote server, and there’s a mismatch between the server’s public key and what’s stored on your local machine. In this article, I’ll explain how to replicate the error, what it means, how to fix it in both […]
It’s important to know your Ubuntu version for a variety of reasons. Luckily, doing so from the command line is easy and if you’re using the desktop version, you can also check it using the GUI. This article will also explain Ubuntu’s versioning system, and how it’s important for you to know Canonical’s long-term support […]
Ubuntu is a great choice for your VPS OS. While I personally prefer to use CentOS due to familiarity, Ubuntu wins for its fast release cycle, user-friendliness, and willingness to adapt to new technologies faster than RHEL-based systems. One example that we’ll touch upon in this tutorial is Snap packages, which come bundled with all […]
Once you’ve set up WooCommerce, configured your payment options, and come to grips with social media integration, SEO, and more, it’s time to monitor your store and tweak it based on its performance. This is a constant work in progress and will constitute the bulk of your efforts in maintaining your store going forward. While […]
In the last article, we covered how to optimize your WooCommerce site for SEO. While search engine marketing is critical to the success of your site, social media marketing might prove even more so. Depending on the type of product you have, and the kind of demographics that you’re targeting, a social media marketing strategy […]
We all know that SEO is important, but for a WooCommerce store, it’s literally the most important part of the process. After all, what good is a website that sells stuff if no one can find it on Google? After you’ve set up WooCommerce and created the products and variations, it’s time to focus on […]
If you’re planning to set up a store to sell either physical or digital goods using WordPress, you need to thoroughly familiarize yourself with WooCommerce products. After setting up WooCommerce, configuring WooCommerce shipping, and WooCommerce payments, you need to set up your store, manage inventories, create product variations, and more. Luckily, WooCommerce has a comprehensive […]
You’ve already followed my earlier tutorials on how to set up WooCommerce and integrate WooCommerce payments into your store. Now it’s time to explore shipping for physical goods. Strictly speaking, you can manage shipping entirely outside WooCommerce, but why would you want to? WooCommerce allows you to easily create shipping zones, classes, and labels, allowing […]
In the previous tutorial, I showed you how to set up WooCommerce, create a product, and enable PayPal payments. However, to start actually receiving revenue from your online store, you need to enable one of several payment methods. Here’s a screenshot of the kinds of payment methods available on WooCommerce by default: By far, the […]