Sometimes even the most simple sounding tasks, like how to upload a PDF to WordPress, can be a bit head scratching to start if you don’t have much experience using WordPress yet. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to upload PDF files to your WordPress website. All you need is access to your WordPress […]
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How To Install Google Tag Manager On WordPress
Installing Google Tag Manager on WordPress can be a little tricky, much less, actually figuring out why you would want to install Google Tag Manager and what are the benefits. In general, we recommend installing Google Tag Manager on a new WordPress site if you think you’ll be doing a lot of tracking tags in […]
Gutenberg vs. Elementor – WordPress Theme Builder Comparison (2024)
Updated: November 28, 2023 When it comes to WordPress website development, the design and layout of a website are crucial factors that can make or break a website’s success. That’s why it’s important to make the right decision between Gutenberg vs. Elementor when selecting a page builder. Traditionally, creating a website layout and design required […]
NameHero’s Recommended WordPress Plugin and Theme Setup
Updated: 6/16/2023 Here at NameHero, we value site speed, security and SEO most when building websites because we know that customers and Google expect that good websites should be fast, secure, and SEO-friendly. After all, how else are customers supposed to find your website and have a good experience if you don’t get these things […]
How To Fix The “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MYSQL extension which is required by WordPress” Error
In this article, we’ll talk about a few different ways that you can fix this error by enabling the MySQL extension on your server using the command line, cPanel, WHM, SiteWorx, or NodeWorx. We’ll also cover how to confirm that the installation was successful, and if you’re still having errors, we’ll show you what else […]
How To Use The All-In-One WordPress Migration Plugin For WordPress
Moving to a new web host can be daunting and painful. Early in my Internet career, I’d put off a server move for weeks as I knew it could cause many issues. As the old saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Every year, we see a massive influx of new customers who […]
WordPress Hosting vs. Web Hosting – What’s The Difference?
WordPress hosting is a subsection of web hosting which essentially gives individuals and businesses that use WordPress “a home” to store their files that makeup their website or blog. WordPress hosting packages can vary greatly depending on the amount of resources (storage, bandwidth, CPU, etc.) needed to power the website. In addition, the cost can […]
The Best WordPress Plugin To Combat Plagiarism
I’ve seen my share of site scrapers, and it’s safe to say that the overwhelming majority pose no threat to you. Google has some documentation indicating that it prefers original content over duplicate content. However, there are also cases where Google not only doesn’t penalize sites that plagiarize but actively ranks them higher than the […]
Two Filters That No Longer Work In Gutenberg (And Workarounds)
While updating some of my older WordPress posts, I noticed that some of the code I’d used that worked with the older classic editor no longer works with Gutenberg. Even though I admitted my mistake and embraced Gutenberg, it’s annoying that the two filters I used no longer work. In this article, I’ll document three […]
How To Sort Posts By The “Last Modified” Date
I’m updating a bunch of older posts on my site, and I’m trying to see which posts have gone the longest without modifications. Unfortunately, WordPress’s list of posts and pages can only be sorted by “Date”, which means the date of publication. There’s no in-built way to create a new column called “Modified Date” and […]
