Web Hosting Tips & Resources From NameHero
Often while browsing, we see a site or a design that make us go “Wow, I want that on MY site”! In my earlier tutorial on how to change the font color in WordPress, we used Chrome “Inspect Element” tool to preview various CSS changes. And for simple modifications like font color, the inspection tool […]
PHP is the language of WordPress. It’s how all the plugins, themes, and WordPress itself are written. Each new version of PHP brings out new features, speed improvements, bug fixes, and security patches. And every new version of WordPress makes better use of the functionality of PHP. The development of WordPress and the development of […]
We frequently get tickets asking us to change the location of WordPress. If you’re using the Softaculous auto installer it’s not hard to accidentally install WordPress in the /wp folder as that’s the default location. Some people will simply delete the install and re-install leaving that parameter out: If that’s not an option for you […]
WordPress bylines are the little snippets of text that appear above each post. It’s usually different for each theme, and each site. Sometimes it includes the author name, sometimes, the last modified date, or published date. Whether or not it’s a good thing to include the byline is a subject of much debate. I think […]
How do you know how many visitors came to your site today? In the past week? The past month? There are plenty of solutions to this, and in this article, I’m going to compare two of the most popular solutions: Google Analytics WordPress Jetpack stats The first is a general purpose Javascript that works for […]
You’ve just installed a new theme. And you love it! However, there is one piece of text you don’t like. Or perhaps a graphic in a certain portion turns you off. “No problem.” you say to yourself. “This is WordPress – I can just modify the correct theme files”. Except that it’s not easy to […]
These days, articles on the web are getting longer and longer. Many SEO experts recommend massive content pages with thousands of words to rank on Google. It’s a different matter that more often than not, I find such articles fatiguing, but that’s a different topic! The point is that you probably have quite a bit […]
Everyone who’s designed a site knows that much of it is inspiration from others. Whether its color combinations, dimensions, sidebars, or navigation, it’s impossible to not take tips from everyone else. Once you have your own site, you’ll constantly be on the lookout for new things to add to your own. It’s as if a […]
If you’re having trouble connecting to your website or server in your web browser, it’s important to perform a traceroute and/or ping from your local network to see where the connection is timing out. At NameHero we’re known for 99.9% uptime, therefore if you’re website is not connecting, it’s likely there is something preventing it […]
A typical WordPress website contains many different types of content. We have the most basic distinction between pages and posts, which serve completely different purposes. We also have different types of blog posts, and some that are meant specifically to be found by our customers, and others for different reasons – like say legal notices. […]