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n8n and WordPress: posts and WooCommerce orders

n8n talks to WordPress through WordPress’s own REST API. That allows two things: n8n can create or update posts on your site, and WooCommerce can notify n8n when an order…

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Locking down the WordPress file editor and a few wp-config settings worth changing

The short answer: WordPress has, in the dashboard, a file editor that lets you change the code of the theme and plugins. One typo there takes the site down, and…

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The mobile menu does not open on a phone: the usual causes in WordPress and other sites

The short answer: on the computer the menu works, but on the phone the three-line button does nothing. Almost always it is a JavaScript error (a plugin or a change…

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The WordPress password reset e-mail does not arrive

The short answer: you pressed “Lost your password?” and the e-mail does not appear. Almost always it is one of three cases: it is in spam, the user’s address is…

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Featured image and excerpt in WordPress: what they do and where they show

The short answer: the featured image is the main photo of a page or a post; the excerpt is the short text that goes with it. They appear in the…

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WordPress or a drag-and-drop website builder: what you gain and what you give up

Pick the builder if you want the site online quickly and with no upkeep; pick WordPress if you want room to grow and to own everything. The difference is not…

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XML-RPC in WordPress: what it is and whether to switch it off

The short answer: xmlrpc.php is an old WordPress file that lets outside programs publish to your site. Most sites no longer need it, and bots love it for guessing passwords.…

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WP-CLI over SSH: updating and fixing WordPress from the command line

The short answer: WP-CLI is WordPress on the command line. Instead of opening the dashboard and clicking, you type wp plugin update --all and it is done. On our hosting…

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WordPress shortcodes: what they are and why one breaks your page

The short answer: a shortcode is a word in square brackets, like [gallery], that WordPress swaps for a bigger piece (a gallery, a form, a table). When something goes wrong,…

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Slimming the WordPress database: revisions, spam and expired transients

The short answer: over time the WordPress database fills with things nobody uses any more: revisions of every text, spam comments, items in the trash, expired temporary data (transients) and…