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Step-by-step guides for getting things done in WordPress.
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Hide the toolbar for yourself in one checkbox, for everyone below a certain role in three lines of code, and remove the space it reserves so the layout does not shift.
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Turning off comments for new posts does nothing to existing ones. Close them site-wide, close them in bulk on published content, and hide what remains — three separate steps.
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One file holds the database credentials, the salts and every constant that changes how WordPress behaves. Know where it lives, what belongs in it, and how to keep it unreadable.
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Roles are named bundles of capabilities, stored per user in the database. Understand the six defaults, then add or restrict capabilities without handing out administrator access.
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Locked out with only database access? Insert a row into wp_users, then two rows into wp_usermeta that grant the administrator role. Both halves are required.
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Five ways in, ordered by how little access they need: the reset email, WP-CLI, phpMyAdmin, a functions.php snippet and a temporary must-use plugin.
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Move the site, test it on the new server before DNS changes, then switch. Done in that order, a migration costs no downtime and nothing is lost.
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A backup is only real once you have restored it. Cover files and database together, keep copies off the server, and test a restore before you need one.
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A WordPress page passes through up to five caches. Purge them in the right order — object, page, host, CDN, browser — or you will keep seeing the old version and blame the wrong one.
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Page caching never applies to wp-admin, so a slow dashboard is always real work: heavy plugins, wp-cron, remote API calls or a bloated options table. Profile it rather than guessing.
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Measure before you optimise. Most WordPress sites are slow for three fixable reasons: no page cache, oversized images and too much JavaScript — in that order of impact.
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Build navigation that works in both classic and block themes: create the menu, add pages, custom links and submenus, control what opens in a new tab, and style it without breaking updates.