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Google Maps is a widely used web platform for mapping that integrates well with WordPress websites. The best thing—the service is entirely free. Additionally, thanks to the generosity of Google, it lets millions of people view ultra-detailed maps and satellite imagery. Not only in 2D, but also interactive Street Mode in 360°, aerial photography, and…
Gutenberg Editor, also known as Block Editor, the primary way to edit WordPress posts and pages, doesn’t always activate by default. This situation is rare, though. It’s caused by a conflict with third-party plugins and themes in nearly all cases. Moreover, incompatibility with files on your WordPress website can be the culprit. However, solving the…
Need to check, edit, or replace the .htaccess file on your WordPress website? We assume you want to block a specific IP address from accessing your website or some sections. Or, are you, perhaps, rewriting URLs or altering the structure of permalinks? Setting up permanent (301) redirects or trying to force SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)…
Maintenance Mode refers to a term for special state owners can put their WordPress website in. It’s self-explanatory to a degree, as it does exactly that—let you maintain your website. Consequently, the website stays online, preserving uptime, and remains accessible to admins, writers, designers, or editors. However, regular visitors or anyone you decide is forbidden…
Though not every website uses them, sidebars are an essential part of WordPress. They serve as a way to highlight content or provide additional information. For instance, sidebars are often utilized to show calendars, posts archive, banners, links to other pages on the website, or advertisements for external products and services. This is great when…
Making changes to your WordPress theme is a common task. Yet, it’s an undertaking that can have negative visual and functional consequences, slow down your website, or even crash it, if done improperly. That makes it daunting, especially for beginners or anyone unfamiliar with HTML, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript. Given the popularity of page builder…
Saw the “Failed to open stream” error instead of your regular page or even the homepage? While unquestionably a reason for worry, it might not be as devastating as you think. The examples below show WordPress will do its best to locate the source, down to the line, and problematic symbol or phrase. Even if…
Redirecting visitors and search engines from one page to another is crucial for WordPress websites. To be frank, this practice is pivotal for just about any resource on the World Wide Web. It points visitors and search engines alike to the intended URL (Uniform Resource Locator). As you can probably guess, non-functional URL results in…
Saw the “Missing a temporary folder” error pop up while trying to upload files to your WordPress website? Don’t panic. Though not common, the message is known to appear shortly after you’ve tweaked the source files on your website or uploaded files to your Media Library. Even if you haven’t, any changes to the Media…
The “Comments are closed” message tends to appear on WordPress websites occasionally. Though we frequently suggest you turn off comments in WordPress, we have no complaints with owners that don’t. Turning comments on will become a far more frequent activity among webmasters in the future. It’s predicted that filtering and spam prevention tools that employ…
Searching and replacing in WordPress has everything to do with a database. After all, that’s where the essential data is stored. It is simultaneously the place from which the information is called upon request. Since you never want your website to be stagnant, updating is pretty much a daily thing. Not only adding stuff on…
Making a captivating page your homepage in WordPress is pivotal—both several studies and logic support that. Without giving visitors a reason to stay, they’ll click off and likely actively avoid coming to your website again. Moreover, a great homepage plays a crucial role in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) because it contains necessary URLs to various…
