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During WordPress performance troubleshooting or malware investigation, you will often want to disable all of the plugins at some stage of your process. You may also want to back up all of the WordPress plugins as separate zip files for safekeeping just in case you lose track during the troubleshooting process. Re-installing all of the … Learn more…
There are so many ways to check the current WordPress version mainly using the graphical user interface (GUI) dashboard. Usually I am working on the command line so I prefer to be able to check without having to log in to the site. Below I show 3 different ways that you can check the current … Learn more…
Whenever a host doesn’t have WP-CLI installed by default, I get sad 🙁 this powerful WordPress management tool isn’t available! Luckily it is easy to install WP-CLI without root or sudo access via SSH. Following this method you will still be able to use WP-CLI just like you can when it is installed the more … Learn more…
Sometimes you may want to set dynamic cache times for different URLs on your web site. For example if your blog content rarely changes you may want the cache expiration to be a day but if you have a page that is constantly updated, you may want a microcache where you only cache it for … Learn more…
From time to time on Codeable I need to clone a site to a VPS with root access in order to diagnose WordPress/WooCommerce performance issues. My internet connection is fast but it’s not as fast as most VPS providers’ network pipes! When SSH isn’t available so you can use rsync to copy over large files, … Learn more…