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How to Copy Your WordPress Site to a Subdomain for Safe Testing

[ad_1] Looking to build a new website, update an old one, or try out some new plugins? The best practice is to get started by using a staging website. This provides a safe environment for testing and experiments, and if anything goes wrong, you don’t have to worry about your live website crashing or being out of service for a while. The precise steps to take in creating a staging website may differ depending on the type of website. In this post, you will learn how to easily copy your WordPress site to a subdomain for safe staging. Here are the steps to follow: Step 1: Create a… [ad_2] More Info

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What Is Headless WordPress and Why Should You Use It?

[ad_1] Have you heard of headless WordPress? Wondering how you might be able to incorporate its principles into your own site? While the idea can appear somewhat complicated at face value, it’s pretty simple to grasp once it’s laid out for you. In this article, we’ll walk you through what headless WordPress is, discuss some of its advantages and disadvantages, and provide an alternative. Let’s get started. What’s a Headless CMS? All WordPress websites have a front-end, which is what users see and interact with, and a back end, which is where administrators manage the content,… [ad_2] More Info

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WordPress 5.9 to Introduce Language Switcher on Login Screen – WP Tavern

[ad_1] More than half of all WordPress sites (50.5%) are using translations for non-English speaking locales. It’s only natural that these users would want the ability to register, log in, and reset their passwords in their own languages. A new language switcher on the login screen has finally made its way into core, four years after the ticket was opened. WordPress 5.9 will introduce a new dropdown on the login screen that will display all the languages that are currently installed. (New languages can be added under the Settings > General screen in the admin.) In a dev note for the… [ad_2] More Info

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The WordPress Photo Directory Is the Open-Source Image Project We Have Long Needed – WP Tavern

[ad_1] In last week’s annual State of the Word address, WordPress project lead Matt Mullenweg announced the WordPress.org photo directory. Officially, it has not yet “fully launched.” However, it is live on the site, and anyone with an account can submit their photos. Thus far, the directory has 103 submissions and are under the CC0 license. Unfortunately, there is only a single photo of a house cat. Perhaps I will need to contribute to the commons that this project has made possible. This is a separate project from Openverse, a search engine for finding open-source media,… [ad_2] More Info

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WordPress.com, .xyz, and distributed workforces – DNW Podcast #368 – Domain Name Wire

[ad_1] Kellie Peterson of Automattic discusses domains at WordPress, her .xyz sales, and what distributed workforces are like. This week we talk with Kellie Peterson, head of domains at Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress and offers domains through WordPress.com. Kellie was last on the podcast in January 2018, and a lot has happened since then at WordPress.com. On today’s show, Kellie explains how WordPress.com approaches domains, what top level domains do well, and how the company experiments with domain search. Before that, Kellie talks about some of her five-figure .xyz… [ad_2] More Info

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Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2021 – Energy Institute Blog

[ad_1] Readers were drawn to timely analysis on rooftop solar, the Texas power crisis and building electrification. Over one million California households and businesses have put solar panels on their roofs. A dozen other states such as Arizona, Texas and Florida are following a similar trajectory. Government policies have helped fuel this boom, but multiple studies have pointed out that these policies are raising the bills of lower income households. Stakeholders are debating a new proposal from the California Public Utilities Commission that would make major changes. Energy Institute blog… [ad_2] More Info

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Dr. Paula Maust Featured in The Daily American As A Featured Harpsichordist In Symphony Performance « The Peabody Post

[ad_1] Paula Maust (DMA ’19, Harp) was a featured harpsichordist at the nearly sold-out Johnstown Symphony Chorus performance. The choral group returned to the stage to perform Handel’s Messiah after nearly a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic. Leading up to her performance on December 11, Maust was profiled in the Daily American, discussing her journey in music, her assistant professorship at Peabody, and her overall passion for music history and research. Like this: Like Loading… Related [ad_2] More Info

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How Much WordPress Maintenance Cost?

[ad_1] WordPress is one of the most popular platforms, with 50% of all the websites built on it. Like every other digital platform, websites also need maintenance to ensure higher performance and uptime. Web developers work hard to ensure that websites do not face downtimes due to maintenance issues. However, there are maintenance costs even for a WordPress website that you need to keep in mind. There are several costs associated with website maintenance, like framework updates, the cost of app monitoring, testing, and more. Knowing these WordPress maintenance costs can help you save on expenses… [ad_2] More Info

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How to Create Custom Post Types in WordPress

[ad_1] WordPress comes with default post types for blog posts, pages, attachments, revisions, and so on. However, when you want to make more unique content that suits the specific needs of your business or personal site, you might find these default custom post types limiting. You can overcome this limitation by creating your own custom post types to extend the functionality of WordPress. You can create pretty much any custom post type, ranging from custom events to products testimonials, staff profiles, and so on. In this post, we’ll show you a few methods to create custom post types in… [ad_2] More Info

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Google’s Mueller On Self-Hosted WordPress Versus Wix

[ad_1] Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about moving an SMB site from Wix to a self-hosted WordPress environment. He offered his opinion on this specific scenario and within this context discussed the relative merits and shortcomings of managed and self-managed WordPress for SMBs. Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) SMB means small and medium businesses and what those sizes mean is not anything set in stone, there are multiple definitions. In general small businesses are those with under 100 employees. Medium size businesses are those with between 100 to 500 employees and some… [ad_2] More Info

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