HowTos

How can you save your MySql Database if it is Corrupted?

A Person Asks: Is it possible to save the database for a blog which my host advises me is corrupted? Answer It depends on what your host means by corrupted. MySql databases are text files so at worst they could send you the file that you can not access on your own and it might […]

How To – Understanding the Management of SSL Certificates for Credit Card Processing

Normally you have 2 options with shared hosting plans You can have the shared certificate from your hosting company that is free but the url is different than your domain then you can have your own SSL certificate installed if your hosting company allows it. To have a SSL Cert installed you will need to […]

How To transfer a Volusion Commerce site into a WordPress WooCommerce site

Someone who uses Volusion.com for their shopping cart hosting asks a question about the process of moving their propitiatory content into WordPress and WooCommerce. The first thing to understand when you are making this type of move is that normally you are not the first person to go through the process. When you are looking […]

How To – How can I display my WordPress.com Blog on my Self Hosted Website?

When we are first using WordPress the easiest and cheapest way to get started is to make a wordpress.com account and just start posting. However after a while you might find that you need more control of your content or just want to host your own site on an account you get at a hosting […]

How To – I just changed my WordPress Theme and my site Died what do I do?

Ann writes that her website just went down and she is new to WordPress and website building and needs some help to get it back online. We have all been there. The most important thing to do when something like this happens is to remember the last thing you did that might have caused it. […]

How To – Why is my WordPress Website Shop suddenly very Slow?

A person asks why their WordPress Online Shop has strangely become slow and they wonder if it could be due to recent plugin updates. This is difficult to say what can be slowing your website. Although updates to plugins can cause problems. Normally a plugin will work relatively the same from version to version. That […]

How To – Why do my colors change when I upload Images?

When you are designing your website or simply uploading images for your content there are times you might have problems with images keeping the same appearance you saved them as on your computer. Now before we get into the problems with uploading files lets first take a second to understand how photoshop can cause this […]

Installing WordPress Updates How to know when they might break your site

Some people love to be on the bleeding edge of software updates however there are many times when installing a new update can break your website. If you haven’t experienced a Plugin, Theme or Core Update failure then you should count yourself as lucky. Although a good amount of testing does go into every core […]

How To use FTP to upload a WordPress theme to your Hosting Account

A lot of people are not familiar with some of the basic tools that developers use to host websites and its just something that you need to get accustomed to just like you learned any other computer application. For most basic management of your website you will need to use only a handful of applications […]

How to Create a favicon bookmark icon file for your website

If you keep a lot of bookmarks like most people do then you have seen those little icons that are found in url bars, bookmark folders or on your desktop if you drag a webpage url to your desktop from your browser. Although there have been some innovations over the years the original file for […]