If you’re updating your wordpress blog and something interrupts it during the process then you could find that it gets stuck in maintenance mode. Once it’s in maintenance mode you won’t be able to access the admin section to fix it so you’re going to need to get a little more tech and poke around…
Instagram Signup Error – Username and Email already Registered
Either I’m insanely unlucky when it comes to registering instagram accounts or the rest of you are suffering in silence. I recently attempted to setup an instagram account only to be met with an error telling me to try again later. No big deal right? It wouldn’t have been except when I tried again a…
Setting up GDPR Compliance on your WordPress Blog
Almost all blogs are collecting users data in some way. Simply having google analytics or jetpack running on your website is tracking your users. Back in 2012 the GDPR was proposed by the European Commission. Fast forward to 2018 and the GDPR was written into law in all member states. Because a percentage of your…
Updating WordPress Plugins
When wordpress has an update waiting to be installed it’ll let you know about it all over the admin dashboard. Click on any of the notifications to go to the plugin updater. Click on the checkbox next to the plugin you want to update or the select all checkbox to select all the plugins. Click…
Installing a Free Theme on WordPress
WordPress makes installing a free theme on your blog quick and simple. Login to your wordpress admin panel. Choose the Appearance menu option and click Themes. Click on the Add New Theme button. Type a keyword or the name of a template in the search box. When you find a theme you like the look…
Updating your Profile Picture in WordPress
A great profile picture is a must on your own blog! It’ll not only appear next to your author name on posts, it’ll show up next to comments you make on your blog and on some other blogs. Login to your wordpress admin and click the profile picture in the top left then click Edit…
Changing Your URL Structure on WordPress
By default, your blog posts url structure will be the date followed by the title of the post. For SEO reasons it’s considered better to use descriptive categories in the url. If you’re blog is setup and running then changing your permalink structure could cause problems with search engine indexing and 404s so you’ll need…
Changing Your Author Name in WordPress
Your author name shows up in multiple places on wordpress. If it’s not quite how you like it then it’s quick and easy to change. Click on your profile picture in the top admin menu then click Edit My Profile. Scroll down until you see the Name section in the profile editor. What you put…
Submitting your Sitemap to Google Search Console
While Google will eventually index your blog or website on it’s own it’ll speed things up dramatically if you submit your sitemap to Googles Search Console. Log in to your google search console and click on Sitemaps from the left menu. In the Sitemaps window enter the location of your sitemap into the box and…
How to Get Google to Index your Blog Faster
When you start a blog it can be frustrating when you’re waiting for your hard work to start showing up in the Google search results. Here’s a quick way to give Google a little nudge and speed up that indexing. Type the URL you want Google to index into the URL inspector and press enter….