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Top 4 Web Hosting Providers for Your Nonprofit’s WordPress Website

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Support can’t answer your unique WordPress questions. WP Engine’s one-click staging for testing plugins or new features. Key benefits of using WP Engine : Daily Backups – full copies of your site’s important files are automatically made every day off-site saving you a lot of time. Also, a great collection of resources.

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Quick Fixes to Common WordPress Problems: Part 1

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From image display issues to creating automatic updates for plugins to working with shortcode, one day you’ll be stopped dead in your design tracks. You’re probably already aware that, each time you create a new post the WordPress core program files it into a built-in category called “Uncategorized.”

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Plugging In: Updating Your WordPress Utilities Safely and Securely

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For those who ask the question “is it safe to update my own plug-ins,” the answer is “yes.” 1) Before you do anything else, backup your WordPress data and all site files. 1) Before you do anything else, backup your WordPress data and all site files. So it’s important to update those plugins before you do an update to the core.

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Ask the Experts: The Best Security Tips for Your WordPress Site

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Consider a plugin that automatically backs up everything on a regular basis, or just make it a point to remind yourself to do it all the time. After all, security isn’t easy—how many people know the differences between server-side security, app-level security, and domain- or DNS-level security—or how to manage file permissions?

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Don’t Panic: Common WordPress Errors and How to Fix Them (Part One)

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Thankfully, due to the overwhelming popularity of WordPress, there are forums galore teeming with questions and answers on relatively easy fixes to some of the most common errors that can plague sites using the platform. First try disabling all your plugins and then re-enable them one at a time. Sidebar Below Content Error.

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What’s Your Type? Adding Custom Fonts to Your WordPress Site

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Ask yourself this question: what’s one consistent element of every outstanding and beautifully designed WordPress site you’ve ever seen? At this point the easiest way to start using the fonts on your site is to install and activate the Typekit Fonts for WordPress plugin. Most likely it’s—in a word—typography.

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Free v. Paid: What’s the Best Choice for an SSL Certificate?

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It’s an age-old question: just what is something really worth if you can get it for free? For WordPress users—or indeed for anyone running or owning a website—this question comes up a lot. Should you use free plugins or paid versions? Do free themes have the same impact as paid ones? What about web hosting?

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