WORDPRESS POST
A website backup is one of the most important things you should have before making major changes to your website. If you update WordPress, install a new plugin, change theme files, edit .htaccess, modify PHP files, or accidentally delete something, a backup gives you a way to recover your website. HawkHost currently provides daily backups … Read more
If you have just installed WordPress, one of the first things you will see is the WordPress Dashboard. At first, the dashboard can look confusing. There are menus for posts, pages, media, plugins, themes, users, settings, tools, and many other features. If you are new to WordPress, you may not know what each section does … Read more
Keeping WordPress updated is one of the most important tasks for maintaining a secure, stable, and fast website. WordPress regularly releases new versions that can include security fixes, bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features. However, many beginners are afraid to update WordPress because they worry that an update could break their website. This concern … Read more
Installing a WordPress theme is one of the easiest ways to change the appearance and layout of your website. A theme controls many visual aspects of a WordPress site, including its colors, typography, page layouts, menus, headers, footers, blog design, and overall style. If you have just installed WordPress and are looking at the default … Read more
One of the biggest advantages of WordPress is its plugin system. Plugins allow you to add new functionality to your website without having to build everything from scratch. Depending on the plugin, you can add SEO tools, contact forms, caching, security features, analytics, image optimization, ecommerce functionality, and many other features. For example, a basic … Read more
Your WordPress permalink is the permanent URL used to access a page, post, category, or other piece of content on your website. For example: The part after the domain: is part of the URL structure controlled by your WordPress permalink settings. Choosing the right permalink structure is important because your URLs affect usability, organization, internal … Read more
Installing WordPress is one of the first technical steps you’ll need to complete when building a new website. The good news is that installing WordPress is much easier than it used to be. Most modern hosting providers offer a one-click or automated WordPress installer, so you don’t necessarily need to upload files manually or create … Read more
If you have just purchased HawkHost hosting and connected your domain, the next step is usually to install WordPress. The good news is that you don’t need to manually download WordPress files, create a MySQL database, upload files through FTP, or configure everything from scratch. HawkHost provides Softaculous through cPanel, which can be used to … Read more