WordPress auto generates a whole lot of unnecessary tags/elements that can not only slow down your website but also in some cases cause security issues. For instance, the WP Generator header tag gives away the current version of your WordPress site which is definitely not something that you want to reveal. WordPress actually inserts quite … Read more
Apache was released in 1995, while Nginx is released on 2004, almost 10 years later. Nginx has high performance at handling static content and high traffic loads due to its event-driven, asynchronous architecture. It utilizes the event-driven model, handling many requests within a single thread. Apache operates on a process-driven model with one thread per … Read more
A 301 redirect will let search engines know: “Hey, you know that piece of content that users enjoyed clicking on from Search Engine Results Page (SERP)? Well, it now lives over here, so take all that visibility you associated with this page, and transfer it over to this new URL.” Now, when you attempt to … Read more
WordPress saves the “Uploaded to” information when you upload an image directly into the post editor. This means that the image is attached to the post parent. WordPress allows you to manually detach an image from a post. This option is only available in the List view of the media library. Go to Media > … Read more
Many years ago in 2016, someone asked. I would like to disable all attachment pages completely. I Googled it, but there’s just information on how to redirect to parent post or homepage. That’s not what I would call an elegant solution. Why introduce unnecessary permalinks that redirect to the homepage? Couldn’t it be disabled completely? … Read more
There is no downside to having unattached media posts. This is a long running issue in the wordpress sphere. You may not understand the difference between “unattached” and “unused” in WordPress. WordPress notions of “attachments” and “attached to” status are very, very old, going back to WP 2.0. In some ways attachments are the original … Read more
By default, all media files and documents uploaded through WordPress are saved in the /wp-content/uploads directory. The URLs is a reflection of the WordPress directories. Before WordPress version 3.5, WordPress provides settings under Media that allow publishers to change the name and location of the folder where WordPress stores all media files such as images, … Read more
What are WordPress Permalinks? WordPress Permalinks are the permanent URLs to your individual Difference Between Permalinks, Slugs, and Links The permalink is the entire link. The slug is the final part of that permalink. Media is a post, have comment, author, slug Disable Media Pages – A plugin to fix many annoyances with WordPress attachment … Read more
Having the H1 and title tag the same is standard practice. “Need to craft your own meta description” is also pretty much outdated advice (I saw the writing on the wall over 5 years ago). What matters is the content, the main reason to use SEO plugins is sitemap and schema, which is in some … Read more
How to migrate a WordPress website to another domain? Steps And that’s it! You’ve successfully migrated your WordPress website to a new domain! Moving your website can be achieved with minimal costs and some effort, provided that you have a backup of the original site. Note Depending on your hosting provider (such as Hostinger), you … Read more
