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WordPress
Installing, moving, updating and speeding up WordPress, and fixing its errors.
- WordPress requirements and manual installationWhat WordPress needs to run on our hosting and how to install it by hand: database, files, the installer and first settings.
- Moving a WordPress websiteHow to move WordPress to a new hosting: back up, copy files and database, edit wp-config.php, test, switch DNS and check the result.
- WordPress updates and backupsThe right order for updating WordPress, themes and plugins, plus how to set up your own off-server backups and test a restore.
- Speeding up a WordPress websiteHow to make WordPress faster: measure first, then use a current PHP version, caching, optimized images, fewer plugins and a CDN.
- WordPress error 500 or a critical errorHow to fix a WordPress white screen, critical error or 500 error: check plugins, theme, .htaccess, memory and the PHP version.