WordPress
How-to guides from the WordPress websites which I design, build and look after, mostly the fixes and routines which decide how a site appears on LinkedIn and in search, and how it stays up after an update, so you can try each one on your own site.
WordPress Changes Not Showing? Clear the Caches in This Order
The edit is mostly saved, and an older copy is coming from the browser, the page builder, a caching plugin, the host or a CDN. Which one, and the order in which I clear them.
Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance, and How to Clear It
The message comes from one small file which WordPress writes when an update starts and deletes when it ends. Why it sometimes stays, and the four steps which I take to clear it.
How to Fix a LinkedIn Preview Image Not Showing on WordPress
A WordPress post which shares on LinkedIn without its picture mostly has one of two causes, an oEmbed link in the page's head or a share image saved as WebP. How I found both on this website with Post Inspector, and the fix for each one.
How to Update WordPress Plugins Safely, One at a Time
The safest way to update WordPress plugins is one at a time, with a look at the site after each one. The order which I follow on the eleven sites I update every month, and the updates which I hold back for a decision.
