How to Shorten the Homepage Content in WordPress

Last Updated on Friday, 17 May 2013 04:06 Written by Anand Narayanaswamy Saturday, 18 May 2013 12:00

By default, WordPress displays the whole content on the homepage. Your users will be required to scroll down a lot to read the whole website. In such a scenario, you need to install Homepage Excerpts WordPress Plugin which enables you to shorten the content on the homepage.

(1) Download Homepage Excerpts WordPress Plugin

(2) Upload homepage_excerpts.php file to wp-content/plugins folder

How to Fix the Internal Server Error in WordPress

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 01:48 Written by TJ Marsh Friday, 17 May 2013 12:00

If you have been surfing the web for more than a year, then you probably have seen the HTTP 500 Internal Server Error at least a few times. Internal Server Error is one of the common WordPress errors that can put a WordPress beginner in panic mode. Panic is the worst reaction you can have. Take a deep breath and know that others before you have had this issue as well. We have fixed errors like the internal server error, error establishing database connection, white screen of death, and others many times for our users. We can assure you that they are all fixable. It just requires a little bit of patience. In this article, we will show you how to fix the internal server error in WordPress by compiling a list of all possible solutions in one place.

How to Insert Ads in WordPress

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 May 2013 06:14 Written by Anand Narayanaswamy Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:00

Nowadays, ads are becoming part and parcel of every website especially WordPress based sites. Some WordPress themes include built-in support for inserting ads through theme options page. However, users need to insert ads manually by editing theme files if it doesn’t include any mechanism to place ads. Beginners will find it difficult to insert ad codes if they are not well versed with the WordPress structure.

WhyDoWork AdSense plugin enables users to add, edit and delete not only Google Adsense ads but also any kind of ad code without modifying the template.

[WordPress Security] Serious Security Hole in WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 01:54 Written by TJ Marsh Sunday, 5 May 2013 12:00

A security hole that allows anyone to execute any command on your WordPress server has been discovered in the WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache plugins.

WHAT TO DO:

Defending Against the WordPress Brute Force Flood

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 04:21 Written by Scott White Saturday, 27 April 2013 12:00

There has been a massive distributed brute force attack being launched the past few days against every WordPress based website at every hosting provider in the world.

Well over 150,000 different IP addresses are currently attempting to gain access to the admin user’s password in every WordPress site.  By default, WordPress cannot protect itself against this type of attack, but you can protect yourself by following the tips in this email.

Here are the most important ones: