WordPress — How-To Guides

How do I install WordPress?

WordPress is a very popular blogging/website platform. We offer an easy to use 1-click app installer for programs like WordPress. Login to cPanel and find Softaculous in the list, from there navigate to WordPress and fol…

How to access the WordPress admin account?

WordPress is a CMS software with an easy to access admin account and a simple to manage blog system. In order to access your WordPress account, you need to follow these instructions: 1. Open http://example.com/wp-admin (…

How to add a new category in WordPress?

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on Categories. Enter the following details in Add New Category:Name: Enter your category name such as Comp…

How to Change the Display Name of a WordPress User Account?

You can change the display name of your WordPress account, which shows on a WordPress post or comments without changing your WordPress username. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, ho…

How to Change the Password of a WordPress Account?

If you are logged in into your WordPress admin account, you can easily change your password. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse over Users and then click on Your Pro…

How to Deactivate and Delete a Plugin in WordPress?

If your plugin is not in use or you wish to deactivate it, you can do this from the WordPress admin dashboard. You can also delete deactivated plugins. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard m…

How to Delete/Remove a WordPress theme from the WordPress Dashboard?

We recommended you to remove unused themes. This is a good practice for protecting your WordPress website from vulnerabilities. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on…

How to edit database table via phpMyAdmin in cPanel?

1. Log into your cPanel account. 2. In the Databases section, click on the phpMyAdmin icon. 3. In left side-bar, Click on the expand button to expand the database like “example”. 4. Under your cPanel username, you can se…

How to Enable or Disable Mod Security in cPanel?

Is your IP frequently blocked when you access a WordPress admin area or any script with a web browser? Are you left with the feeling that your IP is blocked or that the server is down or it is not working? If the answer…

How to Forcefully Update a Plugin in WordPress?

If your WordPress plugin is not working correctly or you want to re-install it even when it is updated to its latest version, without losing data, you can do this without removing the plugin. You can do this with both ac…

How to Install a New Theme in WordPress?

You can install a new WordPress theme without having any technical knowledge. It is so easy and automated. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Appearance and then…

How to Install a Plugin in WordPress?

You can install a plugin in WordPress in several ways. The best way to install a plugin is to use the WordPress Admin Dashboard, which automatically allows you to install plugins. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboa…

How to Install WordPress via Softaculous in cPanel?

1. Log into your cPanel account. 2. In the Software section, click on the Softaculous App Installer icon.3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel. 4. On the left side of your screen, you should locate the Blo…

How to Manually Install a Plugin in WordPress?

The automatic installation of a plugin is easy, and you can also install on manually. It will involve manually downloading a plugin, uploading and activating it. Make sure you already downloaded a zip file of the plugin…

How to Manually Install a Theme on WordPress Using the Admin Dashboard?

You downloaded a new theme from a trusted website and want to install it on your WordPress site using the WordPress Admin area. If that is the case, follow this tutorial. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Un…

How to remove a category in WordPress?

If you want to remove the WordPress category, then follow this instruction: 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on Categories. 3. On the right…

How to remove multiple posts with a single click in WordPress?

It is possible to remove multiple posts in your WordPress dashboard. You can also delete selected posts with just a few clicks. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse ov…

How to remove sample comments, posts on a new WordPress blog?

If you installed a new WordPress blog system on your website, before writing new posts, you need to remove the sample comments, blog posts, etc. This can be done in the following way: 1. Login to your WordPress admin das…

How to remove the Uncategorized category from WordPress?

You can not remove the Uncategorized category, but you can rename it. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on Categories. 3. On the right side,…

How to remove your post in WordPress?

You can remove your published or draft post in WordPress. 1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on All Posts. 3. Choose the post you wish to rem…

How to restrict directory access by IP address?

To secure your admin area from hackers, we recommend that you allow access only from a selected IP address to your admin directory. You need to create a .htaccess file in the directory where you want to restrict access t…

How to start writing your first blog post in WordPress?

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard. 2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on Add New. 3. Enter Title in the Title box and write your blog post. 4. Scroll down to the Tags option an…

SSL Certificates

The following applies if you have purchased any of the following from hostworld: Web Hosting WordPress Hosting Premium Hosting Reseller Hosting We provide free SSL certificates to keep your website secure. Signed SSLs ar…

What is Softaculous?

Softaculous is an Auto-Installer that allows the automated installation of a script through a single click. Softaculous maintains 436+ popular scripts and also allows you to automatically upgrade the web application with…