Update WordPress Or Plugins First?

From time to time, a new version of WordPress or your favorite plugin is released. When either a plugin or WordPress is released, WordPress makes it easy to upgrade with one click. However, what should you do if you have a WordPress update and plugin updates pending? Which should you update first? Update WordPress First Updating WordPress brings in new…

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Howto – Upgrade all sites to a new version of WordPress

This how to was updated in December 2103. New info associated with WordPress 3.8 and iThemes Sync. Starting with WordPress 3.7, minor updates (e.g. from 3.7.1 to 3.7.2) are by default handled automatically. We can change that to not happen automatically via a code change to your site. We recommend, however, that you leave the default and have those handled…

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Manage Comments

There are many different ways that you can control how comments work on your site. WordPress and Builder come with some ways to globally affect comments. There are also plugins that can help extend that functionality. Finally, you can also adjust how comments work on individual posts and pages. Built-in WordPress Controls WordPress has built-in controls to manage comments. You…

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Turn your WordPress site into a Membership site

The folks at WordPress Wishlist have just released their Wishlist Member product. It’s a cool plugin for WordPress that adds membership features to your WordPress website. If you want to make some of your site public and some private, or want to make some content free and some available only to subscribers, or have more than one level of subscriber,…

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