Category: Guides

Category: Guides

Managed WordPress Hosting

Managed website hosting essentially means that the host takes care of all your website's technical needs. If you're paying for "regular" hosting, without any management specified in the price, you're likely just getting unmanaged hosting. What's the day-to-day difference, and why do you need managed WordPress hosting? Find out here.

A WordPress Sandbox: What it is, Why You Need it and How to Use it

Have you ever spent hours updating your WordPress site only to have it crash, losing all your work? Don't you wish there were a place you could test changes to your WordPress site before taking them live? A WordPress sandbox allows you to play around with your site while removing the risk.

5 Ways to Choose the Best Visuals for Your WordPress Landing Pages

Choosing the wrong visuals for your WordPress landing page can lead to an increased bounce rate, while choosing the right one can boost engagement and conversion rates. In this article we take a look at five different ways to choose the best possible visuals for your landing pages, along with some illustrative examples to set you on the right track.

How to protect your posts or pages with a password

Looking for a way to publish content on your WordPress blog that’s only visible to certain people, instead of sharing every single post with the whole world? We’ve got you covered.

The Complete WordPress Security Guide Part 1

Every website owner’s biggest concern is securing a managed WordPress hosting website. In this series, we’ll walk you through the best maintenance and security advice for securing your managed WordPress hosting website from secure themes and plugins to passwords and permission management.

The Complete WordPress Security Guide Part 2

Part 1 of this security-based miniseries discussed the vital foundations that you need to lay to set up a secure website, but it doesn’t end there. Part 2 discusses tips to help you to keep your WordPress site secure long-term from updating non-active plugins and themes to preventing and blocking bad bots.

The Complete WordPress Security Guide Part 3

Ready for the big guns? Parts 1 and 2 of this security-based miniseries walked you through what needs to be done and how to do it. Part 3 is advanced information for developers and WordPress admin experts to build and maintain secure WordPress sites.

uPress Provides a Safer, More Secure Internet with SSL Certificates - at No Extra Cost

How can you increase security for your eCommerce site? Since credit card fraud is so common, you need to find ways to reassure your customers that it’s safe to buy from you. Learn how to use a (free!) SSL certificate to ensure security and confidence.

The uPress Site Migration Tool

Our smooth, user-friendly Auto Migration Tool automates WordPress migration to make it friction-free. This user-friendly guide will teach you how to migrate your site in 1,2,3, go!

How to Install WordPress using the uPress Admin Panel

If you’re building your own website on the WordPress content management platform, you might be feeling a little nervous about how to get started. Don’t worry! We’re here with this non-scary guide that will take you through each step of building a new WordPress content management site.

How to Change Date and Time Formats in WordPress

Are you doing business internationally? Or perhaps you’re in a location that requires a 24-hour clock (many European and Middle Eastern cultures write in “army time” - like “Meeting at 18:00”.) If that’s the case with your target audience, you need to meet them where they are in the language and format they’re used to. Learn how to change the time zone if you’re targeting users in a specific location, or adapt the date and month to match local customs.

Migrate WordPress Website from Previous Host

Ready to move to uPress? This user-friendly guide will teach you how to migrate your site with our Auto Migration Tool - you can complete the process and be up and running in 24 hours!

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