by Jen Panoso | Jun 29, 2018 | How To, Plugin |
Requirements
- Linux hosting platform (64 bit)
- Apache 2.2+ server
- mySQL 5.1+
- PHP 5.3+ (64 bit)
- WordPress 4.0+
- suexec or SuPHP
- PHP exec() function enabled
Installation
- Go to WordPress > Plugins -> Add New > Upload
- Upload the WP Rocket plugin zip file
- Activate the plugin
Configuration
- On Basic settings, enable LazyLoad, Mobile cache, Emoji cache, Disable embeds
- On Static files, minify HTML files, Google Fonts, remove query strings, optimize CSS files
Notes
by Jen Panoso | Jun 8, 2018 | How To |
Installation
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- Install and activate Monarch plugin.
- Go Monarch Settings > Social Sharing > Location, then select Inline
- Go Monarch Settings > Social Sharing > Networks, then add Google, Facebook and Twitter
- Go Monarch Settings > Social Sharing > Inline, scroll down to post type settings then select Post
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- Access Facebook for Developers account
- Click Add New App on My Apps button
- Add Website Title to Display Name field
- Select approriate category
- You’ll be redirected to the Dashboard of Apss
- On Dashboard, click Choose Platform then select Website
- Scroll down to the page then add Site URL
- Go back to the App Dashboard then go to Settings > Basic
- Add the domain to the App Domain field then save changes
- Go to App Review then select Yes to make the app public
- Go to Dashboard then get App ID and App Secret key
- Go to wordpress site, Tools > Monarch Settings then add the
- App ID and App Secret key
by Jen Panoso | Apr 25, 2018 | How To |
Requirements
- Linux hosting platform (64 bit)
- Apache 2.2+ server
- mySQL 5.1+
- PHP 5.3+ (64 bit)
- WordPress 4.0+
- suexec or SuPHP
- PHP exec() function enabled
Installation
- Go to WordPress > Plugins -> Add New > Upload
- Upload the BackupBuddy plugin zip file
- Activate the plugin
Configuration
- Go to the Settings > General Settings and set ImportBuddy password
- Scroll down to Local Archive Storage Limits then set the age limit number of backups to 150 days
- Keep 4 full backups and 30 database backup
- On Schedules Settings, schedule weekly complete backup and daily database backup
Site Migration
- Download the backup file & importbuddy.php: Navigate to BackupBuddy > Restore/Migrate in your dashboard and download the backup file you’d like to use for the migration and a copy of the ImportBuddy script.
- Upload the backup and a copy of your Importbuddy file to your chosen directory via FTP
- Navigate to the uploaded ImportBuddy URL: http://domain.com/importbuddy.php
- You’ll be prompted to Enter your ImportBuddy password to continue.
- Create database for the site migration
- Enter the database settings for the new location
Notes
by Jen Panoso | Apr 6, 2018 | How To, Plugin |
Requirements
- The latest version of WordPress
- Google Analytics Account
Installation
- Install Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights either via the WordPress.org plugin repository or by uploading the files to your server. (See instructions on how to install a WordPress plugin)
- Activate Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights.
- Navigate to the Insights tab in your WordPress admin menu and configure the plugin.
Configuration
- Access WordPress dashboard and install Google Analytics by MonsterInsights plugin
- Go to Insights > Settings > General.
- Click Authenticate with your Google account button
- Paste Google Authentication code
- Paste Google Authentication code
- Select the website
by Jen Panoso | Mar 27, 2018 | How To, Plugin |
Requirements
Installation
- Log in to your site’s dashboard (e.g. http://domain.com/wp-admin)
- On the dashboard’s left panel, click on “Plugins” and select on “Add New”.
- Search for the plugin “UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin” by UpdraftPlus.Com, DavidAnderson
- Click on the “Install Now” button.
- Wait for the installation to complete, then click the “Activate” button.
- An alternate way for installing the plugin is through downloading the zip file from the plugin’s page (https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/) and upload it by navigating through the site’s dashboard and by clicking on Plugins > Add New > Upload page.
How to Create a Scheduled backup
- Access plugin through the left panel on the site’s dashboard by clicking on Settings> UpdraftPlus
- Screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/I7Hads3kJ
- Click on the Settings tab
- Screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/07Im4Awm
- Choose your preferred backup schedule for your files that would include WordPress themes, plugins, images and other uploads.
- Select the backup schedule for your site’s database. (Site’s contents and settings are stored in the database.)
- On creating your backup schedule, base it on how often changes are applied on the site.
- Choose where you prefer to store the backups created. The preferred storage is through cloud storage. (e.g. Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, etc.)
- Click on a preferred storage service and see the setup instructions that will appear below the selected storage service
How to manually create a backup
- Access plugin through the left panel on the site’s dashboard by clicking on Settings> UpdraftPlus Backups and click on the “Backup Now” button
- Screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/4anKEkrra1B
- A pop up would appear which has selections on what files you would want to create a backup on. It would also let you choose if you would want to send the backup through a remote storage
- Click on the “Backup Now” button after your selected preferences
- Screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/f3xiR684N
- Wait for backup to complete
- Backup will also be sent through the set remote location
Restore Backups created
- Access plugin through the left panel on the site’s dashboard by clicking on Settings > UpdraftPlus Backups page and click on Restore button.
