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What are Self-Pings?

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The beauty of WordPress is that it’s so smart, it even detects when you link from one post of yours to another.  Remember, it’s the LINK that triggers the self-ping in WordPress. If one blog post were to mention another by linking to it, you’d find a link like this somewhere on the page:  Web Hosting […]

Get Started With Pingbacks

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How are Pingbacks Created? To create pingbacks, all you really have to do is link to another post.   Behind the scenes, a pingback notification will be sent to the other blog, prompting the other site owner to approve the pingback.   It’s very much like a comment awaiting moderation – the only difference is that it […]

What are Pingbacks?

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WordPress pingbacks are a form of automated notification system for WordPress, so that whenever you mention another site or blog post, they get alerted to the mention.  Both sites need to have pingbacks enabled in order for this to work – but it can be a very effective way of staying abreast of who’s talking about […]

How to enable WordPress debugging

Suddenly your website isn’t working after that plugin install? Need to figure out why the website is failing to load? This can be done with WordPress debugging mode. There are certain situations with WordPress where you may be experiencing issues with customized code, themes and/or plugins that have been recently added to your website. Enabling […]

How to clone your WordPress for staging

This article covers how to clone your website or setup a staging site for your WordPress website through the Plesk interface. We’ll be going over the steps required to make this process simple and easy. Step 1: Login to your Plesk interface You can login to Plesk through two methods. If you choose the latter; […]

How to create a new email

This article covers how to create an email within your Managed WordPress through the Plesk interface. We’ll be going over the steps required to make this process simple and easy. Step 1: Login to your Plesk interface. You can login to Plesk through two methods. Through your my.knownhost.com dashboard following this method: one-click login Through […]

How to issue an SSL Certificate

This article covers how to issue an SSL Certificate within your Managed WordPress through the Plesk interface. We’ll be going over the steps required to make this process simple and easy. Step 1: Log in to your Plesk interface. You can log in to Plesk through two methods. Through your my.knownhost.com dashboard following this method: […]

How to access the File Manager

This article covers how to access the File Manager within your Managed WordPress through the Plesk interface. We’ll be going over the steps required to make this process simple and easy. Step 1: Log in to your Plesk interface. You can log in to Plesk through two methods. Through your my.knownhost.com dashboard following this method: […]

How to change your WordPress account password

This article covers how to change your Managed WordPress password through the Plesk interface. We’ll be going over the steps required to make this process simple and easy. Step 1: Login to your Plesk interface You can login to Plesk through two methods. Through your my.knownhost.com dashboard following this method: one-click login Through the direct URL received […]