WordPress Security: How to Force Strong Passwords
One of the most important aspects of maintaining a secure site is using a strong password. In this video, Topher shows you how to force…
Author: Nick Savov
Nick is the Director of Support at OSTraining and you can find him in almost every area of the site, from answering support requests and account questions to creating tutorials and software.
Use the Link Checker Module to Find Broken Links in Drupal
It’s important to check links on your site to make sure they’re working. Sometimes when URLs get updated, some links are forgotten. Manually checking a…
Free Class on GiveWP, the WordPress Donations Plugin
One of our team’s principles is that we give back to the communities we’re a part of. Today, we’re happy to announce that we’re giving…
How to Install a WordPress Plugin – Video Tutorial
WordPress makes site creation easy, including plugin installation. So sometimes we skim over the basics and assume that the simple tasks are self-evident. But, for…
CustomError Module for Drupal 403 and 404 Error Pages
We previously wrote a tutorial on how to create custom 403 and 404 pages in Drupal. That tutorial used Drupal’s built-in functionality, but that approach…
How to Install a Drupal Module – Video Tutorial
Too often we assume that some things are plainly obvious. However, for a brand new user to Drupal, knowing the best practices for Drupal site…
How to Create Custom 403 and 404 Pages in Drupal
One of our users didn’t like the generic “Access denied” message for restricted pages. So we created this tutorial for him. This tutorial will show…
How to Find Your Site’s .htaccess File in cPanel
“Where is my .htaccess file?” This is a problem that we’ve helped resolve over and over again at OSTraining. The .htaccess file is absolutely crucial…
Redirect a WordPress site from non-WWW to WWW
The following tutorial will show you how to redirect your WordPress site’s domain from non-www to www or vice versa. Redirecting one to the other…
How to Use Embeds in WordPress
One of the things I love most about WordPress is that it’s easy to use. WordPress has made embeds easy too. Embeds allow you to…
How to Uninstall a WordPress Plugin
Sometimes you’re done with a plugin and it’s no longer needed. If that’s the case, it should be uninstalled. Unused plugins can add maintenance and…
How to Change Usernames in WordPress
So you’d like to change a username on your site? Unfortunately, a default installation of WordPress doesn’t allow username changes. We can show you how…
How to Find a Slow WordPress Plugin
Your site’s getting popular, but with the increased traffic, it seems slower. You picked a fast host, enabled caching, but for some reason, it’s still…
How Adjust the Size of a WordPress Video
WordPress makes it easy to embed videos into a post or page. However, by default, WordPress doesn’t provide an option for the width and height…
Image Optimization with WebResizer and ImageRecycle
One of the biggest factors to a slow page load is unoptimized image sizes. The bigger the image, the more time it takes the browser…
Googlebot Cannot Access CSS and JS Files
Many website owners have recently received an email from Google with the title, “Googlebot cannot access CSS and JS files”. It doesn’t matter whether you’re…
Easily Create Tables in WordPress with TablePress
Creating tables, especially ones that look nice, can be difficult for beginners. This tutorial will show you how to easily create tables in WordPress. Plus,…
How to Fix a 500 Internal Server Error
At OSTraining, we get many questions about internal server errors. This article will cover what an internal server error is and how to resolve it.…
Redirect non-www to www URLs using htaccess
Web development has a lot of nuances that are learned along the way. One of those is that www and non-www URLs are technically different…
Google’s Mobile Armageddon and Your Robots.txt File
If you work on websites, you’ve probably heard about Google’s “Mobile Armageddon”. Google is changing its search results to benefit sites that are mobile-friendly. Google…