WordPress how-to guides
The manual steps for everyday WordPress jobs, plus the one sentence that gets your AI assistant to do it for you.
6 places to add custom CSS in WordPress that survive updatesAdd custom CSS in WordPress in about 2 minutes. 6 places that survive theme updates, for block themes, classic themes and Elementor, and the 1 place to avoid.How to Change the Font in WordPressChange the font in WordPress in about 3 minutes: the Fonts page in 7.x, Styles → Typography, Customizer CSS and Elementor Global Fonts, step by step.How to change text color in WordPress, from one word to the whole siteChange text color in WordPress for one word, one block or the whole site. 4 ways for WordPress 6.x and 7.x, block and classic themes, plus Elementor.How to Change Your WordPress DomainChange your WordPress domain in 6 steps: Settings → General, a serialization-safe search-replace, 301 redirects and Google's Change of Address tool.How to Connect Claude to WordPressConnect Claude to WordPress in 3 steps: one plugin, one sign-in, one connector URL. Works in Claude on the web, desktop, phone and Claude Code. Free.How to delete a WordPress site for good, not halfwayDelete WordPress sites properly in 3 places: files, database and bills. Self-hosted and WordPress.com steps, plus the 30-day restore window on .com.Delete a WordPress theme without breaking your siteDelete WordPress themes you don't use in about a minute. 3 ways (wp-admin, WP-CLI, file manager) and the one spare theme you should always keep.How to disable comments in WordPress, old posts includedDisable comments in WordPress in 3 steps: new posts, every existing post and page, and the comment section in your theme. Plus the one-plugin route.How to Edit the Footer in WordPressEdit the footer in WordPress in about 5 minutes: Site Editor, widgets, footer.php or Elementor and Divi. Exact menu paths for WordPress 6.x and 7.x.How to Edit the Header in WordPressEdit the header in WordPress: swap the logo in about 5 clicks, change the menu, or rebuild the layout. Site Editor, Customizer, Elementor and Divi paths.How to Edit a WordPress WebsiteHow to edit a WordPress website: find the right screen for text, images, menus, header and footer, with exact wp-admin paths for WordPress 6.x and 7.x.How to Fix the WordPress White Screen of DeathFix the WordPress white screen in 10 to 30 minutes: recovery mode, debug log, disabling plugins and themes over SFTP, memory limits. In the order to try them.Hide the page title in WordPress on one page or all of themHide page title in WordPress on one page or every page. 5 ways for block themes, classic themes, Elementor and CSS, without touching your SEO title.How to Put WordPress in Maintenance ModePut WordPress in maintenance mode with a free plugin in about 5 minutes, why core's own version lasts 10 minutes, and how long Google tolerates a 503.wp-admin not working? Run the front door test firstwp-admin not working? Run a 10-second test first, then 7 fixes by symptom: critical error, white screen, login loop, 404, maintenance, memory, database.