One problem that several of our users encountered with their local server WordPress installations was that they couldnt get the permalink rewrite rules to work. Every time they tried to enable custom permalinks, all their posts and pages would show page not found errors. To fix this, you need to e

Recently one of our users asked us how to enable oEmbed in WordPress text widgets. oEmbed is a protocol that allows your blog to ask an oEmbed-enabled website to provide the necessary HTML to embed dynamic content. In a nutshell, it allows you to simply paste a YouTube video URL into a blog post and

Do you want to exclude a specific category from the main page of your website? By default, WordPress displays posts from all categories on your home page. In some cases, you may not want that. In this article, we will show you how to easily exclude a category from your WordPress home page. Why exc

Bloggers often need to create pages on their blog, but dont want to display them in the menu. In this article, we show you how to exclude menu pages in WordPress. This question was asked on our twitter profile.. Most of the time the menu is located in your sidebar.php but it can be located in other

By default, the WordPress search feature displays published posts and published pages in search results. Often when users search for something on a blog, its most likely a post rather than a page. In this article, well show you how to make your search more relevant and less concurrent by excluding p

Do you want to exclude specific categories from the RSS feed on your WordPress site? Many site owners use some categories for content that they dont want to appear in their sites RSS feed. In this article, we will show you how to exclude specific categories from WordPress RSS feed. Method 1:Exclu

Shortcodes are great, but theyre not always the best way. One drawback of using a plugin or theme that relies on shortcodes is that when you change a theme or disable the plugin, they will leave shortcode tags on your posts, which will seem strange to your readers. In this article, we will show you

Are you looking to do a bulk search and replace in WordPress? If you want to find and replace a specific text, URL or image, you can do it easily by using the WordPress plugin or a simple SQL query. In this article, we will show you how to find and replace text in your WordPress database. When do

Recently, one of our users reported that the Add Media button on his WordPress site suddenly stopped working. This issue does not display any errors or warnings leaving users with no idea why their Add Media button is not working. In this article, we will show you how to easily fix Add Media button

Do you want to move your website from Joomla to WordPress? While Joomla is a good content management system, it is NOT as powerful, flexible, and easy to use as WordPress. Often users may start with Joomla but eventually switch to WordPress. In this article, we will show you how to easily migrate yo

Do you want to embed a Facebook video in WordPress? With the recent popularity of Facebook Live and the Facebook video platform, several of our users asked if it was possible to embed Facebook videos in WordPress. In this article, we will show you how to easily embed Facebook video and Facebook live

Google Hangout is the best free solution for hosting live streams. It allows you to broadcast, record, bring guests, and run Q&A sessions with a live audience. The main problem is that all of this happens on Google+ and not on your own site. In this article, we will show you how to embed a live Goog

Have you ever seen showcases like 25 Best XYZ Sites to Follow? These tutorials usually have the name of the site, the screenshot of the site, a short description, and the list of recent posts. The main problem with those posts is the list of recent posts becoming stale due to most authors manually c

Recently one of our readers asked us if it is possible to add Bing Maps in WordPress. We have already covered how to add Google maps in WordPress. However, if you like Bing Maps better, you can add them to your site. In this article, well show you how to embed Bing maps in WordPress with and without

Previously on WPBeginner, we showed you how to insert tweets into your WordPress post. Facebook recently announced the ability to embed Facebook status posts anywhere on the web. In this article, we will show you how to embed Facebook statuses in your WordPress posts and pages. What kind of Facebook

One of our users asked us for an easy way to integrate SoundCloud into their WordPress site. WordPress has this cool feature called oEmbed that supports auto-embed as long as you post the URL on its own line. Currently, the WordPress oEmbed library supports popular services like Youtube, Twitter, Vi

If you have ever tried to embed a Shockwave Flash file in your WordPress blog, then you know that it can cause problems. Also, if you are hosting your blog on WordPress.com, you will not be able to load flash for security reasons. However, if you have your hosting account, there are several ways to

In WPMU, there was an option that would allow you to add the Buddypress feature on all multi-blogs (network blogs) installed under the main installation. Due to the great merge in WordPress 3.0, you can now enable BuddyPress in WordPress using the wp-config.php file as well. Just open your wp-confi

Do you want to know how to accept credit card payments on your WordPress site? By default, WordPress doesnt come with credit card payment options, but there are plenty of plugins and tools that can help you figure it out. In this article, we will show you how to easily accept credit card payments on

Do you want to increase your Snapchat followers using your WordPress site? Recently, one of our readers asked if it was possible to add the Snapchat follow button on the site. Snapchat offers snapcodes that other Snapchat users can scan to follow you. In this article, we will show you how to add Sna