Overview WordPress periodically deploys updates to secure flaws within its code or provide general enhancements. These updates are rolled out in the form of releases that, as of WordPress 3.7, can occur in the background automatically without requiring user intervention. If permissions prohibit, WordPress cannot perform an automatic update and require…
Overview WordPress is a popular content-publication software that can do everything from run a simple four-page web site to an eCommerce shop. Even our knowledgebase is run with WordPress, a few plugins, and a theme. Installing WordPress One-Click Method Go to Web > Web Apps within the control panel Select the hostname from the…
Overview Pretty-print URLs (permalinks) in WordPress transform meaningless URL patterns, e.g. index.php?page_id=123 into meaningful URLs, like /wordpress/adding-pretty-print-urls. Navigation is easier to view in the browser, plus it helps with SEO. Enabling pretty-print is a two-part process, add a few lines to your .htaccess and configure the display style in WordPress. Permalinks before and after as seen…
Overview Static files (index.html) can be served without logging a request in access_log. Cause This occurs when mod_pagespeed is enabled. Pagespeed intercepts the request higher in Apache’s processing axis before mod_log_config and serves the static file from its optimized cache if present. This does not affect files which have a…
Overview An .htaccess file may be shared across multiple domains and subdomains by being located in a common parent directory. Locating an .htaccess under /var/www will allow any domain or subdomain located under /var/www to inherit these rules; effectively any domain or subdomain that is not managed by a secondary…
Overview All HTTP servers enforce a collection of HTTP rate-limiting to reduce abuse and achieve a high reliability. This system is built on a fork of mod_evasive, which implements an interval-based bean counter, in other words it begins counting URI requests for a given duration once the first request is received….
Overview A redirect changes the URL, in browser, from one URL to another. A variety of redirect codes exist to force a variety of behaviors in the browser (or spider). Usage All redirects are controlled through a .htaccess file in the document root of your target domain or subdomain. The…
Overview HTTP2 is a next-generation binary protocol that supports multiplexing HTTP requests to greatly decrease page load times. Your site loads up to 2x faster, and it’s supported by every modern browser. Activating HTTP2 HTTP2 support requires a SSL certificate (and IP address) to activate. HTTP2 is available on all v6.5+…
Overview Google Analytics is a free web analytics application provided by Google, including SEO recommendations and live site traffic. Sample Google Analytics dashboard Setting up GA Google Analytics can be enabled on newer, v5+ platforms using two lines in a .htaccess file. Visit Google Analytics to create a profile for the domain Once the profile…
Overview In rare certain situations, PageSpeed may make debugging a staging site more difficult or interfere with custom JavaScript that manipulates the DOM in a HEAD tag. Although likely unnecessary to disable, PageSpeed may be disabled on your site with a simple htaccess directive: Create a file named .htaccess in…