Things you may need when using WordPress

1. How to insert code into WordPress Header and Footer

You can insert to Header.php – Footer.php or use Insert Headers and Footers Plugin.

Go to Appearance > Editor > Theme Header (header.php) or Theme Footer (footer.php)

• Header.php: before </head>
• Footer.php: before </body>

If you want to use Insert Headers and Footers. Just install and activate. Then go to Settings > Insert Headers and Footers > Paste your code into Scripts in Header or Scripts in Footer.

2. How to Turn off User Registration

Settings > General > Membership

3. Limit number of posts on Homepage

Settings > Reading > Blog pages show at most

4. How to create XML Sitemap for WordPress

Just install and activate Yoast SEO Plugin. Sitemap will automatically create 🙂

5. How do I add Google Analytics to WordPress

Add Google Analytics Tracking Code to Theme Header (header.php) or Scripts in Headers. See Question 01.

or

6. How to Hide Featured Image in WordPress Post

Install and activate Hide Featured Image plugin

Edit Post > You will see an option to hide the image created by the plugin

7. Remove Category in URL

Just install and activate No Category Base (WPML) Plugin. No need to do anything.

But if you use Yoast SEO Plugin. Go to SEO > Search Appearance

Click Taxonomies

Click Remove > Save Changes

8. Delete Uncategorized Category

Uncategorized is the default category in WordPress. You need to take some steps to delete this category.

Create a New Category

Then go to Settings > Writing > Change default post category > Save changes

and delete Uncategorized Category

9. How to Insert Image into WordPress Post/Page

Edit Post/Page > click (+) icon > Image

You can insert image into WordPress Post/Page by Uploading Image, Choose in Media Library or Paste Image URL

Then Update Post!

10. Remove Block Border When Writing Post

Click Three Dots icon > Then click Spotlight Done

11. Add a Page Break in WordPress Post or Page

Place the cursor where the page break will be inserted

Press Shift Alt P > the page break is inserted

12. Delete comments in WordPress

Click Comments 

Tick on small box > Bulk Actions > Move to Trash

13. How to Create a User Account

Go to WP-Admin –> Users –> Add New

Enter user information > Add New User. If you want to edit an User account in WordPress, follow these steps:

Hover over an User account and select Edit

14. How to Create Post Category

Go to Posts > Categories

Enter Name, Slug, Description, then click Add New Category

15. How to Rename Post Category?

Hover on Category > Quick Edit

Enter New Name > Update Category

16. How to Delete Post Category?

All post in the category will be move to Uncategorized Category.

Hover on Category > Delete > OK

17. How to Add a Link to Post

Highlight the text you want to add Link

Paste the link

18. How to Add a Button to WordPress Page/Post

Click “Plus” icon

Type Button

Enter Button Text & Link. You can also change text style, alignment,…

Look right. You can change Button Styles (Styles) , Background Color, Text Color (Color Settings) and add Custom CSS (Advanced)

Button Styles

Button Text Color & Background Color

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