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Backing up your WordPress site
You have multiple backup layers running on a Flashcloud-hosted WordPress site , automatic by default. Plus optional plugin-level backups for extra granularity. What's already runni
Changing your WordPress site's domain
Moving your WordPress site to a different domain — rebrand, consolidating from multiple domains, switching from .dev to .com after launch — requires updating the site's URL…
Child themes: why your edits keep disappearing
Direct theme edits vanish on the next update because updates overwrite theme files. A child theme protects your customizations permanently.
Contact form emails not arriving (WordPress SMTP fix)
WordPress mail sent with the default wp_mail function often gets dropped as spam. Here's how to switch to authenticated SMTP and fix it for good.
Duplicating a WordPress site safely
Clone a WordPress site with staging tools, a manual file/database copy, or a migration plugin. Avoid broken links from serialized data.
Fixing "There has been a critical error on this website"
WordPress's critical error screen means a fatal PHP error. Turn on debug mode, check email and logs, then isolate plugins or theme to find the cause.
Fixing the WordPress white screen of death
The WordPress "white screen of death" is when your site loads as a blank white page — no error, no content, nothing. It's almost always a PHP error that's been suppressed from outp
Fixing WordPress "allowed memory size exhausted" errors
A fatal memory error means PHP hit its limit. Raise WP_MEMORY_LIMIT in wp-config.php and find the plugin actually eating the RAM.
Fixing WordPress database connection errors
If WordPress shows "Error establishing a database connection" — no homepage, no admin — the WordPress code can't reach its database. Usually a configuration issue, sometimes a serv
Fixing WordPress permalinks (404 on every page but home)
Every page 404s except the homepage. Re-save Settings → Permalinks to regenerate .htaccess, or add the rewrite rules manually if that doesn't stick.
I'm locked out of WordPress admin
Forgot your WordPress admin password, or got locked out for some other reason? You have multiple paths back in. Easiest: portal auto-login If you're managing WordPress through the
Installing WordPress
WordPress installs in under a minute on Flashcloud. Our portal-native install wizard handles everything: domain selection, database setup, admin account, optional starter set of pl
Installing WordPress in a subdirectory
Sometimes you want WordPress to run at yourdomain.com/blog/ instead of the root, with the homepage hosted by something else (a static landing page, another CMS, a simple HTML site)
Making WordPress multilingual
Compare WPML, Polylang, and TranslatePress honestly, understand the performance tradeoffs, and set up hreflang tags so search engines serve the right language.
Migrating your WordPress site to Flashcloud
Three ways to bring a WordPress site to Flashcloud. Easiest is letting our team handle it; fastest is a migration plugin; most controlled is a manual migration. Easiest: Free…
Moving from Wix or Squarespace to WordPress
No direct export from Wix or Squarespace to WordPress exists. Here's the honest content migration path, plus a free-build alternative.
Multiple WordPress sites on one hosting account
You can run multiple WordPress sites on a single hosting account — separate domains, subdirectories, or subdomains. Each is fully independent (own database, own admin, own plugins)
My WordPress site is slow
WordPress can be fast or it can be molasses. The default Flashcloud caching stack handles the server-side work for you (see The cache stack we ship with every WordPress install and
Optimizing your WordPress database (revisions, transients, autoload)
Trim wp_options autoload bloat, cap post revisions, and clear expired transients to speed up a slow WordPress database.
Running a WooCommerce store
WooCommerce turns WordPress into a full online store, and a store has needs a plain blog doesn't: it has to stay fast under load , it can't afford a broken checkout, and it handles
Securing your WordPress site
WordPress is widely deployed, which makes it a popular target for attackers. The good news: most attacks rely on out-of-date software or weak credentials. Cover the basics and your
Setting up your first WooCommerce store, start to first sale
A start-to-finish walkthrough: install WooCommerce, add products, connect Stripe or PayPal, set shipping, and confirm a real test order works.
Taking payments in WooCommerce: gateways, fees, and PCI
How to pick a WooCommerce payment gateway, understand processing fees, and stay PCI compliant on Flashcloud hosting without storing card data yourself.
Updating WordPress safely
WordPress, plugins, and themes get updates regularly — security patches, bug fixes, new features. Most are safe; some break sites. Here's how to update without breaking things. The
Using WordPress staging
A staging site is a private copy of your live WordPress site where you can test changes before they reach visitors. Update a plugin, try a new theme, or rework a page on the copy f
What PHP version should I use for WordPress?
We default to PHP 8.3 for new WordPress installs . That's the right answer for almost every site. Older versions (7.4–8.2) are available for compatibility with legacy plugins and t
WooCommerce shipping: zones, classes, and live rates
How WooCommerce shipping zones, methods, and classes fit together, and when flat rates stop working and you need a live-rates plugin.
WooCommerce taxes without the headache
How to configure WooCommerce tax settings correctly, what to automate, and why the final call on tax rules still belongs to your accountant.
WordPress plugins we recommend
WordPress has 60,000+ plugins. Here are the ones we recommend across common categories — well-maintained, performant, no obvious bloat. Security Wordfence Security …
WordPress Site Health warnings and which ones matter
A triage guide to the WP Site Health checklist: which warnings our stack already fixes, which are cosmetic, and which need real action.
WordPress XML-RPC: what it is and whether to disable it
XML-RPC powers Jetpack and the mobile app but takes brute-force hits daily. Here's when to disable it and how to do it safely.
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