Also known as PHPXMLRPC, the XML-RPC protocol is used in WordPress, Drupal, WikiTeX, TikiWiki, OpenAutonomy, Xaraya, Ampache, PostNuke, and many other open source projects. The XML-RPC protocol was originally created in PHP for ease of use and flexibility.
WordPress documentation about XML-RPC is rather poor, but we will try to tell you how it works in more detail.
Usually, WordPress users open the .htaccess file when they need to fix their permalinks. However, it is an important configuration file and opens up much wider possibilities. The .htaccess file allows you to improve the performance and security of your website.
This article will tell you about some useful .htaccess tricks for WordPress that you can try on your website.
There are many ways to customize your WordPress admin area. WordPress Custom Post Types is one of the most effective ways. It organizes any specialized content on your website and provides more visual and direct interface for your visitors. To be short, your users will not spend much time searching around for the content they need.
This article will show you how it works on a simple example.
WordPress is a large platform, and there are a variety of truly massive databases and websites that get queried constantly. It increases the bandwidth usage and slows down websites. Any customer of web hosting knows that bandwidth is an expensive thing especially when you need to upgrade to a premium plan because of a lots of queries. You may consider it being a part of your website growth, but that is not really true.
In order to prevent the slowdown of a website loading times, there are a number of helpful and innovative plugins that actually cache database queries and websites.
The process of turning a basic web template into a WordPress theme is rather daunting, and requires a little bit attention and some slice-and-dice routines. But, as a reward, you will get a great WordPress theme you always wanted.
So be patient and follow the next steps:
Custom Fields are WordPress features, which are not familiar to many WP users, since these fields are “hidden” in a standard WordPress install. However, they can help you add some unique and powerful features to your website.
So let us see how to use WordPress custom fields on your WordPress site.
As long as people write code, there will be bugs and errors in every application. Some bugs are critical, while others are trivial. In order to identify bugs in software, open-source projects like WordPress require users’ assistance.
In WordPress project, all types of feedback are reported the same way, whether they are featured requests, or genuine bugs. Read Contributing to WordPress to learn the basics of WordPress.
It is easy to find help in WordPress. There is a variety of websites aimed to help WP users, including Codex and WordPress forums. However, sometimes it may be difficult to know where to start looking for help, with so much content available.
A good place to start is WordPress FAQ. It provides comprehensive answers to common questions. Also, you can read about using WordPress forums to optimize your support requests.
