Website Maintenance
How do I update WordPress, themes, and plugins?
- Go to Dashboard → Updates
- Update WordPress Core
- Update all Plugins
- Update all Themes
- Clear your cache afterward
How do I change my WordPress password?
- Go to Users → Profile
- Scroll to Account Management
- Click Set New Password
- Save your profile
What do I do if I lost my WordPress password?
- Go to /wp-admin
- Click Lost your password?
- Enter your email
- Use the reset link sent to you
How do I clear LiteSpeed Cache?
Useful for fixing layout issues or page and post changes not showing.
From top admin bar:
- Hover LiteSpeed Cache → Purge All
From plugin settings:
- Go to LiteSpeed Cache → Toolbox → Purge All
How do I customize the appearance of my website?
Go to Appearance → Customize where you can edit:
- Logo, site title, favicon
- Colors
- Header & footer
- Menus
- Widgets
- Homepage layout
How do I add pages, posts, categories, and tags?
- Add Page: Pages → Add New
- Add Post: Posts → Add New
- Add Category: Posts → Categories → Add New
- Add Tags: Posts → Tags → Add New
How do I modify my menus?
- Go to Appearance → Menus
- Select the menu to edit
- Add pages, posts, categories, or custom links
- Drag to reorder
- Assign menu to a location (Header, Footer)
- Save Menu
How do I add a front-page slider in Smart Slider 3?
- Go to Smart Slider → Dashboard
- Create a new slider
- Add slides and design them
- Save
- Copy the shortcode
- Open your home page → Edit with Gutenberg/Elementor
- Add Shortcode widget → paste the shortcode
- Update the page