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Step 1: Export Local WordPress Database

Step 2: Uploading WordPress Files to Live Site

Step 3: Creating MySQL Database on Live Site

Step 4: Importing WordPress Database on Live Site

Step 5: Changing the Site URL (on wp_options table see siteurl option , update it),(on wp_options table see home option , update it)

Step 6: Setting Up your Live Site

Step 7: Fixing Images and Broken Links by updating Paths

UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = REPLACE(post_content, ‘localhost/test/’, ‘www.yourlivesite.com’);

Steps to Move WordPress From Local Server to Live Site

How to Enable and Disable Automatic Updates in WordPress for Major Releases

define( ‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, true );

There is one little problem with this code. It also enables development or nightly updates. To disable nightly builds and development updates you need to add this code in a site-specific plugin or in your theme’s functions.php file.

add_filter( ‘allow_dev_auto_core_updates’, ‘__return_false’ );

This filter will disable automatic updates for nightly builds or development updates.

How to Enable and Disable Automatic Updates in WordPress for Major Releases

WordPress blank page issue

Solution 1 – Check your plugin settings

SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = ‘active_plugins’

UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = ” WHERE option_name = ‘active_plugins’

Solution 2 – Check your template settings

SELECT option_name, option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name IN (‘template’, ‘stylesheet’)

UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = ‘default’ WHERE option_name IN (‘stylesheet’, ‘template’)

Solution 3 – Check the “key” files

There are two “key” files, wp-config.php and .htaccess, that you need to check.

If you can’t access either the WordPress homepage or the admin page, check the wp-config.php file and make sure that there is no empty lines or other characters after “?>”.

If you have a .htaccess file in your WordPress folder, rename the .htaccess file to see if it rectifies the blank page issue. If so, you’ll need to review the settings in the .htaccess file.

Solution 4 – Enable error display

php_flag display_errors on

WordPress blank page issue

Add Google Analytics

Simply paste the code below and insert your Google Analytics where it says paste your Google Analytics. You can paste the code once in your functions.php file and never have to worry about it again. We are adding an action to the wp_footer, so it will automatically insert adsense codes wherever on all pages you have the wp_footer string.

<?php

add_action(‘wp_footer’, ‘add_googleanalytics’);

function add_googleanalytics() ?>

// Paste your Google Analytics code here

<?php ?>

Add Google Analytics

Add a Favicon to your Blog

Every blog deserves to have its own identity. You can add this identity by adding the favicon code in your header.php file, or you can make it easier for yourself by simply adding the following code in your functions.php file.

// add a favicon to your

function blog_favicon()

echo ‘<link rel=”Shortcut Icon” type=”image/x-icon” href=”‘.get_bloginfo(‘wpurl’).’http://cdn3.wpbeginner.com/favicon.ico” />’;

add_action(‘wp_head’, ‘blog_favicon’);

Add a Favicon to your Blog

Remove WordPress Version Number

You should always encourage your clients to upgrade to the latest version, so you don’t have this problem. But if you are working with a client that does not want to upgrade, then it is essential that you remove your WordPress version number from your WordPress header, RSS feeds, and all other locations. To do this, add the following code:

function wpbeginner_remove_version()

return ”;

add_filter(‘the_generator’, ‘wpbeginner_remove_version’);

Remove WordPress Version Number

Add a Custom Dashboard Logo

When creating themes for a client, you can use this as one of the perks to the theme. All you have to do is paste the following code below:

//hook the administrative header output

add_action(‘admin_head’, ‘my_custom_logo’);

function my_custom_logo()

echo ‘

<style type=”text/css”>

#header-logo background-image: url(‘.get_bloginfo(‘template_directory’).’/images/custom-logo.gif) !important;

</style>

‘;

Add a Custom Dashboard Logo