If you get the “PHP update required” error while installing or updating to WordPress 5.2, your PHP version is too old. The fix is to bump your PHP version from a section inside cPanel. To…
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You’ve Got a Message!
You’ve got a message! Yes, you’ve got a message, but you don’t see it — actually you can’t see it, because you’re missing a small detail. The matter is about the WordPress widget on the…
My Second Day at the Microsoft Office as an MSP
After completing our first day as a Microsoft Student Partner, I woke up in the morning to dive into a new 9-to-5 event routine. Actually, I owe my waking up to the reception; bless them,…
Site Setup Guide / Lesson 20: Adding a Photo Gallery to a WordPress Post
The closing (20th) lesson of the Site Setup Guide series: how to add a photo gallery to a WordPress post. The 2014 approach still works, but the modern Block Editor (Gutenberg) is far more flexible….
Build a Website #19 — How to Buy Web Hosting
This part walks through what kind of hosting to buy. First, get clear on the site you’re building, then pick a plan that matches the expected disk size and traffic. Most people should start small…
Build a Website #18 — StatPress for Visitor Stats (and Better Alternatives)
2026 note: This post is from 2014. The StatPress plugin has since been removed from the WordPress repository or is no longer maintained. Modern alternatives are listed at the bottom of the post. In 2014…
Build a Website #17 — Post View Counts with WP-Postviews
WP-Postviews is one of WordPress’s simplest plugins: it counts how many times each post is viewed. You can show the count to readers, or keep it private and use it as a personal scoreboard for…
Build a Website #16 — Installing Akismet and Getting an API Key
Akismet is WordPress’s oldest and most trusted comment-spam filter — built by Automattic and still actively maintained. This part covers installing the plugin, activating it, and the one piece that trips most people up: getting…
Build a Website #15 — Compressing Your Site with Gzippy
2026 note: This post is from 2014. The Gzippy plugin has since been removed from the WordPress repository or is no longer maintained. Modern alternatives are listed at the bottom of the post. Is your…