HowTo: Change the Language of WordPress

So, you have built a WordPress site or WordPress multisite and now want the WordPress dashboard and site frontend to use Spanish or German or Italian or another language. It is easy. Whether you are looking to: Change the language used in the WordPress dashboard Change the WordPress backend language Change the WordPress front end … Read more

HowTo: Center WordPress Genesis Theme Horizontal Menus

Genesis by StudioPress is the most stylish, simplest to use and easiest to customize theme framework I have ever seen. But try to centre the horizontal navbars and you’re in for a lot of fun. That is, at least, until now. I spent months working out how to center Genesis menus. Different devices like mobile … Read more

What Are WordPress Permalinks?

This is a question I’m asked quite a lot by my clients at WP Service Masters. Maybe I should answer this there, and I will do at some point, but until I do, here’s an explanation of what a permalink is and why we use them. Just like desktop and laptop computers, web servers store … Read more

How to Change the Name of index.php in WordPress

They say it can’t be done. Read support requests in the WordPress forum and you’ll see lots of people saying it’s not possible to change the name of index.php to blog.php or site.php or anything else.php. But it can be done. I know it. I’ve done it. Here’s how… Change the Name of index.php Changing … Read more