Author: Bryan Hoffman | Cinch Web Services

Stop WordPress From Exposing Your Admin Usernames

By default, WordPress makes certain user information publicly available. While this was intended to support features like author archives and app integrations, it also …

How to Test a Migrated Website Using Your Computer’s Hosts File

Testing a migrated website is simple with your hosts file. Preview the new server, verify everything works, and ensure a smooth, downtime-free migration.

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Google Maps API Setup Guide for WordPress

Google Maps requires an API key to work on your website. This guide shows you how to set up your own key so you …

How to Remove ?v=XXXXXX String from WooCommerce URLs

We recently had a question from one of our WooCommerce Support customers about why their site was showing random numbers at the end of …

When a Site Won’t Load (But Isn’t Down)

A hosting and maintenance client recently reached out after seeing a “Site can’t be reached” error with the message DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN. While that sounds serious, the website was …

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Fix Log: “No Delivery Options Available” in WooCommerce Cart / Checkout

We recently had a customer mention that their WooCommerce powered site was showing ‘No Delivery Options Available for UNITED STATES’. The site uses Table …

Fix Log: MainWP 403 Error on cinchws.com

Date: June 24, 2025Affected Sites: The Problem Our MainWP dashboard stopped communicating with cinchws.com, which manages our support plans and subscriptions. MainWP marked the site as …

WooCommerce Subscriptions Renewal Notification Didn’t Send? Here’s What Was Missing

A customer reached out with a question on WooCommerce Subscriptions renewal notifications: We received a complaint from a member who said he was not …

Cinch Rebrand – Not Home Services

Since we’ve had a hard time fininshing our About page and our Story, it’s likely you may not know that Cinch is a partnership …

WordPress Without the Headache: Why Smart Business Owners Outsource Their Website Management

You probably already know your WordPress powered website needs regular maintenance. Business owners are well aware of the cost of doing business and know …

Deny Public Access to wp-cron.php

We wrote a post a while back on how to set up server side CRON jobs for WordPress. We set these up for our …

Does deleting a WordPress Taxonomy also Delete the Associated Post?

When the time comes to clean your post taxonomy house, it’s good to get rid of old or non representative tags, categories, or custom …

How to Fix ACF the_field Issues and Securely Use ACF

Advanced Custom Fields recently released an update to their supremely popular and well used plugin to fix serious security issues. These issues were so …

Upcoming Changes to Advanced Custom Fields

Upcoming Changes to the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Plugin Advanced Custom Fields just released a security update that might include breaking changes, and they …

Get Ready for WooCommerce’s PHP 7.4 Requirement

With the release of WooCommerce 8.2.0 in October 2023, PHP 7.4 will become the minimum required PHP version. This change is being made to …

Cinch Enhances Server Performance: Upgrading from Apache to Litespeed

At Cinch, we’re committed to providing our hosting customers with the best in reliability and speed. Server performance is a critical factor that directly …

The Vital Importance of Keeping WordPress Plugins Updated

One of WordPress’ great strengths is the sheer number and diversity of available plugins. These plugins offer website owners a vast array of features …

WooCommerce 6.8.0 Adding New Default Shipping Zone and Method

Update: WooCommerce 6.8.1 fixes this issue WooCommerce 6.8.0 was released last week and appears to have added a potential new bug related to shipping …