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 …
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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 …
Create New User for an Existing User in WordPress
This is a quick tutorial on creating a new user for an existing user in WordPress. I needed to do this for my own …
WooCommerce Fatal Error: Call to a member function get_data_store()
I recently ran into a fatal error issue when trying to create a new post or page: The error traced to a WooCommerce Subscriptions …
WordPress & WooCommerce Email Deliverability
When you send an email it better get delivered, right? Ideally into the recipients inbox. As email hosts and ISP’s crank harder to fight …
Web CMS & Website File Management: The Basics
We explained the difference between domains and hosting in an earlier post, and how your website “lives” on your web host’s server. Next up: …
How to win the fight against contact form spam
Every few months we see waves of spam messages being sent through our customers contact forms. Fortunately there are steps that can be taken …
Upgrade Your WordPress Site to the New Google Analytics 4: Start Collecting Data Now
What is the new Google Analytics 4? In 2019, Google introduced their plan to evolve measurement standards with Google Analytics 4, which prioritizes user …
Domain Names & Web Hosting, Explained
Building a website can be a huge undertaking – especially if you’ve never built one before. While small sites with small budgets can be …
Server Failures and Why You Can Trust Hosting a Site With Cinch
There are tons of places you can host your WordPress or WooCommerce powered website, from huge companies like GoDaddy to small independent companies like …
Extreme WordPress Housekeeping for Performance
Alt title: How I cut GIGABYTES off a WordPress database One of the things we care about here at Cinch is website performance. We …
Domain Name Management Best Practices
Do you know where your domain is? Having a domain name for your business is obviously important. It’s how customer find your website, and …
Change Order of Posts in WordPress Dashboard
We recently had a customer request that the entries in a custom post type get automatically alphabetized. Clicking on the title certainly does the …
Add Product Description to WooCommerce product archive item
If you’d like to add a product description to products on archive pages, add one of the following snippets to your functions.php file or …