When migrating or moving sites live we often need to globally find and replace specific URLs within the WordPress database. With WP-CLI that is easy! Note: on WPENGINE you may have to request WP-CLI be enabled Do a Search-Replace Test Run The best idea is to first do a test run by entering: wp search-replace […]
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WPENGINE’s Common Plugin Error Code Showing up on the Front End
Just posting a quick fix in case others bump into this or we need to fix a site again 🙂 We had a strange case of the below code showing up on a front end page of a WPENGINE site… /wp-content/mu-plugins/wpengine-common/plugin.php on line 264 I tried using Perm-Reload-Apply but that did nothing. The strange part is […]
What Is WPENGINE’s Perm-Reload-Apply and What Does It Do?
If you have the “Advanced” tab on your WPENGINE interface you may have wondered about Perm-Reload-Apply. If you don’t have an “Advanced” tab you may be able to request access – it is currently available to a small subset of users. The WPENGINE Advanced section gives access to: WP-CLI for Production and Staging Changing to a “Read-Only […]
Force All set_url_scheme URLs to ‘https’
This was another fix that we needed to pursue when working with a site using a reverse proxy with WordPress. The problem occurs since the originating site for the reverse proxy cannot be secured with an SSL. The final site will be secured with an SSL but all the functions that use the “is_ssl()” conditional for generating […]
WordPress Reverse Proxy Conditional
We’ve got a WordPress project that is setup to run through a reverse proxy. With this setup, we constantly have situations where we need to check whether or not we’re accessing the site from its primary URL or via the reverse proxy. To do this, we set up a simple conditional to check the header for […]
Ultimate Checklist for Migrating a WordPress Website to HTTPS / SSL
Need a comprehensive checklist to follow when migrating a WordPress site to use HTTPS? The below is the list our WordPress agency uses to make sure our SSL / TLS migrations go smoothly and nothing gets missed. If you want the nitty-gritty we also have a full guide to Properly Migrate a WordPress Website to HTTPS (SSL […]
WordPress Multisite Reverse Proxy Setup on WPENGINE
A comprehensive overview of the setup for a WordPress Multisite subdirectory install hosted on WPENGINE running through a Fastly Load Balancer to a client’s server in Reverse Proxy configuration This tutorial represents much time, frustration, and eventual joy. Our team hopes it will be helpful to others. Please feel free to comment and help us […]
How to Enable Let’s Encrypt SSL on Your WPENGINE Website
Learn how to enable a WPENGINE website to use HTTPS (SSL / TLS) using Let’s Encrypt. “Click Let’s Encrypt. Click ‘Yes’. Gett [sic] https on the front of you domain thing.” – Josh Horneck This is super easy to enable. Just a couple quick clicks. However, if this is an existing site you’ll need to take some extra […]
How to Properly Migrate a WordPress Website to HTTPS (SSL / TLS)
Learn the right way and steps to migrate your WPENGINE WordPress website to use HTTPS Your website really needs to be secured with HTTPS! Making your site HTTPS is easy but there are some key steps to make sure this migration is done right! This guide assumes you’re on WPENGINE but the principles apply to other hosts. BONUS: We’ve shared our […]
Ultimate Web Tools List
Fewer Than Three’s compilation of super useful web tools. These are free web-based tools we use on a day-to-day basis. Bookmark this list, we’ll making it better over time. Shortlink: https://fewerthanthree.com/tools/ Comment and suggest other web tools that should be listed. List Version 1.1.3 Search Engine Optimization Tools Identify broken links on your site http://www.brokenlinkcheck.com/ https://validator.w3.org/checklink Test […]
How to Set Up the DNS for a Website Hosted on WPENGINE
This tutorial will show you how to properly set up the DNS (CNAMEs / IP Addresses) for your WPENGINE-hosted website. 1. Decide where you want the website to “live” Options are: www, non-www, or some other subdomain. e.g. www.limecuda.com, limecuda.com, blog.limecuda.com Canonical Domain If you decide the site will reside at something like limecuda.com then the www version […]
How to Flush Your Computer’s DNS Cache (Windows / Mac)
First, the “why”… Your computer stores (caches) the IP addresses of sites that you visit. It does this so that if you visit them again the lookup is instantaneous. This is great but what if your server moves or the website’s IP address (home on the web) changes? For a time you’d be seeing the old […]