Want Facebook to use your images? This is easy to do if you’ve got the right tools. In this WordPress tutorial, you’ll learn: How Facebook finds Featured Images in your posts How to properly implement Facebook thumbnail support How to debug Facebook thumbnails when they don’t work. How does Facebook know which image to use? Facebook uses something called Open Graph protocol. In short, it’s a standardized way to add information to your page about your page. For instance, Open Graph elements on your page can tell Facebook what the title is, the URL, and the image to show when shared on Facebook. Here’s what the Open Graph tags on a recent blog post on Compete Themes look like: You can see all the Open Graph tags that begin with “og:”. Check out that “og:image” tag in particular. That is precisely how you tell Facebook which image to use as the thumbnail when the page is shared. So, all you need is … [Read more...] about How to Set Featured Images as Facebook Thumbnails
Jupiter X Theme Review: A Flexible Theme Powered By Elementor
The original Jupiter theme is one of the best-selling themes ever at ThemeForest, with well over 100,000 sales and a 4.75-star rating on over 4,500 reviews. Jupiter X, a theme from Artbees, is a makeover of that popular theme that aims to let you customize your entire WordPress site to create a website that’s unique to you. To help you do that, Jupiter X is bundled with the popular Elementor page builder, comes with built-in header/footer builder based on Elementor, and offers a powerful site customizer that lets you tweak a ton of small details about your site’s style and layout. Keep reading my Jupiter X theme review to see it in action. Jupiter X Theme Review: A Look At The Features Whenever I review a theme, I like to start off with a look at some of the demo sites because looks are, after all, the key driver in how most of us choose a theme. Jupiter X comes with over 150 pre-made websites, so I definitely won’t be able to show you every single permutation. But … [Read more...] about Jupiter X Theme Review: A Flexible Theme Powered By Elementor
How to Enforce Secure Passwords on Your WordPress Website
We’re willing to bet that you probably know all about using secure passwords for your WordPress admin account. However, you can’t take for granted that other users will do the same. To make sure your site remains safe, you’ll want to ensure all passwords are secure. While WordPress includes a function to create a secure password, it’s completely optional. As with many WordPress tasks, the answer lies in using a plugin to enforce users to use strong passwords on WordPress’ back end. In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of password security. We’ll then show you what features WordPress offers in this area, and introduce a more secure solution. Let’s get started! A Quick Primer on Strong, Secure Passwords Let us start at the beginning. Of course, one of the most basic ‘laws’ of the internet is that strong passwords are essential to keeping your site protected. In fact, there’s been so much discussion of the topic … [Read more...] about How to Enforce Secure Passwords on Your WordPress Website
How to Scan Your WordPress Site for Potentially Malicious Code
Last updated on December 10th, 2018 by Editorial Staff Often we get asked by our users, is there a way to scan your WordPress site for potentially malicious code? The answer to that question is YES, YES, and YES. There are both free and paid tools available to scan your WordPress site for potentially malicious or unwanted code. Usually, malware and malicious code can go unnoticed for a long time unless you regularly scan your website. In this article, we will show you how to easily scan your WordPress site for malware and potentially malicious code. When To Scan Your WordPress Site for Malware and Malicious Code? The best time to scan your WordPress site for malware and malicious code is now. Many beginners don’t install a WordPress security scanner right away, this means that a malware or malicious code injection can go unnoticed for a long time. Many users don’t notice anything until some telltale signs make them suspicious. See our list of common signs that your … [Read more...] about How to Scan Your WordPress Site for Potentially Malicious Code
WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How To Use The New Block Editor In WordPress 5.0
Beginners Guide Last Updated on: December 10, 2018 Colin Newcomer Leave a Comment With WordPress 5.0, WordPress is about to undergo one of the largest changes in a long, long time. The new feature? A brand new default content editor, dubbed Gutenberg.t The Gutenberg block editor will completely replace the formerly default TinyMCE editor that you’ve been using for years. As such, the way that you create content on your WordPress site is going to completely change. To help make that transition as painless as possible, we’ve created this WordPress Gutenberg tutorial so that you can be up and running as soon as you update your site to WordPress 5.0. What’s Different About The WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor? Ok, in case you’ve been a little confused about what I’m talking about, here’s what the TinyMCE editor looks like (it should be pretty familiar to you!): And here’s what the new Gutenberg block editor looks like: … [Read more...] about WordPress Gutenberg Tutorial: How To Use The New Block Editor In WordPress 5.0