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There is nothing more frustrating than seeing this error: " Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 196608 bytes) in /home/resell/publichtml/wp-content/plugins/class-wc-rest-orders-controller.php on line 1415 " . This means the theme/plugin you're using on WordPress is using up all the memory allocated to PHP. You wouldn't believe (well maybe you would) how many times we get cursed out for this in our ticket desk! Anyways there is no need to fret,Few readersHow To Clone Your WordPress Website Automatically
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Today WordPress powers around 30% of all sites on the Internet. That's a staggering number. And while today it's suitable for just about any kind of site design, it still sticks to its original roots in the blogging world. As a result, the homepage displays a list of latest posts in reverse chronological order. While this is obviously great for a site that is primarily a blog, it doesn't work well for most others. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to change the homepage in WordPress to somethiFew readersHow To Change Your WordPress Title
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WordPress is one of the most used website builders on the internet. It's free, very customizable and is open source. Because of it's popularity, it is also the 1 target for hackers! Here at NameHero we provide Softaculous with WordPress Manager. Softaculous provides security features to keep your WordPress site secure. Follow the below guide to secure your WordPress website. The WordPress Manager security measures provides detailed information about each recommended update and allows you to uFew readersHow To Add Google Analytics To WordPress
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