Amazon Lightsail- How To SSL Encrypt WordPress For Free?

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Amazon Lightsail is perfect for hosting WordPress websites that work efficiently. The cost is reasonable and comes at a discount when compared to Virtual Private Servers. But one thing we can wonder is, “How to add HTTPS support or encrypt our WordPress website using SSL?” Well, not only can it be done in Amazon Lightsail’s […]

How to Connect to Amazon Lightsail using Putty (SSH)

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In Amazon Lightsail’s dashboard, there is an easy link to Connect using SSH. Once you login to your Lightsail account, in the dashboard, click on the name of your WordPress instance. Once you’re in the main page of the instance, there is an easy Connect to SSH link present right there. Click on it, an […]

How to Remove Bitnami Manage Banner from WordPress at Lightsail

After installing WordPress at Amazon’s Lightsail and accessing the website online, you might have noticed the Bitnami manage banner at the bottom-right of the page. It sort of peels off at the end of all the web pages and is publicly displayed. Hovering over it, allows crossing it off and removing it from the screen, […]

Amazon Lightsail: What is Admin Password for WordPress?

It is quite easy to install WordPress in Amazon’s Lightsail. We do not have to create a MySQL database. We don’t have to download and upload WordPress script files to the web server. The automated wizard to install WordPress in Amazon’s Lightsail allows us to pick the operating system and install WordPress in there automatically. […]

How to Point Your Domain To Amazon Lightsail’s WordPress

Alright, you have installed WordPress in Amazon Lightsail with a few mouse clicks. We can already access the fresh installation with the provided IP address. Now, the next step is to local this IP address and point a domain to it. That will allow the WordPress website to be accessible globally with a domain like […]

How to Enable or Disable Trailing Slashes in WordPress Links

WordPress allows total control of your link structure and you can set it in the permalink settings. Based on your preference, you can enable or disable the use of trailing slash in WordPress category, tag and post URLs. The structure is important for SEO and trailing slashes might have an impact on it.

WordPress Permalinks: Detail Information and Configuration

A permalink is a direct public URL that points to the internal pages of your website. In WordPress, your permalinks point to your posts and pages. You can configure your permalinks to make your post, page and other links user and search engine friendly. You can create logical links for your content.

How to Use Dropbox as a CDN for WordPress Static Files

Dropbox is a great online tool. You can store your files on the cloud and you can access it from anywhere like your phone, desktop, laptop at different places. It is really simple and Dropbox has an app for every platform. If you are not a member of Dropbox, then you should join it immediately.

Make your Images SEO Friendly in WordPress

WordPress is a great blogging and content management software. What makes it even better is the huge number of plugins available for this software. Those plugins allow a lot of customization to a WordPress powered website. A web admin can easily make the site behave like the way he or she wanted to with the […]

WordPress Nofollow or Dofollow External Links in Selected Posts

When you blog with WordPress, you tend to add links to your posts. Links can be internal links, the ones that link to other pages or posts of your blog or they can be external links, those links which are linked to pages of another website. For some links, you might want to add the […]