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WPBeginner Beginner’s Guide: How to Restore WordPress from Backup Do you need to restore WordPress from a backup file? Backups help you restore your website in case something goes wrong. However, restoring WordPress from a backup file is not easy for beginners. In this article, we will show you how to easily restore WordPress from backup step by step. Since this is a lengthy article, we have added table of contents for easier navigation. Understanding backups and restoring WordPress Restoring WordPress using BackupBuddy backup file Restoring WordPress using UpdraftPlus Backup Restoring WordPress database backup using phpMyAdmin Restoring WordPress database backup using cPanel Manually restoring WordPress files using FTP Troubleshooting backup restore issues Things to do after restoring your WordPress site Note: This guide is about restoring a WordPress site from backup. If you are trying to move your website to a new domain, then you should check out our guide on m...

WPBeginner 5 Best WordPress Firewall Plugins Compared Are you looking for the best WordPress firewall plugin for your website? WordPress firewall plugins protect your website against hacking, brute force and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In this article, we will compare the best WordPress firewall plugins, and how they stack up against each other. What is a WordPress Firewall Plugin? A WordPress firewall plugin (also known as web application firewall or WAF), acts as a shield between your website and all incoming traffic. These web application firewalls monitor your website traffic and blocks many common security threats before they reach your WordPress site. Aside from significantly improving your WordPress security , often these web application firewalls also speed up your website and boost performance. There are two common types of WordPress firewall plugins available. DNS Level Website Firewall – These firewall route your website traffic throug...

Social The Simple Facebook Posting Strategy That Helped us 3x Our Reach and Engagement In October of 2016 we dramatically changed our Facebook posting strategy. A gradual, but noticeable shift in many  social media algorithms and an influx of  brand advertising  on Facebook meant that it was important for us to either start experimenting or we’d continue to see a decline in organic reach and engagement . Getting your content seen on Facebook is no small task. Especially when you consider all the content shared to Facebook every 20 minutes: 1 million links are shared 4.86 million photos are uploaded 763,888 status updates are sent out We needed to make a change. We cut our posting frequency by more than 50% on Facebook and began to truly focus on quality over quantity. What happened next, even the most optimistic social media manager couldn’t have expected: Our Facebook reach and engagement began to increase even though we were posting less! Here are some of ...