Basic WP https://basicwp.com/ WordPress Basics & Beyond Thu, 15 Feb 2024 06:20:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://basicwp.com/img/2020/05/basicwp-favicon-s1.ico Basic WP https://basicwp.com/ 32 32 Easy ways to Stop Automatic WordPress updates https://basicwp.com/ways-to-disable-automatic-wordpress-updates/ https://basicwp.com/ways-to-disable-automatic-wordpress-updates/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2020 06:50:25 +0000 https://basicwp.com/?p=4162 Soon everything on your WordPress website will auto-update as automatic updates feature will become more prominent in WordPress 5.5 version and beyond. While auto-updates is a good step from the security point of view but it can result in other problems for a specific set of WordPress users. Should I keep auto-update enabled? So, should…

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]]> https://basicwp.com/svg-logo-icons-wordpress-website/feed/ 1 Find number of Words & Paragraphs in Post Blocks Editor https://basicwp.com/words-paragraphs-count-post-blocks-editor/ https://basicwp.com/words-paragraphs-count-post-blocks-editor/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:42:51 +0000 https://basicwp.com/?p=3571 How many words have I written in a post while using new (Gutenberg) Blocks Editor on WordPress? Traditionally, the classic editor would show the number of words in a post on the status bar at the bottom part of the editor. Word & Paragraph count in Blocks Editor It is super easy in the (Gutenberg)…

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]]> https://basicwp.com/words-paragraphs-count-post-blocks-editor/feed/ 0 How to make links nofollow in Blocks Editor https://basicwp.com/make-links-nofollow-in-blocks-editor/ https://basicwp.com/make-links-nofollow-in-blocks-editor/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:00:18 +0000 https://basicwp.com/?p=3732 In the Gutenberg blocks editor there is no direct option (yet) to make a link nofollow. However, there are a few ways (workarounds) to add nofollow attribute to any link in text module of the Gutenberg Blocks Editor. Add nofollow manually in HTML mode You can switch to the HTML mode and add nofollow attribute…

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]]> https://basicwp.com/wordpress-hosting-guide/feed/ 2 Ways to add more custom CSS to WordPress website https://basicwp.com/add-more-custom-css-wordpress-website/ https://basicwp.com/add-more-custom-css-wordpress-website/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2020 06:03:30 +0000 https://basicwp.com/?p=3763 CSS code is used to style elements on a WordPress website. For additional style changes, you need to add more custom CSS code on the website. Which is the recommended place to add custom CSS on a WordPress website? Let’s find out. Option 1: Additional CSS in Customizer WordPress has an in-built place to add…

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