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How to compress the WordPress database

Graham Tappenden — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:56:36 +0000

Over the course of the past few posts I’ve shown you how to clean up the post revisions in your WordPress database and limit them in the future, and how to remove the spam comments from the database as well. … Continue reading →

Remove spam comments to reduce the database size

Graham Tappenden — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:09:21 +0000

I’ve talked before about how important it is to reduce the size of the WordPress database to make it more efficient, and showed two plug-ins recently to reduce the number of revisions stored for each post in the database. But … Continue reading →

Why you shouldn’t ping too often

Graham Tappenden — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:07:55 +0000

I’ve talked before about how the “ping” system works in WordPress. But there is a bit more to the ping element than just notifying other systems when a post is published. The trouble is that WordPress apparently sends the ping … Continue reading →

Cleaning up WordPress Revisions with Revision Cleaner

Graham Tappenden — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:30:41 +0000

Last week I showed you how to control the number of revisions that are saved for each post using the Revision Control plug-in. That stops too many revisions being saved in the futures, but I suspect that most of you … Continue reading →

Controlling WordPress Revisions with Revision Control

Graham Tappenden — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:25:52 +0000

When you write a post in WordPress, it is advisable to save it every now and then in case something goes wrong. Your computer or the web browser may crash, or you may lose the internet connection. In early versions, … Continue reading →