Getting Started: WordPress Hosting

Word class WordPress Hosting, that is secure, reliable and super-fast! This article is designed for first time users of WordPress hosting of Pendeo or In-Tuition Cloud Services. In this article you will learn: How to set up your account Provision your first product Learn a bit more about the control panel How to retrieve your login […]

How to change your WordPress Database Table Prefixes

How to change your WordPress Database Table Prefixes Changing your WordPress table name prefixes may be required during a migration. Many installations of WordPress use a table prefix of ‘wp_’. Tables beginning with a known prefix like wp_, make it much easier for attackers to maliciously alter your database as they will know the names […]

Locate your Login Credentials

How to find your Login Credentials This article will walk you through locating your sFTP details, WP Admin and your site’s database credentials. You will need: your Pendeo username and password access to an sFTP client (click here for a list of FTP & sFTP clients for download) There are two parts to locating your login […]

How to export (dump) your WordPress database

You will need to know: your Pendeo sFTP username and password – check the Pendeo control panel your Database Admin URL – check the Pendeo control panel your database username and password – this can be found in your site’s wp-config.php file – use sFTP to access your site, download the wp-config.php and open it in […]

Creating a Hosts File Entry

If you wish to access your domain before your DNS has been updated you can update your local ‘hosts file’ which will allow your computer to view your new Pendeo site. Follow the appropriate instructions below replacing <yourdomain> with the name you used for your new Pendeo (site e.g. mypendeodomain.com) OSX: Open Terminal Type ‘sudo […]

Migrating Your WordPress Site to Pendeo

If you already have a working WordPress site that you wish to move to Pendeo, this guide will explain how to move it. Overview Create a database dump of your existing site Import your database into Pendeo Update the $table_prefix variable in wp-config.php Copy the wp-content folder from your existing site to your Pendeo site Reset your […]

How to Flush Your Local DNS Resolver’s Cache

If your computer cannot reach a certain website this could be because your local DNS resolver’s cache contains an outdated record. For example, you updated your DNS records to point to Pendeo but instead you are seeing your old website. This is when flushing your DNS cache will speed things up. Mac (OSX) In the […]

Moving Your Site to HTTPS

Maybe you are very concerned about the overall security of the internet and want to do your part. Or is it that Google is using site speed as a search ranking? Whatever the reasons, we’ve written this article to make it easier for you to move your site to HTTPS only. TL;DR Get and install […]

Recommendation for Improving Your WordPress SEO

When it comes to search engine optimization (SEO), choosing the right WordPress theme framework becomes critical. Genesis does a great job of doing all the right things for search engine optimization (SEO). You will want to add some kind of analytics tracking to your site so you can gain insight about who is visiting your […]