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== WordPress Toolkit ==
 
== WordPress Toolkit ==
  
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XMission’s Shared Hosting Platform has the WordPress Toolkit enabled on all our servers. This Toolkit is a single management interface that allows you to easily install, configure, and manage your WordPress Development.  
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XMission’s Shared Hosting Platform has the WordPress Toolkit enabled on all servers. The WordPress Toolkit is a single management interface that allows you to easily install, configure, and manage your WordPress Development.  
  
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=== Installing WordPress ===
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Through the WordPress Toolkit you can:
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* New WordPress installs
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* Sync and Import current WordPress development
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* Detach and Remove current WordPress development
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* Migrate development from other hosts
  
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To install a new WordPress instance, go to WordPress and click Install. The following installation options are available:
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To get started using the [[WordPress_Toolkit/Install_WordPress | WordPress Toolkit]]
  
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* '''Install (Quick)'''. This will install the newest version of WordPress, and use WordPress default settings. The new instance will be available via HTTPS for each domain as SSL Protection is become required for all hosting.
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== Managing Your WordPress Development ==
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* '''Install (Custom)''' ''(XMission recommends using this option)''. This allows you to set up the administrator user, select the desired WordPress version, HTTP/HTTPS, specify the database name, select auto-update settings, and more.
 
  
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[[File:WP_Install.png|600px]]
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Once you've logged into your Hosting Control Panel, go to one of the WordPress buttons to see all of your currently synced WordPress website(s) hosted on the server. The WordPress Toolkit will create an information card about each sync'd website.
  
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To view a list of all installations attached to the WordPress Toolkit, go to Websites & Domains > WordPress.
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[[File:PleskWPtoolkit-6.png|600px]]
  
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[[File:WP_Instance.png|600px]]
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To find out how to [[WordPress_Toolkit/Manage_WordPress | Manage your website cards]]
  
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== Managing WordPress Instances ==
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== Update/Maintain WordPress ==
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The Status Section will keep you up to date with the need to consider updates:
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[[File:PleskWPtoolkit-7.png|600px]]
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* To keep you site secure and free from vulnerabilities, we suggest you keep your WordPress development updated. Updates are released quite often, and for good reason: to patch against security breaches, provide new features, and add other important functions.
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* To keep your website secure, you need to regularly update the WordPress core, as well as any installed plugins and themes. Note that anytime a developer stops supporting a plugin or theme you should find a replacement since they won't continue to provide the necessary bug and security fixes.
  
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Go to WordPress to see all WordPress instances hosted on the server. WordPress Toolkit groups information about each instance in a card.
 
  
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[[File:WP_Instance_Managment.png|600px]]
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For more information on maintaining your website(s) [[WordPress_Toolkit/Updating_WordPress | Click Here]]
  
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The individual cards will contain a screenshot and a number of controls that give you easy access to frequently used tools. The screenshot is real time and should reflect the current home page of your website. If you click the screenshot of the website, the Open Site button appears. Click the button to open the website in a new browser tab.
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== Secure WordPress ==
  
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=== Security ===
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The Toolkit can enhance the security of each of your WordPress websites. It is able to check the wp-content folder, permissions of files and directories, database tables and much more. If the appropriate security measures are not applied to your site, it puts your website at risk of being compromised. You are able to see the current status of your website security on the WordPress card.
  
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WordPress development is frequently attacked by hackers. To help prevent compromises the Toolkit analyzes how safe your instance is. After analyzing your site you’ll be able to see the result below the screenshot of the website:
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* Click on Crucial security measures applied.  
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[[File:PleskWPtoolkit-8.png|600px]]
  
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[[File:WP_Security_Warning.png|400px]]
 
  
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If you see “warning” or “danger” next to one of these aspects, click “View” and fix it.
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The following window will open:
  
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=== General Information ===
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[[File:PleskWPtoolkit-9.png|600px]]
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* From here you can select the type of security measures to protect your site.
  
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In the “General Info” section, you see the WordPress website’s title and its WordPress version. Here you can:
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== Copy and Sync Your WordPress ==
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* Click “Change” next to the default “My CMS” title to give your website a custom name.
 
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* Click “Log in” to log in to WordPress as an administrator.
 
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* Click “Setup” next to “Log in” to change general WordPress settings.
 
  
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=== Tools ===
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You may want to copy or clone your WordPress site in one of the following situations:
  
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In the “Tools” section, click to access the following WordPress Toolkit features:
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* Staging
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* Production
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* Backup/Master copy
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* Multiple Development
  
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[[File:WP_Tools.png|400px]]
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Learn how to copy or sync cloned websites [[WordPress_Toolkit/Copy_WordPress | copy or sync cloned websites]]
  
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* '''Sync''' to synchronize the content of your website with another one.
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== Maintenance Mode ==
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* '''Clone''' to make a full copy of your website.
 
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* '''Manage Files''' to manage the website’s files in File Manager.
 
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* '''Back Up/Restore''' to create a backup of your website and restore it if necessary.
 
  
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The controls below give you easy access to the following settings and tools:
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When editing your WordPress website you may want to place it in maintenance mode, so the website's content is hidden from visitors.
  
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[[File:WP_Tools2.png|400px]]
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[[File:WP_Maintenance.png|600px]]
  
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* '''Search engine indexing''' shows your website in search results of search engines.
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Your WordPress website enters maintenance mode automatically when you are:
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* '''Caching (nginx)''' speeds up the website load time and reduces server load.
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* Upgrading your WordPress instance
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* '''Debugging''' helps you debug a website that is not ready for viewing and being tested or developed.
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* Synchronizing WordPress instances via WordPress Toolkit
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* '''Maintenance mode''' hides your website’s content from visitors.
 
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* '''Password Protection''' specifies the password you will use to log in to WordPress from Plesk.
 
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* On the remaining three tabs you can manage the instance’s plugins, themes, and change the database username and password.
 
  
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== Removing and Detaching Instances ==
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# Go to WordPress and choose the website.
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# Switch on “Maintenance mode” on the instance card.
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#:[[File:WP_Maintenance2.png]]
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# To take your website out of maintenance mode, switch off “Maintenance mode”.
  
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You can detach a synced WordPress instances that you do not want to manage in WordPress Toolkit. Detaching does not remove the instance, merely hides it from WordPress Toolkit.
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=== Customize the maintenance page ===
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* A detached instance will be attached to WordPress Toolkit again after you scan for WordPress instances.
 
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* You can detach WordPress instances individually or multiple instances at a time.
 
  
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=== To detach WordPress instances ===
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# Click the tools icon next to “Maintenance mode”.
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# To to WordPress, choose one or more instances you want to detach, and then click the [[File:Menu_Button.png|20px]] button (to detach an individual instance) or click Detach (to detach multiple instances).
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#:[[File:PleskMaintenance.png|600px]]
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# Click Detach.
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=== To remove WordPress instances ===
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#:[[File:PleskWPtoolkit-Maint-1.png|600px]]
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# Go to WordPress, choose one or more instances you want to delete, and then click the [[File:Menu_Button.png|20px]] button (to remove an individual instance) or click Remove (to remove multiple instances).
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#* Clicking Customize will allow you to edit the HTML of the Maintenance page.  
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# Click Remove.
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#: Unlike detaching, removing completely deletes a WordPress instance. You can remove WordPress instances individually or multiple instances at a time.
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# Screen Text
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=== Search Engine Indexing and Debugging ===
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#:[[File:PleskMaintenance-2.png|600px]]
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#* '''Browser page title''' - This is the title of the page
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By default, a WordPress website is shown in search engines. If your website is not yet ready for public viewing, switch off Search engine indexing.
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#* '''Text block 1''' - This is the text people will see on your page in big font
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#* '''Text block 2''' - This is the text people will see on. your page in smaller font
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If you are installing WordPress for testing or development, you can enable Debugging to automatically find and fix errors in the website code. To do so:
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* Click "Setup" next to “Debugging”
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# Timer
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* Select the WordPress debugging tools you want to activate
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* Click OK.
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#:[[File:PleskMaintenance-3.png|600px]]
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#* '''Countdown Timer''' - On or Off
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== Managing WordPress ==
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#* ''' Remaining Time''' - When on, allows you to set a time frame for your maintenance, this will display across the page.
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To keep your website secure, you need to regularly update the WordPress core, as well as any installed plugins and themes.
 
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=== Updating WordPress Instances ===
 
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You can do this either automatically or manually
 
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* Manual updates give you control over when updates are installed. For example, you can wait and see if installing a particular update caused issues for other WordPress users. However, you need to remember to update regularly to avoid falling behind.
 
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* Automatic updates give you peace of mind by keeping your WordPress instance up-to-date. However, updates can sometimes break your instance, and with automatic updates, you may not learn about it right away.
 
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For security reasons, we recommend that you configure automatic updates.
 
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=== Manually update WordPress ===
 
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# Go to WordPress. If your WordPress instance needs updating, you will see “available” next to “Updates” (below the website screenshot).
 
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# Click “View” next to “Updates”, wait for WordPress Toolkit to load the list of available updates, and then select the updates you want to install.
 
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# Social Network Links
 
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# Select your updates and Click Update.
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#* '''Default Links''' - You can remove them or restore them to defaults
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=== Automatic update WordPress ===
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#* '''Facebook''' - Set your Facebook social media link
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#* '''Twitter''' - Set your Twitter social media link
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# Go to WordPress and choose the WordPress instance that you want to update automatically.
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#* '''Instagram''' - Set your Instagram social media link
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# Click “View” next to “Updates”, and then click “Settings”.
 
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# Choose the desired automatic update settings. You can configure automatic updates separately for WordPress core, plugins, and themes (for example, you can choose to enable automatic updates for plugins and themes, but not for WordPress core). Follow these recommendations:
 
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#:* Selecting “No” next to “Update WordPress automatically” turns off automatic updates of WordPress core. This is insecure.
 
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#:* If your website is publicly available (production) and you are concerned that applying updates automatically may break it, select “Yes, but only minor (security) updates”.
 
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#:* If your website is a non-public (staging) version of a WordPress website, select “Yes, all (minor and major) updates”. This will keep your staging website up-to-date and ensure that, should an update break something, it happens to the staging website and not to the production one.
 
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# Click OK.
 
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== WordPress Themes and Plugins ==
 
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A WordPress plugin is a type of third-party software that adds new functionality to WordPress. With WordPress Toolkit, you can install and manage plugins on one or more WordPress instances.
 
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=== Installing Themes and Plugins ===
 
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WordPress Toolkit, allows you to install themes and plugins on one or more WordPress Instances.
 
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You can search for and install themes and plugins found in the wordpress.org plugins repository. You can also upload custom plugins, which is useful if:
 
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* You cannot find a suitable plugin in the wordpress.org repository.
 
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Note that any plugins you upload become available for installation by customers.
 
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To install plugins on a particular WordPress instance:
 
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# Go to WordPress, go to the “Plugins” tab of an instance card, and then click Install.
 
 
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# Click Ok
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# Search for plugins, and then click Install next to the plugin you want to install. Installed plugins are activated immediately.
 
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# Go to WordPress > The appropriate tab, and then click “Upload”.
 
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# Click Choose File and browse to the location of the ZIP file you want to upload.
 
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# Click Upload.
 
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=== Activate Theme and Plugins ===
 
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# Go to WordPress > The appropriate tab, and then click Install.
 
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# Search for themes or plugins, and then select what you want to install.
 
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# By default, newly installed plugins are activated immediately. You can prevent this by clearing the “Activate after installation” checkbox.
 
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# Click Install on all ... instances.
 
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== Removing Themes and Plugins ==
 
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You can remove themes and plugins from a particular instance or from all instances hosted on the server.
 
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# Go to WordPress, and then go to the appropriate tab of an instance card.
 
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# To remove, click the '''X''' icon next to it. To remove several items, select them and click Remove.
 
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# Click Yes.
 
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== Updating Themes and Plugins ===
 
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If a plugin needs updating, you will see “Updates” next to the plugin on the “Plugins” tab of an instance card.
 
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[[File:WP_TP_Updates.png]]
 
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* Configure automatic updates for plugins.
 
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=== To Update ===
 
  
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# Go to WordPress > the appropriate tab.
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# Click Update to version … next to the plugin you want to update. To learn more about the update, click View Details. This will take you to the plugin's page on wordpress.org.
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[[Category:Shared Hosting|WordPress ToolKit]]
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 8 December 2022

WordPress Toolkit

XMission’s Shared Hosting Platform has the WordPress Toolkit enabled on all servers. The WordPress Toolkit is a single management interface that allows you to easily install, configure, and manage your WordPress Development.

Through the WordPress Toolkit you can:

  • New WordPress installs
  • Sync and Import current WordPress development
  • Detach and Remove current WordPress development
  • Migrate development from other hosts

To get started using the WordPress Toolkit

Managing Your WordPress Development

Once you've logged into your Hosting Control Panel, go to one of the WordPress buttons to see all of your currently synced WordPress website(s) hosted on the server. The WordPress Toolkit will create an information card about each sync'd website.

PleskWPtoolkit-6.png

To find out how to Manage your website cards

Update/Maintain WordPress

The Status Section will keep you up to date with the need to consider updates: PleskWPtoolkit-7.png

  • To keep you site secure and free from vulnerabilities, we suggest you keep your WordPress development updated. Updates are released quite often, and for good reason: to patch against security breaches, provide new features, and add other important functions.
  • To keep your website secure, you need to regularly update the WordPress core, as well as any installed plugins and themes. Note that anytime a developer stops supporting a plugin or theme you should find a replacement since they won't continue to provide the necessary bug and security fixes.


For more information on maintaining your website(s) Click Here

Secure WordPress

The Toolkit can enhance the security of each of your WordPress websites. It is able to check the wp-content folder, permissions of files and directories, database tables and much more. If the appropriate security measures are not applied to your site, it puts your website at risk of being compromised. You are able to see the current status of your website security on the WordPress card.

  • Click on Crucial security measures applied.

PleskWPtoolkit-8.png


The following window will open:

PleskWPtoolkit-9.png

  • From here you can select the type of security measures to protect your site.

Copy and Sync Your WordPress

You may want to copy or clone your WordPress site in one of the following situations:

  • Staging
  • Production
  • Backup/Master copy
  • Multiple Development

Learn how to copy or sync cloned websites copy or sync cloned websites

Maintenance Mode

When editing your WordPress website you may want to place it in maintenance mode, so the website's content is hidden from visitors.

WP Maintenance.png

Your WordPress website enters maintenance mode automatically when you are:

  • Upgrading your WordPress instance
  • Synchronizing WordPress instances via WordPress Toolkit
  1. Go to WordPress and choose the website.
  2. Switch on “Maintenance mode” on the instance card.
    WP Maintenance2.png
  3. To take your website out of maintenance mode, switch off “Maintenance mode”.

Customize the maintenance page

  1. Click the tools icon next to “Maintenance mode”.
    PleskMaintenance.png
  2. Template
    PleskWPtoolkit-Maint-1.png
    • Clicking Customize will allow you to edit the HTML of the Maintenance page.
  3. Screen Text
    PleskMaintenance-2.png
    • Browser page title - This is the title of the page
    • Text block 1 - This is the text people will see on your page in big font
    • Text block 2 - This is the text people will see on. your page in smaller font
  4. Timer
    PleskMaintenance-3.png
    • Countdown Timer - On or Off
    • Remaining Time - When on, allows you to set a time frame for your maintenance, this will display across the page.
  5. Social Network Links
    PleskMaintenance-4.png
    • Default Links - You can remove them or restore them to defaults
    • Facebook - Set your Facebook social media link
    • Twitter - Set your Twitter social media link
    • Instagram - Set your Instagram social media link
  6. Click Ok


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Applications

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