Want greater control of your uploaded images? Smush lets you compress uploaded images, backup uploaded images, scale images to a desired threshold, disable scaling altogether, and more.
With Smush, you can now override WordPress Core functionality in the plugin’s settings to compress and remove original images.
We have tweaked the bulk smush engine and added several options that lets you choose how to manage this.
Before getting into the nitty-gritty, let’s explain what “originals” are (yeah, it can be confusing even for us).
Basically, WordPress defined a threshold (2560px is the default) and all images that were bigger than that would be scaled down, leaving users with all the usual generated attachments, plus the scaled version, plus the actual big image that you uploaded.
To quote the WordPress team:
If an image height or width is above this threshold, it will be scaled down, with the threshold being used as max-height and max-width value. The scaled-down image will be used as the largest available size.
There are various reasons why you would want to compress your uploaded images or even go one step further and disable the default WordPress scaling functionality altogether.
For example, you may have users that don’t know that uploading 20MB images directly from their camera is not a good practice when it comes to using images with WordPress.
Or, images may be taking up a lot of space on your server and for various reasons, you can’t do anything but try to compress these.
The point is…you have your reasons and Smush allows you to choose how to handle images to better suit your workflow. :)
How Does it Work?
Whether you have Smush free or Smush Pro installed, go to Bulk Smush > Settings and scroll down a little.
You will find several new options:
Manage your uploaded images better with Smush’s image resizing and uploading image features.
Resize uploaded images lets you change the default max image width and height threshold defined by WordPress (2560px) to other dimensions.
Disable scaled images allows you to completely disable the scaling functionality, which means that WordPress won’t create scaled versions of your uploaded images if they’re larger than the threshold. Basically, this lets you go back to how WordPress managed large-sized images before v5.3.
Enabling Compress uploaded images allows you to smush those huge images that we talked about earlier. No more 20MB+ images taking up space in your server (unless you really want it to!).
Smush also gives you the option to back up your uploaded images.
If you want to compress your scaled images, you’ll see the threshold size you defined (for example, 2048×2048) as another item under Bulk Smush > Image Sizes > Custom.
Compress your scaled images, including your defined image threshold size.
Under Tools > Bulk restore, you can restore your thumbnails as long as you enabled the option to back up your uploaded images.
Regenerate your image thumbnails from your original uploaded images.
Give this feature a spin and start managing your uploaded images better in WordPress. If you need additional information, check out our Smush plugin documentation or contact our support team.
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With Forminator Pro’s Stripe Subscriptions, recurring payments, pricing plans, and other improvements, your payment forms just got better! Learn how to implement these amazing features and hear about some other recent advancements in this article.
Forminator Pro, our popular form-creating plugin, just keeps improving with its new subscription payments options. It coordinates with Stripe, making managing and implementing recurring payments more effortless than ever.
This feature works for one-time payments and subscriptions. Plus, you can include free trials, customize subscription terms, add multiple payment structures, and more!
You’ll see how Forminator Pro’s payment features can benefit your business today and other advanced options.
How to Add Stripe Subscriptions to Collect Recurring Payments
Subscriptions are perfect for gym memberships, donations, food boxes, book subscriptions — you name it. There are many reasons to include a subscription on your WordPress site, and now with Forminator, it’s a breeze!
Subscriptions can get set up by going to the Add-Ons section in Forminator’s dashboard. From here, it’s just a matter of clicking Install from the Forminator Stripe Subscription Add-On.
It will tell you whether the add-on is installed or not, too.
At this point, you click Activate.
Don’t want to activate it yet? Click Close and come back at any time.
If you don’t have your Stripe account connected, you will do so here. You’ll fill in the required information, including your Test Publishable Key, Test Secret Key, Live Publishable Key, and Live Secret Key.
Once your information is added, you’ll hit Connect.
Multiple pricing plans are perfect if you want someone to pay in a given timeframe (e.g. every month), add extra orders, buy additional subscriptions for gifts, including a free trial, and more.
It’s up to you how you want to set up plans for your subscriptions.
Get started by heading to Forminator’s dashboard, go to Forms, and create or edit a form that you already have.
I went ahead and set up a new form called Forminator Subscription.
Fitting name, I’d say.
For this example, let’s say that I want to take subscription payments with the options of Monthly, Quarterly, and Annually. I set up all the fields that I felt were necessary for this type of form.
The essential information is included.
You’ll notice the Membership Plans field. That was created with a Select field, where I entered the various membership options and labeled it Membership Plans.
Three plans are available.
Now we include the Stripe field and edit its settings.
The Stripe field is in the mix with the rest of the fields.
In the Settings tab in the Stripe field, you go to the Payment Plan section and add different plans in the Plan Setup. We’ll go ahead and set up a Monthly option…
We’ll start with the Monthly plan.
Now it’s time to choose a Payment Type. You can choose between One Time or Subscription. It’s then time to decide if you’d like a Fixed or Variable amount.
In this article, we’ll set up a monthly payment plan that costs $25. It’s just a matter of choosing Subscription and entering the Fixed monthly payment in the Amount box.
Enter any amount you want!
From here, you choose a Quantity. Pick a fixed amount or variable — whatever is best for your specific needs.
We’ll use just one for this example.
And now, we’re ready to choose a billing cycle. You can decide how often to bill by:
Day(s)
Week(s)
Month(s)
Year(s)
Days, weeks, months, or years — the choice is yours when to bill!
There’s also an option for a Trial Period. Just check the box!
Selecting this option will give the user a limited-time free trial for a specific plan. For the time being, let’s allow for a 7-day trial. So, I’ll enter a ‘7’ in the Trial Duration area.
Pick a reasonable trial period that works for you and your users.
Next, we’re going to head to the Conditions tab to connect it to our dropdown selection. This tab is in all of your subscription options. In this case, we’re on the Monthly subscription.
The Conditions tab is right next to Plan Setup.
From here, you add the condition(s) selections from the dropdown.
This shows all of the fields I have inserted.
Conditions can be adjusted and changed however you’d like. For more information on how to specify what conditions are and how they function, be sure to check out our documentation.
To sync everything with Stripe, under the Advanced tab in the Stripe Field, scroll down, and you can select the Billing Details, where you choose your appropriate fields from the dropdown (e.g. Name, Email, etc.).
The dropdowns will contain the suggested fields to include.
Use the Meta Data area to include any other additional information that you’ll need from your users. This information will be sent to Stripe and appear in the MetaData section of every transaction.
For example, add a Phone Number.
You’ll include any fields that you want.
Once you have all of the Meta Data you want to collect, you’re all set to publish your form!
Viewing Your Subscription Information in Stripe
What’s remarkable is how the information syncs with Stripe. This makes it easy to manage your subscriptions, see sales, get users’ information, and much more.
From Stripe’s dashboard, you check out who signed up under the Customers tab. You’ll be able to view the email, trial end date, invoice number, credit card info, and all additional information you need.
As you can see, Forminator signed up for a subscription!
On top of that, you can see all of the subscriptions that you created in the Products area.
You can see the Yearly, Quarterly, and Monthly subscriptions.
All of this can be viewed in test data and live mode, making for smooth operations as you start collecting payment for your subscriptions!
Subscription Example
To get an idea of the possibilities with recurring subscriptions and payments, here’s an example of a book box membership created with Forminator.
A user enters exactly what they want.
As you can see, there are a lot of options and variables to choose from. Users decide whether to get hardcover only and extra items (e.g. coffee, bookmark, etc.). When it comes to subscription options, you can choose between 3, 6, and 12 months.
The form also gives a running total of the price.
It goes without saying that setting up an appealing subscription option can be a game-changer when it comes to your sales.
If you’d like to test out this specific template for yourself, upload the code for it into Forminator’s dashboard and give it a try! Get the code here to check it out.
Using Localization Number Formatting
Another advanced feature that’s now included with Forminator Pro is the option to use localized number formatting.
This feature is available for the Number, Currency, and Calculations fields. In these fields, you can edit the number format under the Settings > Formatting.
You choose your decimal separator from the Separator dropdown. From here, you’ll have numerous options for decimals and commas, including not having them in specific spaces.
You get to choose how you want to format your numbers.
Pick what decimals you want to round to in the — you guessed it — Round To section. You choose between 0-4.
Totally up to you how many decimals to round to.
Finally, you can also pre-populate this field dynamically using the query parameter passed in your form URL. Just enter it in the Query Parameter area (e.g. query_parameter_key).
Add any query parameter that you’d like.
Localization number formatting gives you more control of how the value of your field is displayed.
Other Features
Forminator Pro released some other advanced features that you will find beneficial. They include:
Stripe and PayPal Options In a Single Form
Quizzes Accessibility for Videos and Images
Let’s check them out!
Stripe and PayPal Options In a Single Form
Instead of having just one or the other, you can now include both Stripe and PayPal. They can be included as payment options for your users on a single form.
Just add the Stripe and PayPal fields to any form as a payment option. You can also use the Select field to provide a dropdown of the options.
The dropdown makes it simple for a user to choose their preferred payment.
Quizzes Accessibility for Videos and Images
Want to spice up your quizzes? Add videos in quiz answers! This is useful for various purposes (e.g. a correct answer to a scene in a movie, what a particular song is, etc.) and can provide added engagement.
It’s done by adding a link to a video on YouTube or elsewhere. Then, it’s just a matter of including the link to the video in the Description area.
Add text on top and the link below!
You can always arrange the quiz order from Forminator’s dashboard under Appearance > Layout > Quiz Item Ordering. This is beneficial for arranging if you need the video to appear first or want the description at the top of the question.
Simply drag and drop to arrange.
And just like that, you’ll have videos added to your quiz!
Forminator Pro’s Features Are Something To Subscribe To
With recurring payment options, more payment options, and the inclusion of videos for quizzes, your forms for your WordPress site will go beyond the norm!
Plus, there are new advanced features always in the works. Be sure to check out our Roadmap for a glimpse of what’s coming next.
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Our 5-star free form creating plugin, Forminator, has a few advanced features that you can implement today for your WordPress site.
For example, he has pagination for Knowledge & Personality Quizzes! This allows you to show quiz questions one at a time, or all the questions at once. The pagination feature helps further determine how your quiz will be displayed and used.
Plus, Forminator also has Bulk Editing, image support in Checkbox and Radio fields, and reCAPTCHA badge positioning!
There’s plenty new in Forminator!
This article will show you pagination support and rundown other features so that you can implement them for your WordPress site today.
By the time you read through this, you’ll hopefully have some ideas to put these features immediately to work!
Creating a New Paginated Quiz
If you want to display several questions for your knowledge quizzes at a time, then you’ll want to use Quiz Pagination. As you’ll see, creating a quiz with pagination is as easy as ever with Forminator.
You’ll start just like usual by making a new quiz. Just hit Create…
The Create button will get you started!
…then, give it a Quiz Name. For this example, we’ll create a Knowledge Quiz.
Create a name that you can remember what it’ll be used for.
At this point, Forminator will ask you how you want to present your quiz. Since we’re focused on pagination, we’ll choose the Paginated Quiz option and hit Continue.
The choice is yours: No Pagination or Paginated Quiz.
Once you continue, you’ll also have the option to collect leads. That’s up to you and won’t have any effect on your pagination options.
After creating the quiz, you can set it up like a regular quiz (e.g. adding a title, featured images, etc.). Additionally, add your questions.
If you need help getting a quiz set up in detail, check out our Getting the Most Out of Forminator article to walk you through the process.
Editing Pagination
I’ve set up some questions and am now ready to edit the pagination (and again, if you need help setting up questions, please refer to this article).
Editing pagination is done from the Behaviour tab.
Once you’re here, you have the option No Pagination or Paginated Quiz. This is so you can remove pagination if you decide not to use it in the future.
For this article, we’re going with Paginated Quiz.
This will determine how your questions will be presented.
Paginated Quiz then lets you determine the number of questions per page, the Start Quiz Button text, and the text for previous & next buttons. You can also check the box if you want to show a page indicator.
It’s as simple as filling in the details in the spaces provided.
Add as many questions per page as you’d like!
When the pagination details are entered, the rest can be created like any other knowledge quiz. That includes:
Results Display Method (real-time or on submission)
Option to Show Evaluation Loader
Correct Answer Message
Incorrect Answer Message
Social Sharing Options
Rendering Options (load quiz using AJAX and prevent page caching on quiz pages)
Set the quiz up as you feel appropriate, and then you’re on to…
Previewing the Quiz
When you have your quiz configured to your standards, click Preview to see what it looks like. Let’s check it out!
I uploaded a cover image and titled it Forms and Superheros, and added a description. This is how the quiz begins…
You hit ‘Start Quiz’ to begin.
And here’s a quick walkthrough where I have a correct — and incorrect — answer. Plus, it’ll show me the results. Keep in mind that this is a two-question quiz that I wanted on the same page.
As you can see, Forminator lets you know when you have the answer right or wrong immediately.
When you click View Results, Forminator lets you know exactly how many you got right and wrong. Whew! This was a tough one.
½ isn’t a great score. I shouldn’t have picked Dev Man as my favorite character.
If the preview looks good, like any quiz, hit Publish, and Forminator will deliver a shortcode that can be used on any page, post, or acceptable widget.
The thumbs up from Forminator mean it’s ready to go.
And that’s it!
If you need to, you can always edit the quiz at any time through Forminator’s dashboard. Otherwise, your paginated knowledge quiz is ready to go.
Bulk Editing
Another great advanced editing feature in Forminator is Bulk Editing. Bulk editing lets you add a large number of options at once. This makes the process of editing more streamlined, efficient, and quick.
This feature works with the Radio, Checkbox, and Select fields.
All of these fields can be bulk edited.
When it comes to bulk editing, you have three options. You can bulk edit:
Manually
Via CSV File
Predefined Options
The process to get this implemented is the same in all of the fields. Bulk Edit is located in the Labels tab in each respective field.
To get started, simply click the Bulk Edit option.
One-click is all it takes to get moving.
Once implementing Bulk Edit, any existing options you have manually created will automatically populate in the Bulk Edit section.
A couple of the options included are Option 1; one; 0 and Option 2; two; 0.
Let’s take a look at each option when it comes to bulk editing.
Manually Entering Bulk Options
This option is great if you want to manually enter or paste your list of options into the Bulk Edit area. When doing this, enter them one per line with each term separated by a semicolon in this order:
Option Label;
Option Value;
Selected;
Image URL (this can be blank if you have no image)
Or, you can enter Label only. By doing this, Forminator will generate the value automatically and set selected to zero. Plus, it won’t add an image URL.
An example of this might look like this…
As you can see, I added my URL to the image.
Manually entering options is best for adding just several options at a time in bulk.
Adding Options Via CSV File
When you have a ton of options on a CSV file, you can quickly bulk upload these to Forminator.
What if you don’t have a CSV file? Download Forminator’s CSV template. It has a list of examples that you can edit to include your own options.
You can conveniently download a CSV template.
The example file is fundamental, with just a few pieces of information. Edit however you want, and then click Upload File once you have edited and saved the CSV file. Then, hit Import to add all of your options into the Bulk Edit section.
The file name will appear, and just import it in.
Keep in mind that uploading will replace any existing options that you have in place.
Predefined Options
Forminator has quite a few predefined options you can use in an instant. They’re all available via the dropdown menu.
The dropdown menu has them all.
Choose from the dropdown menu:
Age
Gender
Educational Attainment
Employment Status
Occupation
Marital Status
Continents
Countries
American States
Canadian Provinces
Plus, you can add New Option, which will allow you to input your data.
The predefined options make it quick and easy to bulk edit whatever field you’re working in.
Additional Advanced Features
There are several more advanced features for Forminator that you may find helpful. These were all included in the release of 1.14.12, and include ImageSupport for Checkbox & Radio Field, HTML Quiz Description Field, and Setting reCAPTCHA Badge Position.
We’ll quickly check out each one of these and demonstrate how they work.
Image Support in Checkbox and Radio Field
Forminator now gives you the option to upload an image to the Checkbox and Radio fields. This can help forms become much more visually appealing and easier to set up than uploading an image separately for a form.
Go into the form field, and you’ll see that under the Labels tab, there’s a checkbox you can click to Enable Images.
Enabling images is just one click away!
Once enabled, you simply go to the Options, click the dropdown by any option you want an image in, and upload a photo.
Upload an appropriate image that goes with your option.
Once you have your images uploaded, click Apply, and you’re all set! Your images will be included with your Checkbox or Radio field.
Forminator makes for some fitting images to use here.
You can always edit and adjust your images at any time.
HTML Quiz Description Field
Add descriptions for each individual quiz answer in Forminator’s HTML Quiz Description Field. This feature helps clarify any answer for your users and can help make for a more engaging quiz.
All you do is type it in the Description area in each individual question field.
Add the perfect description to your personality or knowledge quiz!
Once you have the description entered, click Apply. Your description is now added!
Set reCAPTCHA Badge Position
This is a fast adjustment that can be made regarding the reCAPTCHA position. It puts you in control of where your reCAPTCHA is displayed.
You just go into your reCAPTCHA field, click Settings, and choose where you want your badge to appear on your site.
Choose from these specific areas:
Bottom Right
Bottom Left
Inline in Form
It’s just a matter of choosing the perfect position for your WordPress site!
Once you select where you want your badge to appear, click Apply.
Keep in mind that this only works with V2 Invisible and reCAPTCHA V3 options.
And for even more about using reCAPTCHA, please read our article covering incorporating it with our security plugin, Defender.
Pagination is Quite the Sensation!
If you think features like pagination are sensational, Forminator is constantly adding new beneficial features and enhancements. Be sure to follow our Roadmap to see what’s next!
And now that you know how, implement these advanced features (for free!) and give them a try today.
Configs eliminate painstaking manual adjustments for individual sites. Instead, you can immediately apply your preferred plugin and uptime settings to unlimited sites with a click!
Best of all, they’re all implemented quickly from The Hub and WordPress admin.
Adjust any config-supported plugin to your preference, save as a new config, apply your custom config to all of your Hub-connected sites in one click — it’s that easy!
This article is your ultimate guide to learn, know, and use configs for your WordPress sites. We’ll be going over:
Once you have configs up and running, you’ll see for yourself how easy and beneficial it is to adjust your settings on unlimited sites.
Plus, with easy config access from The Hub, WordPress management just got better than ever.
Let’s get to it!
What Are Configs?
Configs are by far one of the most beneficial features you can use to help build and tweak your WordPress sites.
In a nutshell, they allow you to set up any supported plugin to your preference, and then save these (non-unique) plugin settings as a new config – which you can then apply to the rest of your sites in one hit.
Think saving your video game progress, but for WordPress plugins.
Adjust any config-supported plugin or tool to your preference.
Save your plugin settings as a new config.
Apply your config to all your Hub-connected sites in a click.
Repeat whenever a new important plugin feature is added.
You can create new configs in WordPress or The Hub, and they automatically sync across to the each other.
Note that you can also use configs WITHOUT The Hub, you’ll just have to save and upload them to your sites manually – which will still save time – but won’t be as fast as one-click applying them via The Hub.
Finally, you have the option of using our default configs (which are already set up and optimized by our expert team), or you can create your own custom configs.
Using Default Configs
We’ll first check out how to use default configs from the WordPress admin.
They’re a great way to get started with configs, especially if you’d prefer to skip the configuration process. Our default options will suit most users and are a great foundation to build from.
In this walkthrough, I’ll be using Defender.
In Defender’s dashboard, you can see that there’s a section labeled Preset Configs.
It shows what’s included (Basic Config and Default Security Config), Manage Options, and Save New.
This is located more towards the bottom of the page in Defender’s dashboard.
You can view the details of each one by clicking on the dropdown arrow, showing you what’s activated and what’s not.
Here’s a look at the Basic Config.
Most of the recommendations are active.
From here, it’s a matter of applying or downloading the config. It’s done by clicking the gear icon and Download.
As mentioned earlier, the download option is mainly for non-Hub users who want to still upload their configs to other sites.
One-click is all it takes.
By tapping Apply, Defender will make sure you want to proceed and recommends a backup for your site.
All of the plugins ask if you want to proceed before doing so.
If you want to make this config active, hit Apply, and you’re all set!
You can now move to The Hub and apply this same config to all your other sites in bulk, but we’ll get to that soon.
Alright, now that you know how to use default configs, let’s set up a completely customized one.
Creating Custom Configs
Creating a custom config is a way to set up plugin configurations to your standards and preference.
It can be done from WordPress or The Hub, and they can be applied to unlimited WordPress sites.
Let’s set one up in WordPress using Defender again.
We’ll start by assuming you’ve already activated relevant Defender settings and tools.
Once you’ve done this it’s as simple as hitting Save New in the Configs section.
Save new will get you a new config quickly and easily!
When hitting Save New, a new box will appear. This is where you can add a Title and Description of the config.
Then, click Save, and all of the configurations you have saved at this time will be available as a new config.
A perfect config for Dev Man.
It will then appear with your other configs, where you can activate, edit name and description, or delete.
As you can see, the latest config is included.
The new config is also ready to be activated or downloaded and applied to as many sites as you want.
If you’re in The Hub, you’ll see that this new config is also accessible here. It’s under My Configs.
The new config is waiting!
Speaking of The Hub, now it’s time to see how easy it is to apply configs to unlimited sites with a couple of clicks.
Adding Configs in The Hub
From the My Sites area you should see the Configs tab.
It’s all easily accessible in The Hub!
Once you click on Configs, you’ll see you can access either our Default Configs or any custom configs you’ve created in My Configs.
For this example, we’ll show you how to apply a default config, but the process for applying custom configs is exactly the same.
All of the default plugin configurations that come with The Hub are included.
Next, you’ll see the option to Apply to site(s) and an ellipsis by each plugin and service.
To apply this config to your site(s), click Apply to site(s).
Each config has this option.
Before applying, you can also check out what’s in the config by clicking the ellipsis.
When clicking this, you’ll hit Details, and it shows you all that’s included, so you can make a good decision about what sites you want to apply it to.
For example, here is detailed information about the Performance Config and Hummingbird Pro.
It shows the date it was created, what’s active/inactive, what’s automated, and is broken up into categories (e.g. Advanced Tools).
Everything from Settings to Advanced Tools can be seen in detail.
Like what you see, and you want this config applied to a specific site? Or unlimited sites? You can do that from here by clicking Apply.
Clicking Apply will get this config in motion.
After hitting Apply, you’re given the option to add configs for one or numerous sites.
You can do this individually or all at once by tapping Select All.
Choose as many sites as you want to apply configs to.
When hitting Select All, you’ll notice any website with the plugin not active won’t be included.
Plus, it will give you the total amount of sites the config is applied to.
This is applied to four sites, and one of the sites doesn’t have the plugin active.
Once you have the sites, you want to apply configs to, hit Apply to site — and you’re all set!
Want more convenience?
Configs can also be enabled directly from The Hub Overview.
Here’s an example of saving or applying an Uptime config.
Access Uptime configs and your other WordPress plugins in one place.
If you click on the ellipsis, it will open up a dropdown where you have an option to Save Config and Apply Config.
Saving and applying a config is as easy as ever from The Hub Overview.
Quick Configs Site Setup
Once you’ve created different configs across different plugins, you can easily add them all to single sites at once using our quick config site setup.
From The Hub, go to a site and click on the ellipsis in the upper-righthand corner.
From there, you’ll see Quick Setup. Click on that to get started.
Your configs are now well on the way.
This brings up a brief guide of configs and gives you the option to Start Setup.
From here, it’s a matter of selecting what you want to set up by checking the box next to the feature.
Any configs that are available (including custom configs), you’ll be able to select from the dropdown where it says Select Config. Select from the dropdown the configs you want to use.
Click Start Setup to start the configs.
Once you have the DEV configs sorted the way you want, click Start Setup.
It’s just a matter of choosing what configs to apply and where.
And just like that, your configs are attributed to your WordPress site!
Note: We recommend not using configs for brand-spanking new sites. It’s best to get established with your plugins and features first so that any functionality isn’t disrupted (e.g. if you were to enable a Defender config on a brand new site with masked login activated, you will not be able to log into the site).
Take Advantage of Uptime Configs
Our uptime tool allows you to monitor downtime and uptime, configure the notification threshold, and the email recipient who you want to keep tabs on your chosen site.
Uptime configs also work slightly different to our regular plugin configs, and custom uptime configs can be a great tool for agencies or freelancers who manage many websites and want to prioritize them differently.
Set downtime & uptime alerts, the threshold, and email recipients.
For example, you can create specific uptime configs especially for clients who have purchased your top tiered plans. In this case, your alerts could be set up to instantly notify your top developers.
On the other hand, for lower paying, less priority sites – you might only have a 10 min downtime alert, which is sent to your intermediate developers.
Then simply save these two unique setups as configs, and apply to relevant sites based on their priority.
That’s the one example anyway. The point is, you can get creative with how you customize this particular config tool, and use it to your advantage.
Like the others, Uptime configs can be found in your default and custom config dashboards.
Uptime is right in the mix with the rest of the configs.
As you can see, configs are a BIG advantage to your WordPress management. They put you in the driver’s seat when it comes to your WordPress sites settings!
Configs streamline everything, so you don’t have to adjust settings for each site that you have. They’re an excellent one-and-done solution.
Be sure to give them a spin today on unlimited sites with our supported plugins and Uptime. If you don’t have The Hub and want to check out all that was covered, sign up for a free 7-day trial. You’ll also get access to all of our award-winning premium plugins, 24-7 support, and more!
Now that you know how to use them, there’s nothing else to configure out.
Do you want to remove the WordPress version number from your website?
Many believe that removing the WordPress version number from your website’s source code can prevent some common online attacks.
In this article, we’ll show you how to easily remove WordPress version number the right way.
Why Remove WordPress Version Number?
By default, WordPress leaves its footprints on your site for the sake of tracking. That is how we know that WordPress is the top website builder in the world.
However, sometimes this footprint might be a security leak on your site if you are not running the most updated version of WordPress. It provides the hacker with useful information by telling them which version you are running.
We recommend using the latest version of WordPress on all your websites so you don’t have to worry about this. However, if for some reason you are running an older version of WordPress, then you should definitely follow this tutorial.
It is quite difficult to remove all traces of which WordPress version you are using on your website. A sophisticated attack may still be able to find that information.
However, it will prevent automatic scanners and other less sophisticated attempts from guessing your WordPress version.
That being said, let’s take a look at some ways to easily remove version number from your WordPress website.
Method 1. Remove WordPress Version Number using Sucuri
This method is easier and recommended for all users.
Upon activation, the plugin will automatically hide WordPress version information. You can verify it by visiting Sucuri Security » Settings and switching to the Hardening tab.
Method 2. Manually Remove WordPress Version Information
This method doesn’t work as a new theme update will automatically replace the old template with the new file.
Another commonly recommended, but inefficient method is to put this code in your theme’s functions.php or site-specific plugin:
remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');
This will only remove the information from the WordPress header. The version number will still be visible in your website’s RSS feeds.
The right way to remove WordPress version information is by disabling the function responsible for displaying it.
In order for you to completely remove your WordPress version number from both your head file and RSS feeds, you will need to add the following code to a site-specific plugin or code snippets plugin.
function wpbeginner_remove_version() {
return '';
}
add_filter('the_generator', 'wpbeginner_remove_version');
By adding this code, you will remove the WordPress version number from WordPress RSS feeds and your website’s head section.
Can You Completely Hide WordPress Version?
WordPress may still add the version information in various other places throughout your website. For instance, it is included as the query string in source code for CSS and JS files.
Removing all instances of WordPress version information can be time-consuming, complicated, and may not always work.
From a security perspective, removing the obvious generator tags can protect you from some very common attacks.
However, if someone is determined to break into your website, then hiding your WordPress version number does little to stop this.
You need to implement a proper WordPress security setup in place to make your website more secure. This adds layers of security around your website making it harder to hack into.
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Do you want to move a site from a WordPress multisite to a single install?
If you run a WordPress multisite network, sometimes, you may need to move one of the websites to its own separate WordPress install.
In this article, we’ll show you how to easily move a site from WordPress multisite to its own single install while preserving SEO rankings and all your content.
Step 1: Getting Started
To move a website from a WordPress multisite network, you’ll need a domain name.
If you already have a domain name where you want to install the single site, then you are good to go.
If you don’t have a separate domain name, you’ll need to register and add a new domain name to your hosting account.
We recommend using Domain.com. They are one of the best domain name registrars in the world and offer beginner-friendly domain management experience.
Important: Since you are going to make some serious changes to your WordPress multisite, it is necessary to create a complete WordPress backup before you do anything else.
Now that everything is set up, let’s move a site from WordPress multisite network to its single install.
Step 2: Exporting a Single Site in WordPress Multisite Network
The built-in WordPress import/export functionality works the same way in multisite as it does on a single site install. We will use the default tools to export the data from a site on a WordPress multisite network.
First, you need to log in to the dashboard of the single site you want to move, and then click on Tools » Export.
Next, you want to ensure all content is checked and click on the Download Export File button.
WordPress will now create an XML file containing all your data and send it to your browser for download.
Be sure to save the file on your computer because you will need it later.
Step 3: Importing Child Site to New Domain
Login to the WordPress admin area on the new location where you want to move your child site and then go to Tools » Import. On the import screen, WordPress will show you a number of import options.
You need to click on the ‘Install Now’ link below ‘WordPress.’
Wait for the importer to be installed and then click on the ‘Run Importer’ link.
On the next screen, you will be asked to upload the WordPress export file you downloaded earlier from the WordPress multisite.
Click on the Choose file button to select the file from your computer and then click on the ‘Upload file and import’ button.
On the next screen, WordPress will ask if you would also like to import users. If you do nothing, then WordPress will import all users. This is recommended if you do not want to change authors.
You will also see the Import Attachments option, and you want to make sure it is checked so that WordPress can download images from your posts and pages.
Don’t worry if it misses out on some or most of your images. You can import them separately afterward.
Click on the ‘Submit’ button to continue.
WordPress will now start importing your content. This will take a few minutes depending on how much content you have. Once it is done, you will see a notification that says ‘All done. Have fun!’
That’s all. You have successfully imported data from a multisite network child site to an individual WordPress install. There are still a few things left to do.
However, if you were using subdomains or directory structures in your WordPress multisite, you need to set up redirection so that users coming to your old URLs are redirected to your new site.
There are two ways to do this. You can set up a redirect using a WordPress plugin (recommended), or you can add some code to your WordPress .htaccess file.
We’ll show you both methods, and you can choose the one that best suits you.
Note: Make sure that your old site on the multisite network and the site on the new domain are both using the same permalink structure.
Method 1. Setting Redirects Using All in One SEO for WordPress
This method is easier and recommended for all users. We’ll be using All in One SEO for WordPress, which is the best WordPress SEO plugin on the market.
It allows you to easily optimize your WordPress site for search engines and comes with powerful features like SEO analysis, custom XML sitemaps, Schema.org support, and a redirects manager.
Note: You’ll need at least the Pro plan to access the Redirection Manager feature.
Next, you need to install and network activate the Redirection Manager addon. You can find it under ‘Downloads’ from your account page on the All in One SEO website.
Once you have network-activated both plugins, you need to switch to the dashboard of the child site.
From here, go to the All in One SEO » Redirects page and switch to the ‘Full Site Redirect’ tab.
First, turn on the Relocate Site option by toggling the switch next to it.
Then, enter your new site’s domain name next to ‘Relocate to domain’ option.
Now click on the Save Changes button to store your settings.
All in One SEO for WordPress will now redirect users to your new domain name.
Method 2. Setting up Redirects using the Redirection Plugin
First, you need to install the Redirection plugin on your WordPress Multisite.
You can Network Activate a plugin, or you can log in as Super Admin on your child site and activate the Redirection plugin for that particular site alone.
After that, you need to visit the admin dashboard of the child site for which you want to set up the redirect.
Redirecting from Subdomain to New Domain
The Redirection plugin makes it super easy to point a domain name to a different one.
Simply go to the Tools » Redirection page and switch to the ‘Site’ tab.
Simply enter your new domain name and then click on the ‘Update’ button to save your settings.
The plugin will redirect all your site users to your new domain name with the correct permalink structure.
The advantage of this method is that you can still log in to the admin area of your old subdomain.
Redirecting from Directory to New Domain
If your multisite uses a directory-based URL structure, then the Redirection plugin makes it easy to redirect it properly to your new domain.
Simply go to the Tools » Redirection page on your sub-site, and then click on the Add New button at the top.
This will take you to Redirection’s setup form. Here is how you need to fill in that form:
This code redirects visitors coming to any page on subdomain.example.com to http://www.example.net. The $1 sign at the end of the destination URL ensures that your users land on the same page they requested.
Redirecting From Directory to New Domain
For directory-based multisite installs, you’ll need to paste the following code in the .htaccess file of your WordPress multisite.
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^childsite/(.*)$ http://example.net/$1 [R=301,L]
This code simply redirects any users coming on http://www.example.com/childsite/ to http://example.net. The $1 makes sure that your users land on exactly the same page or post they requested.
Don’t forget to replace childsite and example.net with the name of your subsite and its new location.
Step 5: Troubleshooting the Migration
Moving a site is not a routine task, so it is likely that you may come across some issues.
1. Export File Too Large – If your WordPress export file is too large, you may fail to import it properly. To fix this, you may need to split large XML file into smaller pieces.
2. Images Not Imported – Another common issue is that images may not import correctly to your new site. To fix this, you can try importing them as external images.
3. Redirects Not Working – If users are not being redirected correctly to your new site, then you need to carefully review your redirect settings. Make sure that your single install and the child site are both using the same Permalinks structure.
We hope this article helped you move a site from a WordPress multisite to a single install. You may also want to review our WordPress SEO checklist for your new install or try these essential WordPress plugins on your fresh site.
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When there is CSS available for a page, whether it’s inline or an external stylesheet, the browser delays rendering until the CSS is parsed. This is because pages without CSS are often unusable.
The browser has to wait until the CSS is both downloaded and parsed to show us that first rendering of the page, otherwise browsing the web would be a terribly visually jerky to browse. We’d probably write JavaScript to delay page rendering on purpose if that’s how the native web worked.
So how do you improve it? The classics like caching, minification, and compression help. But also, shipping less of it, and only loading the bit you need and the rest after the first render.
It’s entirely about how and how much CSS you load, and has very little to do with the contents of the the CSS.
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Do you want to disable image attachment pages in WordPress?
Image attachment pages can look like incomplete pages on your site. If a visitor views these, then it can leave a poor impression.
In this article, we’ll show you how to disable image attachment pages in WordPress and redirect it to the parent post.
Why Should You Disable Image Attachment Pages in WordPress?
By default, WordPress creates a single page for every media attachment you have on your site.
This includes images, audio/video files, pdfs, and more. Some users might find this functionality useful, however, most WordPress websites don’t need it.
For example, a photography theme could use the attachment page to display EXIF data. This could show the camera model used, the camera settings, and even the image’s location data.
Often we get complaints from users who accidentally linked their images to the attachment pages, and they don’t like the way it looks.
This is a big issue because many themes don’t have special templates for the image attachment pages.
Sometimes an image on your website can become popular, and people might start landing on the attachment page directly from Google.
Ideally, you want visitors to land on your post and see the image in the context you have used it.
This is why we always recommend users to disable image attachment pages on their WordPress blog.
How to Disable Image Attachment Pages in WordPress (2 Methods)
There are two ways to disable image attachment pages in WordPress.
The first approach uses WordPress plugins, while the second involves adding custom code to WordPress.
You’ll want to choose the method that’s best suited for your skills.
Method 1: Disable Image Attachment Pages in WordPress (with a Plugin)
The easiest way to disable image attachment pages is to use a WordPress plugin. This method is beginner friendly and requires no coding.
The first thing you’ll need to do is install and activate the plugin. To do this, see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.
Once the plugin is installed and activated, you’ll have a new menu item called ‘All in One SEO’.
Navigate to All in One SEO » Search Appearance. Next, click the ‘Media’ navigation tab.
The first setting is ‘Redirect Attachment URLs’. You can disable the setting entirely, redirect to the attachment page, or the attachment parent page.
We recommend redirecting to the ‘Attachment Parent’ page. That way, when a user lands on the image attachment page, they’ll be redirected to your article instead.
Once you select your preferred setting, make sure to click ‘Save Changes’ before exiting the screen.
If you aren’t using the All in One SEO plugin, you can still disable image attachment pages and redirect users to a parent post using a plugin called Attachment Pages Redirect.
All you have to do is install and activate the plugin. It’ll automatically start redirecting users that land on attachment pages to the parent post.
If no parent post is found, then users will be redirected to your homepage.
This plugin works out of the box and has no settings page. Simple and easy.
First, you’ll need to create a new file in your WordPress theme folder and name it image.php. If your theme already has an image.php file, then you’ll need to edit that file instead.
After that, all you have to do is add the following code as the first line in your image.php file:
Thanks to Forminator and E2Pdf, you can now quickly and easily generate a PDF from a form in WordPress. This makes it as simple as ever when creating agreements, contracts, certificates, licenses, and more directly from a form on your WordPress site.
Plus — it’s free!
As you’ll see, when these two get together, they form a PDF-ect team.
To kick things off, watch Forminator and E2Pdf in action in the video below. Then, once you get a glimpse of how they work together, we’ll break-down all the information in detail throughout this article.
As you can see, Forminator and E2Pdf can deliver some amazing PDFs as easily as ever.
You should already be familiar with Forminator. He’s our popular 5-star form building plugin that can create amazing forms, quizzes, polls, registration forms, and much more in just a few clicks.
Forminator is the champ at simplifying form building.
And when it comes to PDFs, E2Pdf is another popular 5-star rated plugin that features PDF Document Viewer, PDF Document Editor, PDF Data Injector, and other awesome features.
E2Pdf is ready to include PDFs with your WordPress quickly and easily.
You’ll see how the combined forces of Forminator and E2Pdf can allow your users to fill out a form on your WordPress site and have it become a PDF.
If you haven’t already, download Forminator and E2Pdf. Once you have them installed and activated, you’ll be ready to follow along as we create some PDFs directly from our WordPress form.
Now, let’s walk through how to create a PDF using three different methods that include:
Additionally, at the end of this post, there’s an opportunity to get a sweet discount for E2Pdf. Though it’s free to use, there are some upgrades you can make with WPMU DEV and E2Pdf’s partnership.
Ready to get your PDF on? Let’s get started.
Automatically Generating a PDF From a Form
This method creates a PDF template based on a form that was created in Forminator. It’s a way to get started with an established form instantly, so you don’t have to start from scratch.
Clicking on Templates from the E2Pdf admin and Add New will get you started. Once clicking Add New, a pop-up will appear where you will create the PDF.
The PDF is ready to be made!
From here, you’ll want to give this PDF a Title, select whether it’s active or not in the Status, and change the Width & Height.
You can also choose a premade custom selection from the Size Preset dropdown regarding the size. There are options for Letter, Note, Tabloid, and more.
You can see there are quite a few options already available to you.
Also, choose a Font, Font Size, and Alignment.
Once you have the prerequisites figured out, head to the Extension dropdown. This is where the integration comes into play.
You’ll notice that E2Pdf has picked up that Forminator is installed on our WordPress site and automatically included it as an option. Cool, huh?
I premade a form on Forminator and titled it “E2PDF Test Form.” You can see I have First Name, Email Address, Phone Number, and Message as the fields in the preview below.
A preview of my Forminator form shows all the fields.
Keep the Extension on Forminator, and then you’ll choose what form you want to use in the Item dropdown.
You’ll notice my premade Forminator form “E2PDF” is an option, so we’ll select that.
The name of the form will appear in the dropdown.
When everything is set up, hitting the Auto PDF button will take care of the rest.
You’re one click away from a PDF.
And just like that, we now have a PDF template that is created from a form. E2Pdf takes all the input fields and places them into a template automatically.
The template is an exact copy of the form created in Forminator.
You can check out what it looks like by hitting Preview.
The PDF in all its glory.
Need to edit? That’s a click away by clicking the gear icon for Options.
You can also drag and drop the fields around to rearrange any way that you’d like. Additionally, if you right-click (or use two fingers to tap if you’re on a Mac) on a field, it will open up the options for:
Map Field
Hide
Copy
Cut
Delete
Properties
All of these options are available in each field.
The PDF Builder located on the righthand side allows you to drag and drop Fields and Objects into your PDF form.
Drag and drop any additional details that you’d like.
Again, just hit Update if any changes are made, and you’ll be all set!
You’ll notice then that your new PDF for the form is in the Templates section of E2Pdf’s admin. From here, you can open it up, see if it’s active or not, and get the Shortcode for it (which I’ll be discussing soon).
The new template in the admin area.
Now that we’ve looked at how to generate a PDF from a form automatically let’s move on to…
Using a Premade PDF
Another way of creating a PDF from a form is by using a premade template and simply mapping data to the fields in it.
You’ll want to add a new PDF template by going to Templates > Add New. Then, title it, and include the settings you’ll want (e.g. width, font, etc.).
Make sure Forminator is selected as the Extension and choose the form used to add in all of the data.
Next, we’ll click Upload PDF, and we’ll select a PDF we want to upload as a template.
Once you click upload, you can choose a file from anywhere.
Once uploaded, it shows up in the admin. In this example, I created one called “Another Example.”
You can see, I set this up like a contract.
Currently, none of the form fields are mapped on the template. Changing that is a breeze. All you have to do is add them manually from the PDF Builder — just like I showed in the previous example.
Place the fields wherever you’d like!
As you can see, I added several input fields and a signature field.
My new PDF form has all of the fields now included.
Now, to choose how the data is stored in the form on Forminator, all you do is right-click (or use two fingers on a Mac) on the field and select Map Field. You’ll then click on the field in Forminator’s form for whatever selection you want.
All the data is quick and accessible to input.
Do this for every field that you want to include on the form and PDF.
If you’re happy with everything after hitting preview, just click Update and save your changes. It’s that easy!
The final method of creating a form that translates into a PDF is the…
Creating a PDF from the PDF Builder to Design a Template
This method creates a template by just using the PDF Builder. Like the other ways of creating PDFs, it’s fast and straightforward to set up.
You’ll start by going to Templates and Add New for a new template. As I previously demonstrated, name it and choose the settings that suit your needs.
Make sure Forminator is selected in Extensions, and choose a form that you’d like to use from the dropdown menu.
This time around, we will click the Empty PDF button because we will completely design this template.
We’re going to start from scratch with this one.
Once clicking Empty PDF, it takes you to — you guessed it — an empty PDF page.
PRO TIP:When doing this, write everything down that you want to include on your PDF. That way, you don’t miss anything, and you can ensure that your PDF design is precisely how you want it before you start putting it together.
Once you know what you’d like to include, you can map all of the blank PDF fields by dragging items from the PDF Builder. Then, right-click (or use two fingers on a MacBook) to Map Field to the form inputs on the Forminator form.
You can even add a company logo as an image.
As always, you can preview it. Once it looks good, click Save, and you’re all set!
How Users View, Receive and Download PDFs
The way users view, receive, and download PDFs all begins with shortcodes. Then, depending on where you add them, users can download, view, or save the PDF.
Each time you create a new template, it creates a shortcode accessible in the admin under Templates and each template. When clicking on Shortcodes, a dropdown appears that has several to choose from.
You can see the variety of shortcodes available in the dropdown.
Copy and paste a shortcode of your preference. Then, we’ll head into the form settings in Forminator.
From here, you’ll click on the form that you want and select Edit and then Behavior.
We’re going to add this shortcode to the inline message that appears after the form submission. I’ll also add a little note beforehand. This particular shortcode that I copied is to save the PDF.
Your user is now all set to save the PDF.
Additionally, after a user submits a form, they can receive an email. I’ll set up an Attachment option for the PDF that the user will receive.
Then, just copy the Attachment shortcode…
It’s the first shortcode on the top.
Go into Forminator, Email Notifications, and Add Notification (or edit, if you already have one set up). Finally, paste the shortcode that the user receives with your message.
The shortcode in the message is all ready to go!
After a user submits a form, they’ll get an email notification with the PDF attachment. Here’s what this example email looks like:
As you can see, the PDF is ready to download.
When the user downloads the PDF, it will show exactly what was submitted on the form that the user filled out.
Here’s the example I used.
This is a great way to provide contracts, quotes, or any form to your user and yourself — all in an easy and accessible way via PDF.
E2Pdf Plus Forminator Form a Great Team
As you can see, E2Pdf teaming up with Forminator makes creating a PDF based on a form a reliable way to provide PDFs directly from your WordPress site.
There’s an endless amount of combinations you can create when it comes to forms that create PDFs. E2Pdf free version allows for one active page template at a time. That might be fine, depending on what you’re using Forminator and E2Pdf for.
However, if you need more templates than just one, be sure to take advantage of a special 20% discount for E2Pdf on our partners’ page.
And now, you should have the perfect PDF solution for you and your users!
Do you want to learn how to display full-size images in WordPress?
The latest version of WordPress automatically resizes large images to improve performance. But sometimes you may need to display images with larger dimensions.
In this tutorial, we’ll share four different ways to display full-size images on your WordPress site.
Why is WordPress Scaling Large Images?
Earlier versions of WordPress allowed users to upload images with very large dimensions.
But, what happened is WordPress beginners were uploading images that were simply too large for the modern web. Large images lead to slow website loading speeds and poor performance.
To fix this issue, the WordPress 5.3 update changed how WordPress handles very large images.
For example, if you upload an image with the dimensions of 5000px by 7000px, then WordPress will resize the image to 2560px and scale the width to match the original dimensions.
Now, when a user visits a page with a previously large image, they’ll see the scaled-down version of that image.
This new feature is useful for most WordPress website owners, but some users might need to display full-size images.
For example, if you’re a photographer or artist who sells your work, then you may want to display larger images on your website, so visitors can buy or download them.
Or, you could be running a website where larger images are a requirement, like a stock photo website or website that sells custom prints and pictures.
Maybe, you need one large image for your home page background image that’s bigger than the 2560px limits?
No matter what your reason for wanting a full-size image, we’ll show you how to do it, step by step.
How to Display Full-Size Images in WordPress (4 Methods)
There are 4 different ways you can display full-size images in WordPress.
Some methods work better for single images, while others are best for an entire image library.
You’ll want to choose the full-size image method that’s right for your goals.
Method 1. Get Full Size Image URL in WordPress
If you only want to use one or two large images on your website, then this solution is probably best.
When you upload an image to WordPress that exceeds the dimensions, WordPress will scale your image and create a new one. But, the original image is still intact.
To display the original image dimensions, you’ll need to delete ‘-scaled’ from the end of the WordPress image URL and insert the image into your site with the modified link.
Simply head over to your media library by going to Media » Library and select your large image.
Now, locate your ‘File URL’ in the image box.
Next, you’ll want to delete ‘-scaled’ from the end of your image URL.
After that, you can copy the image URL and insert the image into your website.
Note that you’ll need to embed the image into your site using the link, minus the scaled portion.
To do this navigate to a post or page you want to add the image and click the ‘+’ icon to add a new block.
Then click the ‘Image’ icon to add an image block where you can paste your URL.
Click ‘Insert from URL’, then paste your full size image URL into the box and press the ‘Enter’.
After that, you’ll need to click ‘Publish’, or ‘Update’, if the post is already live, and your full-size image will now be viewable on your site.
You can follow this same process for every full-size image you want to add to your site. But, as long as you use the File URL minus ‘scaled,’ your WordPress images will display in full size.
Method 2. Automatically Disable Image Scaling in WordPress (with a Plugin)
The second method is using a WordPress plugin to disable image scaling across your site.
The plugin we recommend is called Disable “BIG Image” Threshold. This plugin offers one of the easiest workarounds for displaying big images on your site, and it’s entirely free to use.
Keep in mind that before you upload full-size images for your gallery, you’ll need to disable image scaling via the plugin or child theme methods above.
Otherwise, your lightbox images will be using the scaled-down version of the image.
Finally, it’s important to note that if you add images with large dimensions, it’s essential to optimize them for the web, so you don’t slow down your website.
If you are lazy loading, do you really need to do the content-visibilty thing also? They seem very related.
Serving AVIF is usually good, but it seems less cut-and-dry than WebP was. You need to make sure your AVIF version is both better and smaller, which feels like a manual process right now.
The decoding thing seems weird. I’ll totally use it if it’s a free perf win, but if it’s always a good idea, shouldn’t the browser just always do it?
I’m not super convinced blurry placeholders are in the same category of necessary as the rest of this stuff. Feels like a trend.
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