WordPress
Install WordPress, log in, update safely and move an existing WordPress site.
11 guides
- How to get WordPress on your website in 3 clicks Install the official WordPress on a website at Sitewig. We create the database and a strong password for you – it usually takes less than a minute.
- Sign in to the WordPress administration (wp-admin) Three ways to get into WordPress's control panel: via the /wp-admin address, via the link in Sitewig's control panel, or with a one-time sign-in that needs no password.
- Change the password or email for the WordPress administrator Have you forgotten your WordPress password, or does the administrator need a new email address? Here's how to reset it in WordPress or directly from Sitewig's control panel.
- Keep WordPress up to date, automatically and manually Update WordPress, plugins and themes yourself in wp-admin, or let Sitewig do it automatically with Pro, Business and Max, with a safety backup before every update that you can restore with one click.
- Install and manage plugins and themes How to add, activate, update and remove plugins and themes on your WordPress site, in WordPress and from Sitewig's control panel.
- Test changes safely in a staging environment Make a copy of your WordPress site on staging.yourdomain.com, try out new plugins, themes and updates, and push the changes live with one click.
- Build an online shop with WooCommerce on WordPress How to get WooCommerce on your WordPress site at Sitewig, and when Sitewig's built-in Online shop is the easier choice.
- Move your existing WordPress site to Sitewig Move a WordPress site from another provider to Sitewig, with our free migration, with the Move WordPress here card, or yourself via SFTP and the database tool.
- Uninstall WordPress from a website Remove WordPress from a website and start again. See what is deleted, what stays, and how to undo it within 30 days.
- WordPress shows a white screen or error 500 – how to find the problem Has your WordPress site gone blank, or does it show Internal Server Error? Follow these steps to find the cause – a plugin, the theme, the PHP version or changed files.
- Close the site temporarily and protect the WordPress sign-in Show visitors a temporary page while you work on the site, and lock WordPress's sign-in so that people can only sign in via Sitewig's control panel.
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