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WordPress and Blogger fixes, re‑tested on a real install.

Before I update an old guide, I run it again on a fresh WordPress or Blogger install. Each post says what it was tested on and when. Posts I haven’t re-tested yet are marked as archive. How I test

Recently re-tested

  1. How to Hide the WordPress Admin URL (Change the Login URL Instead)

    The 2014 version of this post renamed /wp-admin/ to /admin-panel/ with two lines in wp-config.php, a filter and an .htaccess rule.

    Re-tested

  2. How to Migrate Blogger to WordPress (Tested in 2026)

    When I went to update this guide, I first tried the method it described: back up the blog in Blogger, then go to Tools → Import → Blogger in WordPress.

    WordPress 7.1.4, PHP 8.3

  3. How to Hide Update Notifications for One WordPress Plugin

    When you hide a plugin from the WordPress Plugins screen, its updates still show up: in the count next to Plugins in the admin menu and under Dashboard > Updates.

    Re-tested

  4. How to Display Scheduled Posts in WordPress

    If you schedule posts in advance, a short "coming up" list tells your readers what's next and gives them a reason to come back.

    Re-tested

  5. How to Show Recent Comments in Blogger (Gadget or Script)

    Blogger has no Recent Comments gadget. I went through the whole list under Add a Gadget, and nothing in it is about comments.

    Re-tested

  6. How to Add Custom Buttons to the WordPress Quicktags Toolbar

    Quicktags are the small buttons above the classic editor's Code tab (it used to be called Text): b, i, link, b-quote and so on.

    Re-tested

  7. How to Add Breadcrumbs to Blogger (Code for Current Themes)

    When I went to update this post, I first tried the original code on my Blogger test blog.

    Re-tested

  8. How to Change the WordPress Database Table Prefix (Without Breaking Your Site)

    The old version of this post told you to rename every option that starts with wp_ after changing the table prefix.

    WordPress 7.1.4, PHP 8.3, MariaDB 11.8

  9. How to Use a Different Post Template per Category in WordPress

    Sometimes posts in one category need a different layout than the rest, for example news posts without the author box, or reviews with a rating panel at the top.

    Re-tested

  10. How to Add Open Graph Meta Tags to Blogger (Most Are Built In)

    Open Graph tags tell Facebook, LinkedIn, X and messaging apps which title, description and image to show when someone shares your post.

    Re-tested

  11. WordPress Lifetime Deals (2026): Plugins and Themes You Can Still Buy Once

    Most WordPress plugins and themes sell yearly subscriptions for updates and support.

    Prices checked

  12. Code Snippets vs WPCode vs WPCodeBox: What Happens When a Snippet Breaks Your Site

    The main reason to use a snippets plugin instead of your theme's functions.php is safety: when a snippet goes wrong, you want the plugin to catch it before it takes your site down.

    WordPress 7.1.4, PHP 8.3 (WordPress Playground)

Reviews and case studies

  1. Moving WordPress to Hugo Without Losing Traffic: A Real Migration, With Search Console Numbers

    On 12 July 2026 I moved a Romanian appliance-review site I run from WordPress to Hugo, served by a Cloudflare Worker.

  2. NeuronWriter Review: Four Years In, Used Only Through Its API

    I bought NeuronWriter on AppSumo in 2022, five codes in total, and I have never used its editor by hand.

  3. WPCodeBox Review: Five Years on a Lifetime Licence

    I bought the WPCodeBox lifetime licence in June 2021. Five years later this is a review from an occasional user, not a power user.

  4. Pabbly Connect Lifetime Deal: Six Years In, and What It Costs Now

    In mid-2020 I bought a private Pabbly Connect lifetime deal for $790.

  5. Running Hermes Agent on a NAS: What 124 Unattended Runs Taught Me

    Since July 2026 I have been running Hermes Agent, the open-source agent from Nous Research, in Docker on my home NAS.

Topics

Archive

Older posts that haven’t been re-tested yet. The steps may have changed since they were written.

  1. How to safely add custom code snippets in WordPress

    You may often find that the only way to customize a WordPress plugin or theme is with a custom code snippet.

  2. How to track 404 errors with Google Analytics step-by-step

    Google Analytics can be used to track just about anything on your website.

  3. How to load scripts on user interaction in Google Tag Manager

    I've been recently looking for a solution to prevent certain scripts from firing unless the user starts interacting with the page.

  4. How to capture and send the UTM parameters to WooCommerce orders

    You've probably wondered before how did a specific customer find your website.

  5. How To Delete WordPress Post Revisions with a code snippet

    I was recently messing around with my website's MySQL database, and I did something new and good.

  6. How To Set WordPress Permalinks From functions.php

    Permalinks are the permanent URLs to your WordPress or blog posts, as well as pages and other things on your WordPress blog or any other website.

  7. How To Add Breadcrumbs To WordPress

    Breadcrumbs navigation is a menu which helps users to keep track of their locations within the website.

  8. How To Change The Set Featured Image Text In WordPress

    By default, the text on the WordPress thumbnail meta box is - Set featured image.

  9. How To Replace Media Files In WordPress

    WordPress comes out with some powerful tools to manage media on your blog, but it lacks one essential feature: it doesn't allow users to replace media files.

  10. How To Remove Post Preview Button From WordPress Post Editor

    Are you working on a site or with custom post types where you don't need post preview button?

  11. How To Prevent Spaces In WordPress Usernames

    WordPress allows users to use spaces in their usernames, which is not a really great idea for the websites with open registrations.

  12. How to easily fix the “destination folder already exists” WordPress error

    The "Destination folder already exists" error message is shown when a user is trying to upload a WordPress plugin or theme, preventing the plugin/theme from being installed.

  13. How To Disable Jetpack’s Open Graph Tags

  14. How To Jetpack Post Views Column To WordPress Posts

  15. How To Remove WordPress Version Number

  16. How To Rename Custom Fields In WordPress

  17. How To Add A Custom Button To WordPress TinyMCE Editor

  18. How To Remove Attribution Widget From Blogger

  19. How To Add Excerpts To WordPress Pages

  20. How To Display Recent Comments In WordPress