Let’s update! WordPress 5.4.1 is now available for the general public to test. The update rolled out yesterday as a Security and Maintenance Release. The release is for all the previous versions of WordPress. Therefore I recommend you have this update first tested and then applied to your WordPress site without delay. First of all read … Read more about Synology: WordPress Update 5.4.1
The latest and greatest version of WordPress is WordPress 5.4 code name “Adderley” and it’s in honor of jazz trumpeter Nat Adderley. WordPress 5.4 is available for download or for automatic update in your WordPress dashboard. This version is available for “download” from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want … Read more about Synology: WordPress 5.4
If you want to create custom error pages for 403, 404 and 500 errors, for each error you have to upload one .html file in the main WordPress folder. For example, for error 403 you have to create a 403-error.html page. For error 404 you have to create a 404-error.html page. For error 500 you … Read more about WordPress: How to Create Custom Error Pages
WebP is a new open standard format for compressed images developed by Google on the basis of the VP8 video codec, therefore closely linked to the WebM audio / video compression format. Born to optimize the loading times of a WordPress or Joomla website, it has now become a standard format, compatible with all current … Read more about How to Convert Images to WebP Format With macOS
As you may have noticed, the images in my articles have, starting today, a shadow border. I wanted to add a nice looking border and shadow to my WordPress images without a plugin. Plugins have their own costs in terms of performance, so I did not want to add a plugin for this simplest function. … Read more about WordPress: How to Add Border and Shadow to Images
If you have a website hosted on your Synology NAS that is built using WordPress, Joomla or a simple html page, you may be interested in the uptime of your website. There is a free online tool called UptimeRobot that checks if your website is still online every 5 minutes. If your site is offline, … Read more about Synology: How to Monitor Website Uptime