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Is WordPress Insecure and Slow Because It Uses PHP?
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Is WordPress clunky and prone to security issues because it is built on PHP?
There is a popular argument in web development: “PHP is a terrible language. Just look at how insecure WordPress is.”
That argument doesn't make much sense.
WordPress is built with PHP, but that doesn't mean PHP is responsible for WordPress's security problems. Modern PHP is a mature programming language with strong typing features, improved error handling, modern syntax, and significant performance improvements over
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Upgrading your server to PHP 8+ is essential for site performance and security, but it can occasionally trigger unexpected backend crashes. A common issue after a PHP upgrade is navigating to Appearance > Widgets (/wp-admin/widgets.php) only to be greeted by the dreaded message:
"There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site admin email inbox for instructions."
If your post editor works fine but your widget manager suddenly throws a critical error, the culprit is almost
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Posted in WordPress Customization
Tagged array_merge, backend crash, cpanel, critical error, database, fatal exception, file manager, ftp, mysql, php, php 8, php error message, php upgrade, phpmyadmin, sidebars_widgets, site performance, sql query, strict typing, TypeError, website security, wordpress debug mode, WP_DEBUG, wp_options, wp-config.php
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How to Safely Merge Categories in WordPress Using PHP (Free Script)
As a WordPress site grows, category structures can easily become bloated, redundant, or outdated. Reorganizing your taxonomy manually through the WordPress admin dashboard works fine for a handful of posts, but if you need to merge hundreds - or thousands - of articles from one category into another, doing it manually is a slow, tedious chore.
While plugins exist for taxonomy management, adding extra
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Plugins are often unnecessary overhead for simple bulk database tasks. If you need to assign existing WordPress posts to a new category based on an existing tag, installing a bulk-edit plugin is overkill.
You can handle it directly with a short PHP script using WordPress core functions - then delete it once the task is complete.
This keeps your site lightweight and avoids adding permanent dependencies for one-time administrative work. Read on for how to do it quickly and easily
... Continue readingHow to Add “Order a Print” to a Custom Website (Printful + Stripe + PayPal + PHP)
Want to turn your photos, artwork, drawings, or paintings into ready-to-order prints? In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to add a simple “Order a Print” button to your website, connect it with Printful to handle fulfillment, and accept payments through Stripe or PayPal. Earlier we released a tutorial on how to integrate with Printful using what we call "Method A", where your items are on the Printful platform and you use the API to display your items
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Posted in Ask David!, Business, Integration Tutorials
Tagged art print ecommerce tutorial, custom website prints, order a print button, PayPal API PHP, PayPal PHP checkout, PHP printful example, PHP Stripe PayPal integration, print on demand website, Printful API PHP, Printful custom integration, Printful integration, sell artwork online, sell photos online prints, Stripe PHP checkout, Stripe webhook PHP
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Best Website Builder for Developers – PHP/MySQL Flexibility with UltimateWB
If you're a developer, you've probably been frustrated by the limitations of most no-code website builders. They’re great for beginners, but when it comes to custom functionality - like PHP scripting, MySQL integration, or direct database access - they hit a wall fast.
Whether you're building a website for a client or launching your own project, you shouldn’t have to choose between convenience and control.
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Posted in Compare Website Builders
Tagged analytics, bloat, clean code, clean urls, cms, coders, css, custom code, database, drag-and-drop alternative, drag-and-drop website builder, dreamweaver, dreamweaver alternative, dreamweaver vs ultimatewb, fast loading times, fast web hosting, fast-loading website, flexibility, friendly urls, html, meta description, meta title, mobile-friendly, mysql, performance, php, plugins, request features, responsive, responsive design, scalability, schema, search engine optimization, seo, squarespace, structured data, ui, user interface, user-friendly, web developer, web hosting, web hosting choice, webflow, webp, webp converter, website speed, weebly, Wix, WordPress
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Which Website Builders Let You Add PHP? Most Don’t – But One Makes It Easy
When choosing a website builder, most people look at design templates, ease of use, or maybe SEO tools. But there’s a powerful capability that often gets overlooked: support for custom PHP code.
Whether you’re just launching a site now or planning to scale in the future, having the ability to add your own PHP
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Tagged ad(d)s app, add php, add php coding, custom code, flexibility, freedom, godaddy, GoDaddy website builder, growth, most powerful website builder, powerful features, scalability, scalable, scalable website builder, seo tools, Shopify, squarespace, webflow, weebly, Wix, WordPress, wordpress alternative, wordpress.com, wordpress.org
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How to add PHP code to your Wix website?
This one is really easy to answer, unfortunately not in a good way for those who like using Wix and want to add PHP coding to extend their website…You can’t. You can only add HTML coding. So no custom dynamic content. Longer answer: switch to UltimateWB.
Currently, Wix only supports adding HTML code, which can be added through the HTML element. Velo by Wix, which uses Javascript, also allows the use of Java Script Libraries when using the
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Tagged add php, add php coding, custom coding, php, Wix, wix alternative, wix limitations
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What would you recommend for forum software between SMF and phpBB – or something else?
Between those two, I would go with phpBB. But UltimateWB is a much better option – the built-in UltimateWB forum app has a lot of features, and more options for controlling spam.
UltimateWB used to have an integrated built-in phpBB forum early on, but then it got switched out for this custom forum app to fix the spam issues and add more features to it.
One
... Continue readingShould I have to learn WordPress and PHP to become a web developer? I want to be a freelance web developer.
if you like to, but WordPress is not required to become a web developer. If you want to code interactive elements from scratch you will need to know php. But you can build a very advanced website with interactive elements with UltimateWB without knowing any coding because it has lots of built-in apps that are very customizable. It’s very easy. A lot easier than if you were to use WordPress to build a website.
Got a techy/website question? Whether it’s
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Tagged coding from scratch, coding from scratch vs website builder, php, web developer, WordPress
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