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WordPress: Stop Adding P Tags / Automatically Creating Paragraphs

If you, prefer to write in HTML directly, or in my case, Markdown, then you may have been plagued by WordPress’s annoying automatic adding of p tags. After a while I was so annoyed that I decided to find a solution for it, and I found a very useful plugin called Raw HTML. Getting it…

Migrating from Ghost to WordPress Step by Step

Ghost is a great blogging platform for those who enjoy its zen like process. If you want a bit more control like seo and social media shareability optimization plugins, then you may want to move to another platform till Ghost has those functionalities. As this blog grew I found my demands exceeded the abilities of…

Ghost JSON Export file to WordPress XML Import File Converter

This tool was last updated on Feb 27, 2015. Due to changes in Ghost and WP formats it may not work for you. A github repository with the latest working code can be found at: https://github.com/amayem/GhostJSON-to-WPXML This website will apply the latest version of the github repo. Please feel free to contribute so that the…

Updating WordPress Manually on a Linux (CentOS 6) Step-by-Step

These are the instructions needed to upgrade WordPress Manually on a linux (CentOS 6) system. Requirements WordPress has been fully installed and configured Have root Priveleges I also suggest backing up your data which can be done using Akeeba as explained here Manual Upgrade Go to your WP root Directory [ahmed@amayem ~]$ cd /var/www/wpsiteroot/ Download…

Backing Up WordPress and Database using Secured Akeeba

Backing up your WordPress site (or multisite) is an important task if you care about your content. A good backing up system can save you a lot of time if something happens to your data or, even configuration. This tutorial will go through how to setup and use Akeeba Backup CORE for WordPress. Requirements WordPress…