How to increase WordPress maximum upload size

As default, many WorePress installations have a limit of 32MB maximum file upload limit for uploading via the media manager. To see what your maximum upload file size is, log into your WordPress site, go to your media library, and click ‘add new’. Often you’ll see ‘Maximum upload file size: 32 MB’ or similar depending … Continue Reading

Upgrade Contact Form 7 to reCAPTCHA V3

The vast majority of unwanted website contact form messages (spam) are created by ‘bots’ – software that finds contact forms and sends messages through them. Google’s reCAPTCHA is a way of protecting you against this spam and other types of automated abuse as it attempts to verify that the form is being filled in by … Continue Reading

Setting your WordPress site language to English (UK)

On occasion I’ve come across WordPress installations that don’t have English (UK) as an available language and it turns out it’s not such a straight-forward problem to fix. The default WordPress installation comes with all manner of languages including Spanish, Japanese, Indonesian, and Korean, however, English (UK) isn’t always there. I suppose the reasoning behind … Continue Reading

10 signs there might be a problem with your website

You’ve got a successful business, you’ve got a website, but is your site bringing in as much business as it could? Here are 10 signs to look out for that mean there may be a problem! Please note; I’m using Google here when referring to a search engine as it’s the largest and therefore the one we generally focus on … Continue Reading

WordPress – Install Contact Form 7 and Minimise Spam Without Missing Messages

WordPress tutorial – how to install Contact Form 7 with message logging, Google CAPTCHA V2 integration and extra anti-spam measures Step 1 – install the required plug-ins From your WordPress dashboard, go to the plug-ins menu and select ‘add new.’ Search for, install and then activate the following: Contact Form 7 Really Simple Captcha Insert … Continue Reading