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How to use PHPMyAdmin to change for WordPress

Last Updated: August 5, 2025

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Deactivating WordPress Plugins This process may be a little intimidating for those who are unfamiliar with how WordPress utilizes plugins via the database. They use a long string that looks like this To understand what this is; we’ll break it down. ‘a:8:’ is the number of active plugins. This string currently has 8 active plugins. […]

How to troubleshoot WordPress blank(white) pages.

Last Updated: January 2, 2023

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Every now and then you may experience an issue with WordPress where your website isn’t loading. It’s simply a blank white page. This sort of behaviour is not uncommon and can be the result of many things due to the diverse 3rd Party nature of WordPress. When a blank page is experienced the most likely […]

How to Reset a WordPress (Admin) Password

Last Updated: March 21, 2022

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Occasionally, it is necessary to reset a WordPress password. Sometimes you still have access with the old password, and simply want to make a new password to keep potential attackers guessing. Other times, you might have forgotten the old password, and need to set a new one in order to access your account on the […]