How to Change WordPress Default Admin Name? You’ve been reading about securing WordPress and figured it was time to change the default administrator name to something other than admin or Admin, in an effort to secure your site. In order to target your admin account and break in, a hacker will need to guess the […]
What’s the #1 Rule About Working with the WordPress Database / Tables? The most important WordPress rule is to backup the database before making changes! What’s the #2 Rule About Working with the WordPress Database / Tables? Make sure you work on the table you’re concerned with as well as the meta tables that contain […]
DEBUGGING – TROUBLESHOOTING Debug mode gives some troubleshooting information that you don’t want to see all the time, unless you’re troubleshooting an issue. When that’s the case, change false to true, clear cache, refresh the page that’s a problem and observe the information. After you fix the problem, remember to change it back again. Debug […]
Option 1: Login to phpMyAdmin, highlight your database and browse the tables. Check the “Type” column to see what type of tables they are… Option 2: Use phpMyAdmin SQL tab and run the query to find the tables that might still be MyISAM: Why Change WordPress Database from MyISAM to InnoDB? Depending on when you […]
How to Find WordPress Posts with the Most Spam Comments using SQL? The below query will help you identify the top 7 posts having the most comments that have been flagged as spam. How to Find WordPress Posts with the Most Comments using SQL? The below query will help you identify the top 7 posts […]
What is a WordPress Database The WordPress database is where information is stored regarding pages, posts, comments, themes, plugins, users – all kinds of great stuff! Within the database there are 12+ tables which store specific, related information. What Database Server Storage Engines are Supported by WordPress? Currently MySQL and MariaDB. Perhaps someday we’ll see […]
Many of the how-to’s for WordPress involve solutions that require you to install a plugin. Read on to see the general step by step guidance on how to install a plugin. Then simply type in your plugin name in the box on the right where it says, “Search plugins…” and hit enter. Once you scroll […]
Jetpack for WordPress is powerful. It has loads of features, many of which you either don’t want, won’t need or will want to modify to fit your objectives perfectly. One such feature is the Carousel, which is a lovely way of handling multiple images. However, it may be the case that you want Carousel without […]
WordPress comments, by default, allow for certain HTML markup to be included. Bolding the text is an example of default HTML markup that is allowed. To bold text within a comment, markup your text, starting with <b> and ending with </b>. After you save the comment, the markup will disappear and the change will be implemented. If the above […]
How to Build Custom Comment Forms for WordPress with Advanced Custom Fields?
Last Updated: January 26, 2026
Using Advanced Custom Fields plugin, you can modify forms, including WordPress comment forms to have advanced functionality. This software is currently used by over 1 million active users. Advanced comments are one way of learning more about your users, their preferences, marketing effectiveness, or whatever additional information you decide to glean, using these additional fields. […]