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How to Quickly Find Your Domain Registrar

By Your WordPress Guy / Jul 5, 2022

Most people who create blogs or websites choose to register a domain name. A domain registrar is responsible for selling and managing domain name registrations. Since the process of registering your domain name is typically completed early in the process of starting your site, it’s easy to forget your domain registrar. Fortunately, there are a…

What Is a DNS Server, Why Is It Important, and How Does It Work?

By Your WordPress Guy / Jun 21, 2022

We’ve discussed DNS (domain name system) servers in previous articles (also known as a name server).  As a refresher, we know it has a database of hostnames that link specific public IP addresses. It has special software and communication protocols, and even translates (or resolves) hostnames to IP addresses. One question you might still have…

What is WordPress Maintenance? A 5 Step Overview

By Your WordPress Guy / Feb 3, 2022

Once you have installed and built your WordPress website, it is essential that you keep your updates fresh. Your WordPress site will require the same level of love, attention, and maintenance that goes into a car. Think about what happens to your car when you miss oil changes, ignore funny sounds, and don’t change your…

What is WordPress?

By Your WordPress Guy / Feb 1, 2022

The easy answer to this question is WordPress is a software anyone can use to edit and create a website. Before WordPress, it was very difficult to get a website running without the help of someone who could write code, like CSS, PHP and JavaScript. Now anyone can create a website quickly by installing the…