Where can I find information about WordPress itself?
WordPress is software that runs on your hosting package, but you manage it yourself. Our knowledge base and guides mainly cover the WebOké side: your package, the panel, the installer and the backups. For working in WordPress itself, such as creating pages or choosing a theme, you'll find below where to get good explanations.
What does WebOké take care of, and what do you do yourself?
| Topic | Who | Read |
|---|---|---|
| The server, the web server and the PHP version you can choose | WebOké provides it, you choose the PHP version | Choosing the PHP version (Select PHP version) |
| The certificate for https | WebOké, free with Let's Encrypt | Activating, renewing and troubleshooting an SSL certificate |
| Installing, updating and cloning WordPress | You, with Installatron or the Website Manager in My WebOké | Installing WordPress and The Website Manager |
| Backups of your entire package | WebOké, every night, kept for 30 days | Which backups WebOké offers |
| Pages, posts, menus, images, theme, plugins and users | You, in the WordPress admin | The resources below |
Can't get into the WordPress admin, or seeing an error message? Those are things the knowledge base can help you with. See I can't log in to WordPress: what now? and Error 500 or "critical error" on your website (also after a WordPress update).
Where can you find explanations about WordPress?
- The free WordPress course from WebOké, in Dutch. Each lesson can be read on its own.
- wordpress.org/documentation: the official user documentation, in English. It explains what each screen and each block does.
- learn.wordpress.org: free lessons, courses and online workshops from the WordPress community, mostly in English.
- The Dutch-language support forum on nl.wordpress.org, for questions to other users.
- The page of your theme or plugin in the directory on wordpress.org. Every plugin and theme there has its own forum, where the developer answers questions.
- The Advanced Administration Handbook on developer.wordpress.org, for technical topics such as wp-config.php, migrating and security (English).
Roadmap: which topic, which lesson?
Asking for help somewhere, for example on a forum or from a plugin developer? In WordPress, go to Tools > Site Health. The Info tab shows your versions of WordPress, PHP, the theme and the plugins. A helper almost always needs that information. Never share passwords on a forum.
Good to know
- Explanations on the internet often refer to an older version of WordPress or a different theme. Can't find a button? Check which version and which type of theme (block theme or classic theme) the explanation uses.
- Try major changes on a copy of your site first. See Creating a WordPress staging environment.
- Keep WordPress, your theme and your plugins up to date. The Website Manager shows for each site whether an update is available.
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