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This is a case of general security. At a minimum do the following steps: Delete the file you found in wp-admin Delete the htaccess file Download the official wordpress from wordpress.org and upload it to your server, overwriting anything it finds. If possible delete the wp-admin and wp-includes folders and any files starting with wp- […]

Learn how to configure your WordPress to send messages via SMTP By default, WordPress uses the PHP Mail function to send its emails. However it is better to use SMTP as it handles sending messages better and you can also use it to send emails from a third party mailing service. To begin, first you […]

Create Rewrite Rule Open the Web.config file (located in the same directory as the WordPress files). If you do not have a Web.config file in the WordPress directory, create it. Copy and paste the following XML section into the system.webServer element: <rewrite> <rules> <rule name="Main Rule" stopProcessing="true"> <match url=".*" /> <conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll"> <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" […]

“Pretty” permalinks usually require mod_rewrite , and IIS (common on Windows servers) does not support mod_rewrite. (If you are using Apache 2.0.54, on Windows, mod_rewrite may work, provided it is enabled in apache\conf\httpd.conf.) If you are using IIS 7 and have admin rights on your server, you can use Microsoft’s URL Rewrite Module instead. Though […]