Version 6.12.0 of Go Live Update Urls plugin is now available and ready for general use. The focus of this version was to bring real time history to the workflow. Real Time History The site address history feature has always recorded changes made to the site's URL via either the WordPress general settings or by running the Go Live tool. In the past when viewing the tools page, you could see a list of previous site addresses. To view newly used URLs, you had to refresh the page. We … [Read more...]
Go Live Update Urls PRO – Demo
This demonstration allows you to interact with the tools page from the actual Go Live Update Urls PRO plugin. Interacting with this page will store changes in your browser session. If you would like to reset your changes you may use another browser or use a new incognito/private tab.You may interact and see results for: Note: The interactions in this demo have been intentionally slowed down to enhance the visibility of transitions. The plugin is expected to perform more swiftly on an … [Read more...]
Go Live Update Urls PRO – Developer Docs
Updaters The updating of various types of database data is separated case by case into "Updater" PHP classes. This allows not only separation of concerns, but also provides a path for extensibility. The process for implementing a custom update is as follows: Example Support updating a URL which is stored with a base64 encoded string in the database. We start by creating a custom PHP class which will handle encoding the URL for replacement. Once we have the PHP class … [Read more...]
Go Live Update Urls – Version 6.10
Version 6.10.0 of Go Live Update Urls plugin is now available and ready for general use. This version focused on supporting uncommon data edge cases. This plugin now supports literally every known data type found in a WordPress database. Serialized Data Key Support Until now, this plugin would only replace URLs found in the values of serialized database data. Now URLs are replaced in the keys as well. For example, if the following object is stored in the database. Running … [Read more...]
Go Live Update Urls – Version 6.9
Version 6.9.0 of Go Live Update Urls plugin is now available and ready for general use. This version focused on improving the URL testing feature and the corresponding UI. Introduced "Fix All" Button for Test Results The Test Results screen has always supported automatically fixing issues by clicking the "Fix" button. Now there is an available "Fix All" button which allows you to fix everything at once. After fixing each item, the test will automatically recheck the, … [Read more...]
How to Change Your Domain Name on WordPress
You've decided it is time to change the domain on your website. Maybe you are doing a rebrand or switching a testing site to the live domain. Whatever the reason, the process for changing the domain on a WordPress site is reasonably straightforward. This article will take you through the process. Setting Up Your New Domain The first step to changing your domain is to configure your new domain to point to the correct website. If you have not registered your domain. You will need … [Read more...]