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# bretwp

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Unwanted gap between announcement bar and header](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unwanted-gap-between-announcement-bar-and-header/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unwanted-gap-between-announcement-bar-and-header/#post-13660768)
 * [@jameshoty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jameshoty/)
 * There is a margin-top: 49px; being applied to your <header>
 * It appears it is being applied as an inline style which means it ‘could’ be in
   the template file itself, unless you have some level of style control for that
   element as part of your theme.
 * `<header class="fl-page-header fl-page-header-primary fl-page-nav-right fl-page-
   nav-toggle-icon fl-page-nav-toggle-visible-mobile" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype
   ="https://schema.org/WPHeader" role="banner" style="margin-top: 49px;">`
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [traffic from google brings malware?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/traffic-from-good-brings-malware/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/traffic-from-good-brings-malware/#post-13660746)
 * [@sdfw7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdfw7/) I can pretty much guarantee
   you need to clean out your .htaccess file. It’s likely some malware was added
   to it causing this issue when clicking on your link from a search engine result.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [What’s the easiest way to send emails on WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-easiest-way-to-send-emails-on-wordpress/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/whats-the-easiest-way-to-send-emails-on-wordpress/#post-13660742)
 * [@maxloyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxloyd/) I agree with Steven 
   in regard to making sure you set up an SPF record if you continue to use SMTP.
 * I’ve had an extremely high success rate using other 3rd party tools like Sendgrid
   and Mailgun. Both of these services act as a mailserver and do not use the php
   mail() function. This takes the load off your website and ensures that the messages
   will reach your users inbox.
 * Both services offer free options to get started.
 *   Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
   
   In reply to: [Is it duplicate or not ?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-duplicate-or-not/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-it-duplicate-or-not/#post-13660729)
 * [@allgames](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allgames/)
 * No that should not count as duplicate content.
 * This is how it might be seen depending on your permalink structure
 * However, if you have a single post in multiple categories, that could cause a
   problem.
 * I found the first answer in this article to be helpful: [https://www.quora.com/Is-that-bad-for-SEO-if-I-post-my-one-article-in-more-than-one-categories-of-my-blog](https://www.quora.com/Is-that-bad-for-SEO-if-I-post-my-one-article-in-more-than-one-categories-of-my-blog)
 *   Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
   
   In reply to: [Failed to login to my WP admin page](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/failed-to-login-to-my-wp-admin-page/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/failed-to-login-to-my-wp-admin-page/#post-13660711)
 * [@nesiacweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nesiacweb/) it is possible that
   even though your website is sending the email that would allow you to reset your
   password, it may not be making it to your inbox.
 * **The short answer**
 * Try disabling WordFence plugin through FTP. (Wordfence is throwing up that huge
   message about account being blocked and all that).
 * **The long answer**
 * Email is tricky when being sent directly from a website server.
 * For example, I’ve had issues where the website is sending the emails, but my 
   Gmail account never received it. Not in spam, not in inbox, it never made it 
   to my account. This is due to Gmail server rejecting it because of the way the
   website prepared and sent it.
 * There are a number of reasons that this happens, but it’s not uncommon.
 * I’ve found this article to be useful: [https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-wordpress-not-sending-email-issue/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-wordpress-not-sending-email-issue/)
 * My recommendation would be to disable Wordfence for now and try to log in and
   use the default ‘lost password’ link that will show up.
 * Worst case, you can try to reset your password manually through MYSQL. (you may
   need to request assistance for this).
 * I’ve found this article to be useful: [https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-reset-a-wordpress-password-from-phpmyadmin/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-reset-a-wordpress-password-from-phpmyadmin/)
 *   Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
   
   In reply to: [Spam comments](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-comments-52/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spam-comments-52/#post-13660682)
 * [@nacinla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nacinla/)
 * This is unfortunate to hear. I know how frustrating this can be.
 * “Today I got three comments.”
 * You are sure these comments came from the same page/comments box that the previous
   ones had?
 * A couple things I would try.
 * 1. Make sure WordPress, Themes, and Plugins are all up to date with the most 
   recent releases of each.
 * 2. Temporarily disable all comments under Settings / Discussion
 * 3. Turn on users must be registered and logged in to comment
 * If you can find a way to get funding from your church to cover Akismet, it’s 
   hands down the best solution to stop spam comments through default WordPress 
   comments system.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Move the Site to Another Hosting Company](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-the-site-to-another-hosting-company/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-the-site-to-another-hosting-company/#post-13660653)
 * [@asnex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asnex/)
 * You should be OK if you have access to the files via FTP.
 * The most important things are
 * /wp-content/ and all of it’s subdirectories
    & database dump
 * You’ll also likely need to access the wp-config.php and .htacces files located
   in the root directory of your install. These can often include code specific 
   to your installation.
 * Your existing hosting provider should be able to provide you with a copy of your
   MYSQL database as well. .
 * Any hosting provider that supports WordPress should be able to get your website
   migrated with that.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Installation folder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-folder-2/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-folder-2/#post-13660641)
 * I believe the answer to this question is subjective and really depends on what
   the goals are.
 * If WordPress is going to be used to build the entire website, it would be best
   suited in the root directory for that specific domain name.
 * If WordPress is going to be used specifically for a blog section of a website,
   it could be in a sub directory.
 * If you are hosting multiple domains/websites on a single hosting plan, then it
   would make sense that each domain point to a sub directory that has it’s own 
   WordPress instance.
 * In regard to SEO, it shouldn’t make a difference where the instance lives as 
   long as SEO best practices are used in Permalink structure, page content, and
   any specific Meta (description, title, etc).
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [WordPress website in zip file](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-website-in-zip-file/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-website-in-zip-file/#post-13660623)
 * [@llanaa5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/llanaa5/) can you give more insight
   into what your intentions are?
 * For example, are you wanting to go live with this WordPress website so that others
   can access it, or are you wanting to load it up so that only you can access it?
 * Downloading WordPress from WordPress.org will still require loading WordPress
   into a space/hosting environment. That can happen locally, but more likely you’ll
   want to get the files in this .zip to a hosting provider. Most hosting providers
   support techs will help unpack it and get it working if you have a domain name
   and hosting plan already.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to change the post author in WP 3.9.1?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-change-the-post-author-in-wp-391/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-change-the-post-author-in-wp-391/#post-5144246)
 * You can do it two ways
 * 1. Quick Edit while viewing the list of all your posts, there is a dropdown for
   Author
 * 2. Edit Post screen, go to the top of your screen and click Screen Options.
 * Make sure “Author” is checked
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Installing WordPress & Godaddy hosting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-godaddy-hosting/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-godaddy-hosting/#post-5141840)
 * In regard to FTP, you should be able to use the following information in FileZilla
   to access your server
 * ftp server: [http://ftp.yourdomainname.com](http://ftp.yourdomainname.com)
    username:
   your godaddy username password: your godaddy password
 * That should take you to the root directory of your hosting.
 * Once there, you can find your way to /wp-admin/themes/ and upload the entire 
   folder that your theme files are in.
 * Alternatively, as mentioned above, you should be able to upload the original .
   ZIP file that you downloaded from the Themes website by going to
 * Appearance / Themes / Add New / Upload
 * Click Browse, find the .zip file that was downloaded from the Theme website, 
   and upload it.
 * WordPress will unzip and install it.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [URL not found](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-not-found-5/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-not-found-5/#post-5144242)
 * Try changing your permalinks settings, then changing it back.
 * Settings / Permalinks
 * Change it to anything else, and update
 * Then change it back to Post Name and update
 * Then try to access your pages again
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [How to change the size of a button](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-change-the-size-of-a-button/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-change-the-size-of-a-button/#post-5120477)
 * Here is an extensive look at creating CSS buttons, there are also ‘CSS button
   generators’ available online.
 * [http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/18/designing-css-buttons-techniques-and-resources/](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/18/designing-css-buttons-techniques-and-resources/)
 * I think it would be easiest to just use an image and link it.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [2014 dropdown primary menu](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2014-dropdown-primary-menu/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2014-dropdown-primary-menu/#post-5000633)
 * If you are on PC, you can use Ctrl + F5 in most browsers to clear the cache on
   the page that you are viewing.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Image added via sidebar to home page too large and uneditable!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-added-via-sidebar-to-home-page-too-large-and-uneditable/)
 *  [bretwp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretwp/)
 * (@bretwp)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-added-via-sidebar-to-home-page-too-large-and-uneditable/#post-5120278)
 * Where are you trying to add the image on your home page?
 * I do not see anything stretched to full size as you mentioned.

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