In this section of the site we aim to answer more of the most common questions we get asked here at WPUA.
Non Members
Membership is Month to Month. If you join as a Premium or Corporate member you will always have a Free Basic membership account even if you cancel your paid level membership so you won’t lose any of your contacts and friends you’ve made.
How long your Premium or Corporate membership lasts for depends entirely on you. We have monthly and Annual payment plans, and you have the ability to cancel your membership at any time.
Joining the WPUA will give you a place to call home, a place to learn and master WordPress and become part of a tight knit community of enthusiastic WordPress users / developers. Get access to training guides, training videos, plugins & themes. Everything to help get you started with WordPress and everything to help you succeed with WordPress.
For more information visit our Benefits Page
WPUA member dues range based on the level of membership you elect to join under. There is a Basic Free level but we highly recommend you take full advantage of the Premium level or join us as a Corporate Sponsor to get the most out of your WPUA membership. You can see the membership levels here >>
Membership is Month to Month. If you join as a Premium or Corporate member you will always have a Free Basic membership account even if you cancel your paid level membership so you won’t lose any of your contacts and friends you’ve made.
How long your Premium or Corporate membership lasts for depends entirely on you. We have monthly and Annual payment plans, and you have the ability to cancel your membership at any time.
Members
If you have lost your username and/or password go to our forgot password page here.
If you have lost your username and/or password go to our forgot password page here.
General WordPress
Themes follow the same principal as new plugins, they can be found all over the internet. There are many sites out there dedicated to WordPress themes. A simple Google search for “WordPress Themes” should be enough to get your started. Alternatively you could browse the vast selection on WordPress.org or via your WordPress Dashboard under Appearance » Themes » Install Theme which allows you to browse and install a lot of themes.
WPUA members get access to a large selection of quality themes but WPUA members. WPUA is also working to secure discounts from the top theme companies and you will find these in your membership Themes section once you have logged in.
If you have questions about installing Themes in WordPress you can always go to the training section of WPUA and watch the video on this very topic.
We currently support all versions of WordPress but it is generally a good idea to keep your WordPress installation updated with the latest releases to fix security issues and to keep your site running as smooth as possible. For the latest version of WordPress visit the Official WordPress site (WordPress.org) »
The simplest way of hosting your WordPress site/blog is to sign up with a web hosting service, as for the non-techies out there this is really easy and your hosting provider can help you out if you run into problems. Setting up your own server can be a big hastle and cause a lot of unnecessary frustration.
The simplest way of installing WordPress is via your cPanel and Fantastico De Luxe. cPanel is your web host/server controll panel and now days nearly every web host that has cPanel has the addon called “Fantastico De Luxe”. Through Fantastico you can install WordPress onto your web host/server in 3 simple easy to follow steps and takes less than 30 seconds.
If your web host/server does not have cPanel or Fantastico De Luxe, contact your web host/server admin and ask if they can install WordPress for you. If all of the above fail you can try to install manually. WordPress comes with very detailed documentation on manual installation, if you read and follow the instructions carefully you should not have a problem.
You can become a member of WPUA and download our plugins browse the vast selection of plugins on WordPress.org or use the “Add-New” plugin feature that is built in to WordPress. Under Plugins » Add-New.
If you choose to manually download a plugin from either WordPress.org or WPUA Plugins or any other site. You will need to FTP the plugin to your “wp-content/plugins” folder.
WPUA members get access to a number of Plugins. WPUA is working to secure discounts on popular Plugins and you will find these in your membership Plugins section once you have logged in.
If you have questions about installing Plugins in WordPress you can always go to the training section of WPUA and watch the video on this very topic.
Themes follow the same principal as new plugins, they can be found all over the internet. There are many sites out there dedicated to WordPress themes. A simple Google search for “WordPress Themes” should be enough to get your started. Alternatively you could browse the vast selection on WordPress.org or via your WordPress Dashboard under Appearance » Themes » Install Theme which allows you to browse and install a lot of themes.
WPUA members get access to a large selection of quality themes but WPUA members. WPUA is also working to secure discounts from the top theme companies and you will find these in your membership Themes section once you have logged in.
If you have questions about installing Themes in WordPress you can always go to the training section of WPUA and watch the video on this very topic.
If you have a Question you would like us to answer please do not hesitate to Contact Us »
