Month: June 2024

The client just transferred their WordPress website to a new hosting provider and installed WordPress. The administrator can access the WP-Admin page, but no one can access the WordPress default page, receiving the error: “Oops! That page can’t be found.”

To troubleshoot this issue, please follow these steps:

Step 1: Ensure all WordPress files are uploaded to the new hosting server.

Option 1: You can use FTP or SFTP client download and then upload all files to the new hosting.

Option 2: You can use WordPress Plugins to export and then import those files.

Option 3: You can use the backup and restore feature for your website.

Normally, the backup feature is located in the hosting control panel, often referred to as cPanel or a similar interface. The exact location and availability of this feature depend on your hosting company.

Step 2: Verify that you have created the database in the new hosting’s MySQL Database.

Also create a MySQL User.

The MySQL feature is located in the hosting cPanel.

Step 3: Use phpMyAdmin to import the new Database.

Again, The phpMyAdmin feature is located in the hosting cPanel.

Step 4. Reconfigure the wp-config.php file to match the new database name, username, and password.

Now, your visitors should be able to access the WordPress in the new hosting.

Please view this step by step video:

Situation: You’re browsing online, and suddenly a pop-up appears on your screen, indicating your device has a virus and prompts you to download a software to remove it. Unfortunately, this could be a fake virus alert.

If you’re dealing with virus alerts that keep popping up, here are some steps you can take to get rid of them:

1. Restart your computer: in a case you have clicked the alert download or scan link, the first step is to restart your computer. This should help you get rid of installing the virus.

1. Scan Your Computer: Even if you believe your system is clean, it’s a good idea to run a deep antivirus scan. To run Windows defense, please follow these steps: 1) Type Windows security in the search bar, open Windows security

2) Click on Virus & protection.

 

3) Click Scan options, select the option you prefer, for example Full scan. Then Scan now.

4) Follow the instruction to complete the scan.

 

1. Reset Browser Settings: If the pop-ups persist, consider resetting your browser settings to their default state. This can help remove any suspicious extensions or settings that might be causing the alerts.

Fr Microsoft Edge

Go into your browser settings, I use EDGE, go to >>>>>Cookies and site permissions

Manage and delete cookies and site data

Top of page: Cookies and data stored

(Manage and delete cookies and site data)

Next down same page: Site permissions

(All sites)

Next down same page: Recent activity

THIS IS WHERE YOU NEED TO BE!

The latest changes made to site permissions

You should see a list of recent sites, and you should open each one in turn and RESET Permissions, at th etop of the page, on each and every recent sites since they started popping up, I did them all.

The reason these aren’t detected as malware is because they aren’t, they’re simply browser notifications that you allowed by doing exactly that, clicking the ‘Allow’ button displayed on some web page, possibly not even named the same, that displayed as a popup while you were browsing in the past.

The other option for these more annoying advertisers is other not the obvious ‘Block’, but something you might not recognize like ‘Maybe next time’, ‘Not right now’, or other longer phrases that are also often displayed in light gray, which are difficult to see. So, pay attention when clicking any popup displayed, since they’re often tricks by advertisers trying to get you to accept their less reputable garbage.

All major browsers like Edge and Chrome also have these, but the methods to manage them are different and so you’ll need to look elsewhere for how to deal with them on 3rd-party browers.

Here’s how to disable pop-ups on Windows 11:

Or refer to this lnk:

Manage website notifications in Microsoft Edge – Microsoft Support

How do i get rid of popup false virus alerts in Windows 11? – Microsoft Community

1. Manage Website Notifications: Some of these fake alerts might be browser notifications that you inadvertently allowed. To manage website notifications in Microsoft Edge, follow these steps:
   • Open Microsoft Edge.
   • Click on the menu (three dots) in the upper right corner.
   • Select “Settings.”
   • Go to “Cookies and website permissions.”
   • Under “Site permissions,” select the option to block notifications from the website that is sending these advertisements¹.
2. Block the popup: