Niall Madhoo

Hello @gabbianella,

There can sometimes be issues with sending emails from your WordPress site depending on your web host.

I had a similar issue with a plugin not sending emails until I installed and set up the WP Mail SMTP plugin: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/. I recommend using this plugin to see if that fixes your problem.

If not, there may be a plugin or theme conflict causing this behavior.

Please attempt to disable all plugins, and use one of the default (Twenty*) themes. If the problem goes away, enable the plugins one by one to identify the source of your troubles.

If you can install plugins, install and activate Health Check: https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/health-check/
It will add a new feature under Tools > Site Health.
On its Troubleshooting tab, you can Enable Troubleshooting Mode. This mode will disable all plugins, switch to a standard WordPress theme (if available), allow you to turn your plugins on and off, and switch between themes, without affecting normal visitors to your site. Following these steps allows you to test for various compatibility issues.

There’s a more detailed description about how to use the Health Check plugin and its Troubleshooting Mode at https://make.ww.wp.xz.cn/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/.

Try this code for the tags:

// Omit Specific Items from Tag Widget
function custom_tags_widget($args) {
	$exclude = "43"; // Tag ID/s to be omitted separated by comma/s
	$args["exclude"] = $exclude;
	return $args;
}
add_filter("widget_tag_cloud_args","custom_tags_widget");

I’m pretty certain that the Nectar widgets are created by your theme or a plugin. You’ll need to contact the developers to find out how to remove whatever you need to remove from those widgets.

Hello @beingtechguy,

Could you please explain what issue you keep having?

Hello @sergi12,

This is more of an SEO and Google question rather than a WordPress question. I recommend asking the same question on Google’s Search Console Community: https://support.google.com/webmasters/community?hl=en.

Hi @tetra84,

Paul, the code you shared works for the default Categories Widget. If you’ve set the Categories Widget to “Display as dropdown,” there’s a slightly different filter you’ll need to use:

// Omit Specific Categories from Category Widget
function custom_category_widget($args) {
	$exclude = "43"; // Category ID/s to be omitted separated by comma/s
	$args["exclude"] = $exclude;
	return $args;
}
add_filter("widget_categories_dropdown_args","custom_category_widget");

widget_categories_dropdown_args needs to be used rather than widget_categories_args.

If that doesn’t work, there may be a plugin or theme conflict that’s preventing the code from working.

You’re welcome! The same to you. Glad the solution worked.

I tested some that claim or imply that they change URLs. And you’re right, they don’t change the URLs! Most appear to have almost identical interfaces, so I’m guessing they’re derived from a single source. Another just overloaded the resources on my shared hosting account!

In general, there’s little need for changing the URLs of static content like images and documents in WordPress, which is why it’s hard to find this functionality.

I recommend using an open source document management system or file management system if you’re in need of hosting a document repository. Here’s a list I’ve tested or come across:

• https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server
• https://owncloud.com/download-server/
• https://www.alfresco.com/ecm-software/alfresco-community-editions
• https://www.seeddms.org/index.php?id=2
• https://www.opendocman.com/
• https://www.mayan-edms.com/

There are also free but not open source options you could use.

Hello @sibbirius,

If you use a commercial theme like BeTheme and need support, please go to their official support channel. In order to be good stewards of the WordPress community, and encourage innovation and progress, we feel it’s important to direct people to those official locations. You can find support for it here: https://themeforest.net/item/betheme-responsive-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/7758048/support.

Forum volunteers are also not given access to commercial products like BeTheme, so they would not know why it is not working properly. This is one other reason why volunteers forward you to the commercial product’s vendors, in this case Muffin group. They are responsible for supporting their commercial product.