Step-by-step guides

Found a problem and not sure how to fix it? Here are simple step-by-step guides for common tasks: HTTPS, email, speed, security. Each one ends with a way to verify the result with our tool.

SSL and HTTPS

• How to enable HTTPS in WordPress
• How to redirect http to https in .htaccess
• How to fix mixed content after switching to HTTPS
• How to renew or reissue a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate in cPanel
• How to force HTTPS for the entire site

Email

• How to set up an SPF record in cPanel
• How to add a DKIM signature for your domain
• How to set up DMARC starting with p=none
• What to do when your emails land in spam
• How to add MX records for a new domain

Speed

• How to enable gzip and brotli compression
• How to set browser caching via .htaccess
• How to speed up WordPress: the basics
• How to reduce TTFB on shared hosting

DNS and domain

• How to migrate a domain to new hosting without downtime
• How to set up a CAA record

Security

• How to add security headers via .htaccess
• How to remove an IP and domain from DNSBL blacklists