Daniel Överfjord, utgivare på Loopia Knowledge Base

How do you create an email user in the Microsoft 365 admin centre?

Create a new user (mailbox) in the Microsoft 365 admin centre and assign them a licence by following the steps below. You need to be signed in with an administrator account to create users. If your account isn’t an administrator yet, see How to change your user to an administrator in Microsoft 365. Open the […]

How do you forward email to another address in the Loopia Customer Zone?

Set up email forwarding (an email alias) in the Loopia Customer Zone by following the steps below, so that mail sent to an address on your domain is automatically forwarded to an existing inbox such as Gmail, Outlook.com or an address from your internet service provider. This is the option available on a LoopiaDNS account, […]

How do you create an email address in the Loopia Customer Zone?

Create an email address (mailbox) for your domain in the Loopia Customer Zone by following the steps below. If you already have an email address and want to add it to your email program (Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, iPhone, Android), see our email setup guides instead. Open the email creation wizard Log in to the […]

How do you send email from WordPress through Loopia’s SMTP server?

By default, WordPress sends contact-form and notification emails directly from the web server using PHP’s mail function. These messages are often unauthenticated and end up in spam (junk mail). Routing WordPress through Loopia’s SMTP server instead authenticates each message against a real mailbox, which significantly improves deliverability. This guide shows how to do it with […]

My WordPress has an intrusion (been hacked) – what do I do now?

WordPress is the most widely used tool in the world for building websites, with thousands of themes (templates) and plugins (add-ons) that extend its functionality and appearance. That popularity also makes WordPress a frequent target for attackers, who scan the web for poorly protected sites to take over. If your site has been hacked, take […]

How do you install a WordPress theme you have bought?

When you buy a premium WordPress theme (template) it usually comes as a zip file that you upload through the WordPress dashboard (admin area, wp-admin) under Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme. A very common mistake is to upload the zip file you originally downloaded from the marketplace directly to WordPress, which […]

How do you manually update WordPress to the latest version?

Since version 3.7, WordPress has had a built-in feature that updates itself automatically for minor releases. You are also prompted in the WordPress dashboard (admin area, wp-admin) whenever a major new version is available. Keeping WordPress up to date is essential because older versions can contain security holes, and if your site has been hacked […]

How do you set up the WP Super Cache plugin for WordPress at Loopia?

WP Super Cache is a popular caching plugin (add-on) for WordPress. Its main job is to generate static HTML files from your dynamic WordPress site so visitors don’t have to wait for PHP and the database to build each page from scratch. The result is a noticeably faster site and lower server load. This guide […]

How do you manually update a WordPress plugin or theme?

Keeping your WordPress plugins (add-ons) and themes (templates) updated is one of the most important things you can do to keep your site secure. Most of the time this can be done with a single click from the WordPress dashboard (admin area, wp-admin). Occasionally, however, you may need to update a plugin or theme manually […]

Why did all images disappear when you enabled SSL in WordPress?

If your images disappear after you enable an SSL (TLS) certificate in WordPress, it is likely that the images are stored on a sub-domain that is not protected by SSL. With HTTPS (secure HTTP) enabled, browsers block content loaded over plain HTTP, so any images served from an unprotected sub-domain will fail to display. This […]

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