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WordPress Read Only

Here’s how to create a WordPress site that’s read only. You will not be able to create, update and delete posts.

  1. Login to MySQL or MariaDB.
  2. Choose mysql database.
  3. Create a new user called ‘wpro’ for WordPress read only.
  4. Grant select permissions to all tables in ‘wordpress’ database.
  5. Flush privileges to commit your changes.
mariadb -u root -p
use mysql;
create user 'wpro'@'localhost' identified by 'yourpassword';
grant select on wordpress.* to 'wpro'@'localhost';
flush privileges;

In MySQL or MariaDB, you have to terminate all commands with a semicolon.

Now edit your WordPress wp-config.php file. vim /var/www/wordpress/wp-config.php.

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'wpro');
 
/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpassword');

After saving the wp-config.php file, everything should work just like before, except that you will not be able to save, publish or delete posts, pages, or add or delete media files to your WordPress site. It’s working as intended.

Disable Post Title in Genesis

Here’s how to disable the post title in Genesis WordPress themes. Add code in themes.php.

add_filter( 'genesis_link_post_title', '__return_false' );

Custom Breadcrumbs

I’ve customized my breadcrumbs. Add code to functions.php.

add_filter('genesis_breadcrumb_args', 'customize_breadcrumbs');
function customize_breadcrumbs($args) {
    $args['labels']['prefix'] = 'Home';
    $args['home'] = '';
    $args['sep'] = '/';
    return $args;
}

Now it doesn’t say Home/Home on the front page.