How to import contacts from Horde

How to import contacts from Horde

Go to Address Book, then click the Address Book sub menu.

This is the Address Book. As you can see here, it has no contacts and is currently empty.

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to Horde webmail.

Let’s go ahead and add contacts.

Click the Import/Export option.

On this page we can import contacts. We have the option to change the format of the files we are importing but for now let’s leave the default.

Click the Choose file button.

Locate the file on your computer you wish to import, then click Open.

Click the Next button.

You can change the options on this page but the defaults are recommended.

Now let’s learn how to import our contacts from Horde.

Click Next again.

This page shows the fields that match in our imported file with Horde’s contact system. In this case, every field matches.

Click Next.

That’s it! Our contacts have been successfully imported.

Click the Browse option.

You can see the contacts we just imported here. You can edit or delete any of the contacts.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to import contacts into Horde.

How to configure global preferences in Horde

How to configure global preferences in Horde

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to Horde webmail.

Now let’s learn how to configure global preferences.

Point the mouse on the wheel icon and then click Preferences, and then Global Preferences.

This is the Global Preferences page. There are many different options that can be configured here. Let’s take a look at a few of them.

Click on the Personal Information link.

Enter Identity’s name in Identity’s name box.

Enter your Full Name in Your full name box.

Click Save.

Now click the Show All Preferences Groups button.

Click the Locale and Time link.

You can set your Preferred Language, Time zone, Date display and Time display here.

Click the Show All Preferences Groups button.

Click the Display Preferences link.

There are several Display preferences here we can set, including the color scheme.

Click Show All Preferences Groups.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to change several of the Global Preferences in Horde.

How to create folders in Horde

How to create folders in Horde

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to Horde webmail.

Now let’s learn how to create folders in Horde.

Click the Mail menu.

Then click Folder Actions.

Enter a name for the new folder.

Then click OK.

Click Create Mailbox.

Now let’s delete the folder we just created.

The new folder has been created, as we can see here.

Right click on the New folder.

Click OK.

Then click Delete.

The folder has been deleted. We can return to this screen to create additional folders at any time.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create folders to manage emails in horde.

How to set up email filters in Horde

How to set up email filters in Horde

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to Horde webmail.

Now let’s learn how to setup email filters.

Point the mouse on Mail in the main menu, then click Filters.

This is the Filters page. There are two options… Whitelist and Blacklist, which we will look at now.

Click the Whitelist link.

A whitelist is a list of addresses that should always be allowed. In this case, email addresses listed here should be only those you trust.

Let’s go ahead and add some addresses to our whitelist. Each address needs to go on a new line.

When finished, click Save.

The Whitelist has been saved and these addresses will now be able to send email to us at any time, without the possibility of being tagged as spam.

Now click the Blacklist option.

A blacklist is a list of addresses that are never allowed. In this case, email addresses listed here should be those you have determined as unwanted senders.

Let’s go ahead and add some addresses to our blacklist. Each address needs to go on a new line.

When ready, click Save.

Our blacklist now been saved and mail from the addresses listed here will be automatically deleted.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup email filters in horde.

How to export contacts from Horde

How to export contacts from Horde

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to Horde webmail.

Now let’s learn how to export our contacts from Horde.

Point the mouse on Address book in the main menu, then click Address Book.

Click the Import/Export option.

This is the Import/Export page. Here we can export our Horde contacts so that we can use them in another program such as Excel.

Let’s go ahead and Export the contacts now.

To export the contacts, click Export button.

Select Save File, then click OK.

That’s it! Our contacts have been exported and can now be used in other programs.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to export your contacts from Horde.

How to manage your contacts in Horde

How to manage your contacts in Horde

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to Horde webmail.

Now let’s learn how to manage our contacts.

Now, click on New Contact.

This is where you can create a new contact for your address book. You can include as much or as little information as you like. however, be sure to include at least their name and email address.

Once you are done with filling the information, click the Add button.

That’s it! The new contact has been added to our address book.

You can Browse all contacts within the address book by clicking the Browse option.

There is only 1 contact listed in our address book…. the one we just created.

You can edit the contact by clicking the Pen icon.

To download the contact’s Vcard click on the icon before the contact’s name.

Select the contact in order to delete, edit or export.

You can also add the contact to a contact list or create a new contact list which you can then populate with contacts.

Click on the Edit button to edit the selected contact.

Once you are done with editing , click the Finish button.

Click the Search option.

Using the search option you can search for the contacts in your address book.

Click the Horde icon to return to the main page.

Point the mouse on Address Book menu and click the Address Book option.

This is the end of the tutorial. You know how to manage your contacts using the Horde address book.

How to manage your address book in RoundCube

How to manage your address book in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to manage our address book.

Click the Address Book link.

This is the address book, which lists all contacts we choose to include in our address book.

By selecting a specific contact, their details will display in the right window.

To add a new contact to our address book, click the plus icon at the bottom.

You can upload an image for the new contact by clicking the Add link.

Type in the First and Last name.

Click the Add field drop-down, to add other information about the contact.

When finished, click the Save button.

You can edit any of your contacts by highlighting them, then clicking the Edit contact button.

To remove a contact from the address book, highlight it…..

….then click the Trash icon at the bottom.

With a contact selected, you can click the Compose icon to write and send them an email.

Or if you want to send an email to multiple contacts, hold down your CTRL key while selecting multiple contacts….

….then click the Compose icon.

As you can see, the Compose Email window has opened, and your two contacts have automatically been inserted into the TO field.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to manage the address book in RoundCube.

How to write an email message in RoundCube

How to write an email message in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to write and send an email message.

Click the Compose button.

This is where you write or compose a new email message.

Enter the recipient’s email adddress in To field.

To copy this message to another address, click the Add Cc link.

Then enter the email address you wish to copy in the Copy field.

You can optionally add Bcc, Reply-To and Add Followup-To email addresses.

Enter the email subject in the Subject field.

Then enter your message here.

If you want to include one or more attachments, click the Attach button.

Click the Choose Files button to locate the file, then click Upload.

When ready, click the Send button.

That’s it! We ‘ve successfully sent the message. Let’s go take a look.

Click the Sent folder.

Here is the message we just sent.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to write and send email messages with RoundCube.

How to search for messages in RoundCube

How to search for messages in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to search for specific email messages.

Enter a term in the search box you wish to search for, then press Enter.

RoundCube searched all messages in the Inbox for the word Param and found one match.

You can just as easily search for messages in other folders.

RoundCube found one match in the sent folder.

To clear the search box, click the X icon.

This is the end of tutorial. You now know how to search for messages in RoundCube.

How to reply to or forward messages in RoundCube

How to reply to or forward messages in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to reply to or forward messages that we’ve received.

Select the message you want to reply to.

To send your reply to the sender of the email, click the Reply icon.

To send your reply to the sender of the email AND any other people who were sent the message, click the Reply all icon.

Now click the Forward icon dropdown button.

The Forward inline option is the default mode, and makes the message available for editing and forwarding.

The Forward as attachment option will copy the selected message as an attachment and doesn’t allow you to edit anything.

Whether you’re replying to the sender, replying to all, or forwarding a message, you can always include additional email addresses in the To field.

When ready, click the Send icon.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to reply to or forward email messages with RoundCube.

How to open an email message in RoundCube

How to open an email message in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to open an email message so we can read it, and perhaps respond to or forward it.

When you first login to RoundCube, you’ll see that the Inbox is highlighted…

….which means the messages shown here are in the Inbox.

To open an email message simply double click on the email itself.

To view the messages in any of the other folders, select the folders accordingly…..

Then double click on the email that you want to see.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to open email messages from any folder.

How to mark messages in RoundCube

How to mark messages in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to mark messages as read or unread.

Both messages in the Inbox folder are currently marked as Read… you can tell this because the text is regular instead of bold.

Let’s highlight one of the messages.

Click the Mark dropdown icon.

Let’s choose to mark this message As unread.

The message is now marked as unread (since its text is bold), and our inbox shows 2 message as being unread.

Selecting an unread message will not change its status to Read…. but if the message was already selected, you can mark it as Read by choosing the option in the Mark dropdown icon.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to mark messages as read or unread in RoundCube.

Using multiple identities in RoundCube

Using multiple identities in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to use multiple identities.

Click the Settings option.

Under Settings, click the Identities option.

To create a new identity, click the plus icon at the bottom.

Enter the desired information for the new identity.

When finished, click Save.

The new identity is now listed along with our original identity.

You can create as many identities as you wish, by repeating the steps we just did.

Let’s return to the main E-mail page.

Click the Compose icon to compose a new mail.

Now when sending email, we can choose to send FROM any of our identities by selecting the identity from this Sender drop-down box.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to use multiple identities in RoundCube.

How to create folders in RoundCube

How to create folders in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to create folder to help organize our emails.

Click the Settings option.

Click the Folders option.

At the bottom, click the Plus icon.

Type the name of the new folder in the Folder name window.

Select the Parent folder of the new folder we are creating OR leave the setting as it is to make this new folder as a primay folder.

Select the view mode as per your needs.

When finished, click the Save button.

That’s it! The new folder has been created, and is shown here in our list of folders.

Click our new folder to see its contents.

Select the folder to rename it.

Enter a new name for the folder.

To delete the folder, select it….

Then click this dropdown icon and select Delete.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create additional folders in RoundCube.

How to save a draft message in RoundCube

How to save a draft message in RoundCube

This tutorial assumes that you’ve already logged in to RoundCube webmail.

Now let’s learn how to save draft email messages.

Click the Compose icon.

Let’s start composing a message.

While composing an email, you may find that you’ll want to save your work and come back to it later.

You can do that by clicking the Save icon.

The message has been saved to Drafts now.

Let’s return to the main E-Mail page.

To find your saved draft messages, click the Drafts folder.

There is it! To continue composing the message, simply double click the message.

You can then continue to compose your email.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to save messages as drafts in RoundCube, so you can complete them at a later time.

How to install and set up WpSmush in WordPress

How to install and set up WpSmush in WordPress

This tutorial assumes that you are already logged in to the WordPress admin panel as the admin user.

Now Let’s learn how to install and set up Wp Smush plugin in WordPress.

WpSmush allows you to easily optimize the website images to improve your website performance.

In Search Plugins window , search for Smush.

We have searched the plugin here.

Great, You have successfully installed the WPSmush plugin.

The WpSmush plugin is activated now.

You are now on WpSmush settings page.

Automatically smush my images on upload – This option would automatically optimize your uploaded image and images that are created by WordPress. Keep it enabled.

Smush will detect the uploaded images and will optimize it.

Preserve image EXIF data – If you need information about your image such as time and location then you can enable this option.

Resize original images If you want to save disk space and do not want to store huge images on your server then you can enable this option.

Now, Click on Install Now button.

Point the mouse cursor on Plugins and then click on Add New menu.

Click on Activate button in order to activate the plugin

Finally, click on Update Settings button.

That’s it, you have successfully activated and configured the WpSmush plugin.

This is the end of this tutorial, you now know how to install and set up WpSmush plugin in WordPress.

How to install and set up Wordfence Security in WordPress

How to install and set up Wordfence Security in WordPress

This tutorial assumes that you are already logged in to the WordPress admin panel as the admin user.

Now Let’s learn How to install and set up Wordfence Security plugin in WordPress.

Wordfence Security plugin helps you in detecting and protecting your WordPress installation from intrusions and security risks.

Point the mouse on Plugins and then click on Add New menu.

In Search Plugins window, search Wordfence Security.

We have searched the plugin here.

Now, Click on Install Now button.

That’s it! You have successfully installed the Wordfence Security plugin.

Click on Activate button in order to activate the plugin.

The Wordfence Security plugin is activated now.

Point the mouse on Wordefence option and then click on Dashboard menu.

Fix them accordingly.

The Dashboard shows the recent issues and the update notifications.

Since we are using free edition of the plugin not all features are available.

To upgrade to the paid edition of the plugin , click on Upgrade to Premium button.

Click on Scan menu.

To run a security scan of your current WordPress installation click on START A WODEFENCE SCAN button.

Once the scan has completed, you’ll be notified of the results.

Click on Scheduling tab.

Scan scheduling option is available only with Premium version of the plugin.

Click on Options tab.

Configure the scan options as per your needs or keep them as it is.

Click on SAVE OPTIONS button.

Click on Firewall menu.

Click on Optimize the Wordefence Firewall button.

Wordfence plugin has scanned and selected the server configuration automatically.

you can also use the dropdown menu to select an alternative setup.

You can select the set up as per your server configuration.

Let’s configure the plugin now.

Click on Continue button.

Click on Download.htaccess button to download the file as a backup.

Click on Continue button.

Now, click on SAVE button.

At the bottom of the page , configure Whitelist URLs (which will not be tested by the Firewall) and configure Advanced Settings.

Click on Bruteforce Protection tab.

Configure the Brute Force Protection settings as per your requirements or keep them as it is.

Click on SAVE OPTIONS button.

Click on Rate Limiting tab.

Configure the options as per your needs or keep them as it is.

Click on SAVE OPTIONS button.

Click on Blocking menu.

In order to remove the blocked IPs, click on Clear all blocked IP addresses link.

To remove the locked out IPs click on Clear all locked out IP addresses link.

To block an IP fill it in Manually block IP window and click on the button near the window.

In order to view the blocked IPs and locked IPs, click on respected windows.

Country Blocking option is available in Wordfence premium version only.

We will skip the Country Blocking option.

Options under Advanced Blocking tab helps to block IP ranges, hostnames, user agents and referrers.

Configure the options as per your needs.

Click on Live Traffic menu.

The Live Traffic menu helps to view real-time updates on IP addresses accessing your website and IPs that are being blocked by Wordfence.

Click on Advanced Blocking tab.

Click on Tools menu.

Password Auditing is available for Premium Members only so we will skip it.

Click on Whois Lookup tab.

Whois Lookup tool helps to view domain/IP owner’s details.

Type in a domain name or IP in window and then click on Look up IP or Domain button.

Click on Cellphone Sign-In tab.

We will skip this tool as its available for only Paid version of Wordfence.

Click on Diagnostics tab.

The Diagnostics tab helps to identify any configuration, permissions issues in your WordPress installation.

Click on Options menu.

The Wordfence Options page shows all the options plus other additional option from the other menus that we have already configured.

Once you are done with configuring the options, scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Click on SAVE OPTIONS button.

That’s it, You have successfully configured the Wordfence Security plugin.

This is the end of this tutorial. You now know how to install and set up Wordfence Security plugin in WordPress.

How to install and set up W3 Total Cache in WordPress

How to install and set up W3 Total Cache in WordPress

This tutorial assumes that you are already logged in to the WordPress admin panel as the admin user.

Now Let’s learn How to install and set up W3 Total Cache plugin in WordPress.

W3 Total Cache improves the SEO and user experience of your site by increasing website performance.

Point the mouse on Plugins and then click on Add New menu

In Search Plugins window, search for W3 Total Cache.

We have searched the plugin here.

Now, Click on Install Now button.

That’s it! You have successfully installed the W3 Total cache plugin.

Click on Activate button in order to activate the plugin

The W3 Total Cache plugin is activated now.

Click on Settings option.

Let’s configure W3 Total cache plugin.

Enable Preview Mode if you’re adjusting W3TC settings on a live website.

In Minify section, click on the check box to enable Minify option.

Keep all other settings as it is under Minify section.

Leave the Opcache code settings as it is.

In Database Cache section, click on the check box to enable the option.

In Opcode Cache section , click on the check box to enable the option.

In Object Cache Method select the option as per your hosting environment.

In Browser Cache section,click on the check box to enable the option.

In CDN section, click on the check box to enable the option if you have subscribed for CDN services.

Reverse Proxy section, to use this option you will need to install Varnish on your server and go through some advanced server configuration steps.

If you have the varnish server’s IPs , enable the option and configure the IPs in Varnish Servers Window.

The Monitoring section is used to integrate New Relic server monitoring with W3TC.

We will leave this option as it is.

In Fragment Cache Section select the Fragment Cache Method by clicking on dropdown window.

Verify your W3TC premium license key in License Window.

In Miscellaneous section, Enable the Optimize disk enhanced page and minify disk caching for NFS option.

Leave all of the other settings in the Miscellaneous section as it is.

Debug Mode should remain disabled unless you are actively using it.

Import/Export Settings option helps in duplicate plugin settings between multiple sites.

To copy the settings from other website, click on Choose file button in Import Configuration option and then click on Upload button.

Click on Download button to export the current settings in Export Configuration Option.

if you want a fresh start configuring W3TC plugin, click on Restore Default Settings button.

Now, click on Save all Settings and Purge Caches button.

Keep the Toggle all caching types on or off (at once) option disabled.

Keep the Page Cache and Page Cache Method options enabled.

Set the Minify mode to Manual.

Keep the Database Cache Method settings as it is.

Click on CDN type drop down window and select the CDN service which you have subscribed.

Configure the the Fragment Cache Method as per your hosting environment.

That’s it, You have successfully configured the W3TC plugin.

This is the end of this tutorial. You now know how to install and set up W3 Total cache plugin in WordPress.

How to install and set up Updraft Plus in WordPress

How to install and set up Updraft Plus in WordPress

This tutorial assumes that you are already logged in to the WordPress admin panel as the admin user.

Now Let’s learn How to install and set up UpdraftPlus plugin in WordPress.

UpdraftPlus plugin helps to simpliy the backup and restoration process of your wordpress website.

Point the mouse on Plugins and then click on Add New menu.

In Search Plugins window , search for UpdraftPlus.

We have searched the plugin here.

Now, click on Install Now button.

That’s it! You have successfully installed the UpdraftPlus plugin.

Click on Activate button in order to activate the plugin

The UpdraftPlus plugin is activated now.

Click on Settings option.

To restore an existing backup click the Restore button and follow the process.

You can even create a copy / migrate your website using Clone/Migrate button.

Click on Existing Backups tab.

Use this tab to view the existing backups.

Use the Upload backup files link to upload the existing backup files.

You can even rescan local folder or remote storage for the backup files.

Click on Settings tab.

Configure the backups schedule as per your needs by clicking on the respected dropdown window.

Configure the number of scheduled backups that you want to keep.

Configure the remote storage where you want to store your backups as per your needs.

Let’s configure a FTP remote storage to store the backups.

Click on FTP icon.

Configure the FTP storage details accordingly.

Use the Test FTP Settings button to validate the details.

In the include in files backup option, select the items that you want to backup as per your needs.

Click on Advanced Tools tab.

The Site information option,shows all the information of your wordpress website.

In order to create a backup, click on Backup Now button and follow the process.

Click on Lock settings option.

Lock settings is available with PAID version of UpdraftPlus plugin.

Click on UpdraftCentral option.

Search/replace database option is available with PAID version of the plugin.

Click on Site size option.

This option shows the size of Plugins and other mentioned items on the page.

Click on count link to view the size of each item.

Click on Export/Import settings option.

In order to export the settings of the plugin click on Export settings button.

Use the Import settings button to use the existing UpdraftPlus plugin settings from the other website.

Click on Wipe settings option.

As the option says, it will delete all the plugin settings.

That’s it, You have successfully configured the UpdraftPlus plugin.

This is the end of this tutorial. You now know how to install and set up UpdraftPlus plugin in WordPress.

How to install and set up Tawk.to Live Chat in WordPress

How to install and set up Tawk.to Live Chat in WordPress

This tutorial assumes that you are already logged in to the WordPress admin panel as the admin user.

Now Let’s learn How to install and set up Tawk.to Live chat plugin in WordPress.

Tawk.to live chat plugin lets you monitor and chat with visitors on your WordPress site.

Point the mouse on Plugins and then click on Add New menu.

In Search Plugins window, search for Tawk.to live chat.

We have searched the plugin here.

Now, Click on Install Now button.

Great, You have successfully installed the Tawk.to live chat plugin.

Click on Activate button in order to activate the plugin.

The Tawk.to live chat plugin is activated now.

Now lets set up and configure the plugin.

Click on Settings option.

You are on Tawk.to plugin settings page.

Click on Visibility Options option.

Keep all the settings as it is and then click on Account Settings option.

This tutorial assumes that you have a registered account with Tawk.to.

Type in your Registered email address and password.

You are now logged in to your Tawk.to account.

Click on Dashboard for further configuration of your Tawk.to account.

Click on Sign In button.

Finally Click on Save Changes button.

That’s it, you have successfully activated and configured the Tawk.to live chat plugin.

This is the end of this tutorial, you now know how to install and set up Tawk.to live chat plugin in WordPress.