Moving WordPress can be a cumbersome process. Especially migrating your website to a new server involves many different steps which can take a lot of time. The hardest part, however, is moving the MySQL database. Especially with when it’s of a certain size, downloading the database from the old server and uploading it to the new location can be a…. Continue Reading
17 of the Best Google Fonts (And How to Use Them in WordPress)
Are you ready to update your WordPress website, but you’re struggling with the decision which font to choose? There are just so many. How are you supposed to know which are the best Google Fonts to choose for your site? Especially, since the choice of fonts has real-life consequences for the success of your website. If all else fails, sometimes…. Continue Reading
How to add HTTPS and SSL to WordPress – Step by Step Guide!
While the Internet has brought about many awesome things, one part of our lives which it has slowly eroded is privacy. Sharing all kinds of information about ourselves online has become completely normal. I’m not just talking about the way we now let everyone know about what we had for lunch today (I had a big salad, you?) but also…. Continue Reading
Selling WordPress Themes Today – An Interview with Pixelgrade
The WordPress theme market continues to go strong. Despite running for several years and established large players in the field, saturation hasn’t set in. There is still space for innovation and newcomers. In the past we have already shone a light on some of them like Press75 and Macho Themes. In this post, we want to do the same with…. Continue Reading
30 WordPress Firefox Plugins for Developers and Bloggers
For many years Microsoft’s Internet Explorer ruled the Internet with a de facto monopolistic position. Thank god times have changed. By now the browser landscape is much more diversified and Internet users can choose between a number of browsers. One of them is Firefox, an open-source browser made by Mozilla. Some years back it was the first real contender for…. Continue Reading
Effective WordPress Growth Hacking Techniques and Plugins
With WordPress anyone can build a website — quite literally. The platform is beginner-friendly, powerful and makes the process really easy. However, building a website and building a successful website are very different things. While anyone can now do the first part, not everyone is up for part two. What is a successful website? Simply put, a website that achieves…. Continue Reading
How to Create a Welcome Mat (Full-screen Call to Action) For Your WordPress Website
I probably don’t have to tell you that every page on your website should have a clearly defined goal and purpose. Yep, every single one of them. Each page should be aimed at getting your visitors to take a certain action — like join your newsletter, leave a comment, click “like” on Facebook or whatever you are trying to do….. Continue Reading
How to Create a Killer About Page For Your WordPress Blog
The About page is one of the most important pages on your WordPress blog. Yes, the one where you slapped on some info about yourself a year ago and haven’t looked at since. Really, that’s important? Isn’t the About page just something every blogger creates out of a sense of duty? Unfortunately, that is often the case. However, that doesn’t mean…. Continue Reading
An Interview With Jason Schuller, Creator of Pickle
Anyone working with WordPress on a regular basis, will quickly form a clear understanding of “what WordPress is“. While websites designed with the CMS can look many different ways, the system behind it remains relatively unchanged. One such constant is the WordPress admin area — the way we create posts and pages, place widgets and perform other routine tasks. Yet,…. Continue Reading
All You Need to Know About How to Promote WordPress Plugins and Themes
WordPress has given rise to many new forms of business: WordPress developers, designers and content creators (*cough*) to name just a few of them. The masses of people who indirectly make a living through WordPress by using the platform to sell their goods, services and advertise their brick-and-mortar businesses should also not be forgotten. A growing number of WordPresses, however,…. Continue Reading
