Pop-Ups have a bad reputation from a user experience perspective. Unfortunately, despite the rumors that nobody likes them, they seem to work amazingly well and the data backs it up. Right here on WPKube we’ve seen the results of using pop-up opt-ins and the numbers are pretty impressive. We’ve been able to increase our opt-in rate by almost 200% using…. Continue Reading
How to Publish Blog Posts in WordPress Directly via Email
Quite possibly the best part about WordPress is that it simplifies our writing and blogging experience in various ways. For instance, the WYSIWYG editor ensures that users who are not well versed with code do not have to deal with code. Similarly, the Publicize feature of Jetpack ensures that your posts are shared across social media platforms without you having…. Continue Reading
How to Use BackupBuddy – The Best Backup Solution for WordPress?
BackupBuddy from iThemes is a popular solution for WordPress developers looking to simplify the management of multiple client sites. This handy plugin helps handle backup, migration, and restoration of websites in a sensible manner. Backups include all elements of the theme – content and style – as well as any installed plugins and widgets. Backing up or migrating websites individually…. Continue Reading
WordPress and WordPress Themes: Yes, They’re Different. But…
I remember the days when I was just like you. I had no idea what a web host was, what WordPress really was, and terms like themes and plugins were completely lost on me. I’m serious: No idea… If this is you — don’t feel bad. Everyone has a starting point and soon enough you’re going to understand all of…. Continue Reading
How to Add an Author Box/Bio in WordPress – 2 Methods
If you’re a solo blogger, adding an author bio at the end of every post is a great way to inform your readers about who you are and what you do. On the other hand, if your blog has several different contributors posting content (like WPKube), then an author bio will help your readers to keep track of the writer…. Continue Reading
More Comments, More Subscribers – Why Postmatic Should Be Your DeFacto WordPress Comment Plugin
Ask any blogger what their two main wishes are for their blogs, and eight times out of ten* you’ll probably get “more comments” and “more subscribers” as the answer. *Note – eight times out of ten is not a scientific discovery, although it may be. So…. Especially for bloggers who thrive on engagement, more comments means more goals met. More…. Continue Reading
Launch: A Free “Coming Soon” WordPress Theme
Here at WP Kube we’re big on providing you with the best WordPress resources, tutorials, guides, how-to’s, and more. It’s all about delivering value to our awesome WordPress community and in particular, to you, our loyal reader. Today we’re excited to offer something completely new – a free WordPress theme designed to help to kick-off your next website, product or…. Continue Reading
16 Useful Code Snippets for WordPress
It’s the little things that make a difference, right? That’s part of what makes WordPress so great – the number of ways in which it can be customized to meet your specific needs is virtually limitless. Sure you can find plugins to meet just about every need imaginable but if you can find a simple snippet to get the job…. Continue Reading
Most Popular Affiliate Programs for WordPress Related Site
If you have a blog or website about WordPress, and you’re looking to increase revenue, this post will cover some of the most popular WordPress related affiliate programs. Something you might want to look into. If you’re new to the concept of making money online, you might not know what an affiliate program is. An affiliate program a company has…. Continue Reading
Improving WordPress Site Performance With Prefetching and Prerendering
The never ending quest to improve the performance of our WordPress sites requires a wide arsenal of tricks, not just caching. Two important and related tools, are telling the browser which domains to be prepared to load, and which pages to start loading in the background. This way the browser is able to load links the user is likely to…. Continue Reading