The shortcode is a powerful tool for anyone interested in modifying the way their WordPress site works, since shortcodes offer the ultimate customization without forcing you to know much about coding in general. Shortcodes are essentially short words or phrases that are placed in brackets [like-this]. You can place a WordPress shortcode into the editor, which then references additional information in…. Continue Reading
What The Heck Are WordPress Frameworks?
WordPress theme development is never easy. It requires a lot of patience, skill and stress. It will probably take you a lot of time and effort to start creating themes from scratch. Not to mention the security dangers and bugs that will come as WordPress updates come every now and then. Of course, if you’re a kick-butt designer, you would…. Continue Reading
Setting Up a Content Delivery Network with KeyCDN: Is It Worth It?
Sometimes you need to figure out a way to speed up your website so users don’t get frustrated and end up leaving your site. Search engines are also affected when your site isn’t performing well, and that’s why a CDN (content delivery network) is typically the logical next step after building up a nice following on your website. One of…. Continue Reading
WP All Import Review: A Simple Plugin For Easy WordPress Importing
Putting data into WordPress manually can take up heaps of time. Back in my days as a Content Manager, I knew this only too well. I would spend hours at a time copying and pasting over product listings, uploading images and filling in meta data. It was a real headache and one of the reasons why I stopped that line…. Continue Reading
How to Add a Custom Logo to Your WordPress Site
It seems simple, but there are so many ways to do it: How do you add a custom logo to your WordPress site? It really depends on the theme you choose when it comes to uploading an image on your WordPress site. To start, you activate your theme and go on a hunt for the area that allows you to…. Continue Reading
How to Move or Backup Your Website with the WordPress Duplicator Plugin
I’ve already mentioned how handy the Duplicator plugin is for backing up your WordPress sites, but where it really excels is when it comes to moving your sites to a new server. When I used to develop sites for clients, I would build them either locally on my own computer or online on my own webspace. The most difficult part…. Continue Reading
How Much Does It Really Cost To Start A WordPress Site
Even though WordPress’ services are generally free, managing a WordPress site really isn’t. Yes, while it is true that up to now, WordPress is free there are a lot of costs entailed in the site management side of things that is no joke. Of course, you can always try out a WordPress.com blog and casually create content in it. You…. Continue Reading
How To Send Newsletters with MailPoet WordPress Plugin
There are plenty of email marketing tools that are capable of sending great newsletters. But MailPoet is a little different in that it’s designed specifically for WordPress. This means you can expect what is literally seamless integration with WordPress. MailPoet is a freemium plugin that lets you create and deliver newsletters and post notifications from within the WordPress dashboard. Their…. Continue Reading
25+ Best Responsive BuddyPress WordPress Themes 2017
Social networking is no less a revolutionary phenomenon and perhaps the biggest boon of 21st century. Distances have blurred and the whole world has come into your hands, literally as well as metaphorically. Your mobile device is your window to the world as you can access and connect with people in all parts of the world. Now this is really…. Continue Reading
How to Set Up WooCommerce and PayPal for Google Analytics Goals
Setting up Google Analytics Goals isn’t hard, but when using WooCommerce with PayPal, a bit of tweaking is required in order to get accurate data. Maybe some of you have noticed that you’re getting some strange and inaccurate information in your Goals. That’s because the transactions (conversions) are credited to PayPal, rather than the original traffic source (your site). We’ll…. Continue Reading
