Ready to update your WordPress version, plugin(s) or theme but not sure where to start and afraid something might go wrong? While this is understandable, it is important to use the latest version of WordPress, plugins and theme for the best security and performance of your website. How to update WordPress themes and plugins Outdated themes […]

One thing you have to think about when you go self-hosted is security! Here are ten things you can do to help secure your WordPress site… 1. Update WordPressOne of the most common security issues for WordPress sites are related to running outdated versions of the WordPress core, themes and plugins. Regularly updating your site will […]

Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect last year, there has been a lot of questions surrounding cookies. Last week the Information Commissioner Office (ICO), which is the UK Data Protection Authority, published its long-awaited cookie guidelines. In relation to cookies, we look to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) before […]

I have a lot of files on my MacBook and I try make a real effort to keep it clean, organised and free of junk. Especially since this mishap at the beginning of this year where I almost lost everything! Over the past eight years I’ve been… A full-time Creative Digital Media student A full-time […]

A child theme allows you to make customisations to different aspects of your site’s appearance while preserving your theme’s style and functionality. A parent theme includes all of the required WordPress template files and assets for the theme to work. A child theme works like any other theme, except it inherits the style and functions of the […]

If you’ve recently changed your theme, you may be wondering why some post thumbnails aren’t being displayed anymore. This could be that the featured images aren’t set, but instead of manually editing each post individually to add a featured image there are ways to automatically set it. You can use a plugin to do this […]