Category: WordPress
Tips and guides for building, optimising, and managing your website with WordPress and other tools. Learn how to create a site that attracts and converts clients.
50+ WordPress plugins across 10 essential categories
One of the major advantages to having a self-hosted WordPress site is having access to over 50,000 plugins in the WordPress Plugins Directory and thousands more premium plugins available. In…
Install and test self-hosted WordPress locally on your computer (using MAMP)
There has been so many emails in my inbox during this pandemic asking about how to go about setting up a new WordPress site to test a new idea. Installing…
Want to turn your WordPress site into an e-commerce store? Here are 3 plugins that will add shop functionality to your site
Are you looking to build an online store using WordPress but not sure how to go about it? It can be overwhelming trying to figure out the best option to…
How to add a widget area above your WordPress blog posts
The space above your blog posts is a great place to add a blog menu, an email optin, a featured post, an ad or simply an image. This tutorial will…
35 things to do after installing WordPress
You’ve chosen your domain, purchased your hosting and installed WordPress. You’ve logged in and made it to the WordPress Dashboard. Now what? While it’s tempting to go straight into creating…
How to disable fullscreen mode in Gutenberg WordPress Editor
WordPress 5.4 introduced fullscreen mode as default for the Gutenberg editor. That means every time you open a post or page, it is shown as fullscreen without your WordPress Admin…
Complete guide to moving from Blogger to self-hosted WordPress without losing Google rankings
Do you currently have a blog on Blogger which you’d like to transfer to self-hosted WordPress? Although there are a couple of upfront costs and may be a slight learning…
How to properly move from WordPress.com to self hosted WordPress.org
Have you made the decision to move from WordPress.com to the self-hosted version of WordPress? I highly recommend WordPress.org over WordPress.com. There are a couple of upfront costs but in…
Fix the critical error on your WordPress website
It’s likely at some point in your journey with WordPress, that you’ll come across the dreaded critical error. It typically looks something like this: There has been a critical error…
8 ways to speed up your WordPress site
Not surprising as a fast-loading site improves user experience, increases your page views and helps with your SEO. According to research by WPengine, a single second delay in page load speed can…
Web Host Providers for WordPress users [affiliate links]
Performance, security, reliability and cost are among the top factors when deciding where to host your blog or website. There are a number of good hosts available these days and…
Just moved to self-hosted WordPress? Here’s what you need to know
Self-hosted WordPress or wordpress.org is known as a Content Management System (CMS). A CMS is a software that allows you to easily create, edit, organise and publish content from a…
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