WordPress, the world’s favorite software to build websites and blogs, has a steep learning curve for some people. Luckily, there is a rich seam of resources online to help anyone, no matter what their experience, learn how to make better use of their WordPress installation. On this page, we’ve compiled a list of resources for … Read more
In 2022, it’s never been easier to build your own website or blog. There are tons of tools you can use to create the perfect site. And there are thousands of tutorials you can follow to learn everything you need to know. On this page, we’ll cover the basic process for taking a website from … Read more
As is so often the case with WordPress, making a change to your website is really simple but doing so could have major consequences on your traffic or the way your site performs. In the case of switching a document type from Post to Page (or vice versa) you must first take into consideration the … Read more
If you want to use WordPress to build a self-hosted website or start a blog, you have a choice of two flavors: WordPress.org and WordPress.com. What are the differences between the two? WordPress.org provides you with the software you need to start a WordPress-powered website or build an app. You’ll need to download the software … Read more
Have you spent hours creating a killer blog post to later realise there’s a spelling mistake in the URL? Me too. The big question is – what do you do about it? The first choice is to leave it alone and to forget all about it. The second choice is to fix the spelling mistake. But doing that … Read more
If you’re running a website on the self-hosted version of WordPress, you probably know how easy it is to break it. You might install a plugin that conflicts with another. You might add or remove code that stops your site functioning properly. You might disable a feature you like simply by switching themes. All of … Read more
The default language on a self-hosted WordPress website (or blog) is United States English. If you’re from the UK, for example, and prefer using words like “bin” instead of “trash” or “hi” instead of “howdy”, or you’re in another part of the world where the predominant language isn’t English, you might like to change the default language … Read more
When it comes to choosing a premium WordPress theme for your website, you have an abundance of options available to you. This page showcases some of the major online stores in the premium themes space and outlines their major features, offers, and terms. The list isn’t complete – new shops and studios open all the … Read more
Let’s get one thing straight, right from the get-go – starting a blog is easy. Starting a blog and growing that blog into a money making machine is damn hard. But it’s possible if you give it time. How much time? It depends on a few factors but typically it takes about two years to … Read more
Building your own website or blog from the ground up is not as difficult as you might think. And the beauty of the method you’ll learn today is that you don’t need to know how to code or design graphics. Interested in learning more? Keep reading. These are the five steps needed to get a … Read more
Sometimes it makes sense to block search engines from indexing your website. For example, you might buy a brand new domain name and build your WordPress website on a live server to save the hassle of moving it once it’s finished (make sense for beginners), or you might want to redesign an existing site on … Read more
Before we get into it, let’s answer the burning question asked by absolute beginners – “What is a WordPress plugin?” A plugin is a script or program you add to the core files to make WordPress do something it wouldn’t normally do. Okay, so now you know the basic definition of a WordPress plugin, you’re … Read more