Karol K
Karol Krol is a writer, content strategist, and WordPress figure-outer with over 20 years of experience rooted in website building and web technologies. With his expertise underpinned by a master's degree in computer science, he authored "WordPress Complete" - the ultimate WordPress handbook for newbies. His work has been published across numerous industry websites. He leads the editorial team at WPShout.
WP Engine vs Pagely vs Synthesis vs Flywheel vs GoDaddy WordPress Hosting
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If you’re looking for a good WordPress hosting platform, and you’re just about done with cheap low-quality providers, then you’re in a good place. Today, we’re comparing five of the most popular and recognized managed WordPress hosting solutions out there: WP Engine vs Pagely vs Synthesis vs Flywheel vs GoDaddy.
(read more)[INFOGRAPHIC] The Good, Bad and Ugly of WordPress Hosting
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If you're not interested in all-things WordPress hosting, then sorry, but we're going at it again (with this WordPress hosting infographic). For a good reason, though! Whether we like it or not, hosting is a mandatory element in any website-building project.
(read more)WordPress Theme Shop Directory in 2023: Who’s Leading the WordPress Theme Market Right Now, 100 Theme Shops Analyzed
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TL;DR: What you're about to read is our list of 100 WordPress theme shops currently in the market, and their rank relative to one another. In other words, you can see who's on top of the game, who's growing, who's declining. The WordPress theme shop directory 2019 edition.
(read more)Best CDN for WordPress: 5 Content Delivery Networks Compared
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This post compares the performance and the features offered by the leaders in the CDN market for WordPress (but not limited to). Read on to find out which of the main players is most likely to work for your WordPress site: MaxCDN (StackPath) vs CloudFlare vs Amazon CloudFront vs Akamai Edge vs Fastly.
(read more)3 Best WordPress RSS Feed Plugins of 2025
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Pulling articles from other sites into your own can be tricky. Pick the wrong plugin and you get clutter, broken layouts, or half-loaded posts that are nowhere near your editorial standards.
(read more)5 Free Jira Alternatives That Are Just as Good
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Jira Software is impressive. Let’s be honest here. Atlassian – the company behind it – has not only built a great development and project management tool, but also lined up a whole range of other tools that integrate with the main package (handling things like documentation, help desk, etc.).
(read more)All You Need to Know About Managed WordPress Hosting
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Is the (managed) WordPress hosting industry coming to an end? I mean, is WordPress easy-to-grasp enough so that we no longer need any companies helping us out setting up our web servers, and then taking care of those servers on a regular basis?
(read more)Mandrill Pricing Too Much? 5 Cheaper Mandrill Alternatives
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TL;DR: Mandrill wanted to raise their prices 4x. They found a way to do that by merging with MailChimp. Here are some Mandrill alternatives. I know I know ... I sound like a click-baity BuzzFeed headline, sorry. But that's, more or less, the case.
(read more)Free Images for Blogs – How to Get Them & Use Them Effectively (Warning! Non-Obvious Advice, Data-Backed)
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They say that blog posts with images get around 94 percent more views than those without them. Yeah, alright, but are those “just numbers”? I mean, is there any particular reason why images work that well on WordPress blogs, or do we just like to look at them … with no further explanation needed?
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OptinMonster vs LeadPages vs Sumo vs Thrive Leads
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What's the average optin rate you get on your WordPress site/blog? If you're using only basic forms in the sidebar, it's probably something in the 0.5% range (or less). Meaning, for every 200 visitors to your site, only *1* ends up subscribing to your email list.
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WordPress Stats: Your Ultimate List of WordPress Statistics (Data, Studies, Facts – Even the Little-Known)
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Okay, so you’re writing a post/article or creating some other piece of content around WordPress, but you want for what you’re saying to pack a stronger punch … to resonate with the reader better.
(read more)15+ Free WordPress Business Themes for 2025 (Responsive, Corporate)
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When you’re starting a new business, you need to pay attention to the smallest of details. One of such, is a good-looking and well-optimized website that can help you market and build a brand. To help you get going right away, we’ve prepared this list of the best free WordPress business themes on the market.
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SiteGround vs Bluehost vs HostGator vs InMotion vs GoDaddy (2023)
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Today, we're comparing 5 of the top shared hosting providers for WordPress: SiteGround vs Bluehost vs HostGator vs InMotion Hosting vs GoDaddy.
(read more)Visualizer Plugin Review for WordPress: Features, Charts, and What You Need to Know in 2026
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Want to show data on your WordPress site? And I don't mean just dump some numbers on a page. I mean actually make it clear, clean, easy to understand, and frankly good looking. Well, you need a tool for charts.
(read more)Wix vs Squarespace vs Weebly vs Jimdo
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So you’re looking for a way to build a website, but you don’t want to pay a lot of money for it, nor do you want to spend days trapped in some source code doing it all by yourself, right?
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How to Design a WordPress Website: 6 Steps From Start to Finish
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WordPress is not perfect as a web development platform, especially when working with clients. That's why we need to adapt a certain approach if we want to make them happy (read: so they will pay us).
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