Where are WordPress Pages Stored and How to Find Them
It's a very reasonable question: where are WordPress pages stored? There are a lot of ways to answer it though. Without getting too pedantic, we really need to understand how this question is layered to give a good explanation. In this quick guide we'll cover a few different versions of the answer that you might be looking for.
(read more)How to Add a Background Image Cover in WordPress – in 1 Minute
While overall opinions on the Gutenberg editor vary, even the naysayers can't deny that there are so many elements you can add now with just the core WordPress blocks that you couldn't before. One of those elements is a background cover image. Not only is there a dedicated "cover block" solely made for this purpose, but it only takes a minute to add it to your posts. In this guide I'll show you how to do it and also how to customize it.
(read more)How to Change Your Default Category From “Uncategorized” in WordPress
So you launched a new WordPress site, wrote your first post, and published it. Then shortly afterwards you realized that it was automatically tagged as "uncategorized." We've all been there before - myself included. There's a way to change this though and in this quick tutorial I am going to show you how to do it.
(read more)Add HTML to WordPress With the Custom HTML Block (and Claude?)
The Gutenberg block editor has close to 100 default blocks available for use. However, there are still situations where you might want to add a feature to your post that's simply not available via the default blocks. That's where custom HTML comes to the rescue! In this quick guide, I'm going to show you how you can use the HTML block along with Claude (a freemium AI tool) to customize your own posts.
(read more)How Does WordPress Sound to You? Join Our Survey About WordPress Brand Tone and Voice
Over the past few years, we have seen increased efforts to better position and market the WordPress brand. Along with these efforts, we now have a Brand Writing Style Guide that defines how the WordPress voice should sound and what tone it should convey. The brand book was first created in August 2018 and has undergone several updates since then. It serves as a manual for all marketing messages, campaigns, and communication from WordPress.
(read more)I Spent 20 Hours Testing 60+ Niche WordPress Themes, and There Are Some Elephants in the Repo
Recently, I was working on a rewrite of one of our theme list posts and in the process I tested over 30 themes. By the end, I came to the unfortunate conclusion that the majority were junk. My gut feeling was that the "shiny cover, empty box" syndrome I encountered was more widespread than only the niche I worked on. So I decided to fire up a test instance of WordPress and went through 31 additional themes in a separate niche. These are the results of my research.
(read more)How to Link to Page Content From a WordPress Navigation Menu
Do you want to create a WordPress link that takes readers directly to a specific section of a page? As in, it can be a section anywhere in the middle of the page – not only the start of it. There’s an easy way to do that in WordPress. In this post, I’ll show you how.
(read more)How to Create an Ecommerce Website With WordPress
Use WooCommerce: In a nutshell, this is how to create an ecommerce website with WordPress. However, this is also a gross oversimplification. There’s lots to consider when it comes to a project like this. In fact, you should think about every action you take – even your preferred choice of ecommerce plugin.
(read more)How to Duplicate a Page in WordPress (Quickly)
There are plenty of scenarios when it makes sense to duplicate a page. Maybe you want to quickly copy a page or post with all the settings intact, or you might be running A/B split tests. Duplicating a page is simply a more elegant solution than copying and pasting content by hand.
(read more)503 Error in WordPress: What It Is and How to Fix It
Trying to deal with the 503 error in WordPress? The 503 error, AKA 503 Service Unavailable error, displays when your WordPress site’s server is unavailable for some reason.
(read more)How to Fix the “Updating Failed. The Response is Not a Valid JSON Response” Error
Did you encounter the “updating failed the response is not a valid JSON response” error on your WordPress website? It’s a common WordPress error but not a critical one. In most cases, it does not prevent you from accessing your website but can prevent you from getting on with your work.
(read more)How to Create a (Fixed) Sticky Block in Gutenberg With No Code
Are you looking for ways to create a sticky block in Gutenberg? Whether you want to create an affiliate disclaimer, offer discounts, or draw visitor attention to important features of your product – a sticky block can help you achieve these goals. Sticky blocks, also known as fixed blocks, remain visible on the screen even as the user scrolls down the page, ensuring that the content you want to highlight is always in their view.
(read more)How to Migrate Your Site With All-in-One WP Migration
There are times when you might need to migrate your WordPress site. For instance, you might want to move your local site to a live server, or switch to a new web host. In these cases and more, it’s helpful to have a tool like the All-in-One WP Migration plugin.
(read more)7 Ways to Fix the WordPress Internal Server Error 500
Are you looking for ways to fix the WordPress internal server error? The WordPress internal server error (also called the 500 internal server error) is one of those generic errors that doesn’t explain why the error occurred in the first place.
(read more)6 Best Live Chat WordPress Plugins: Features and Benefits
Are you wondering what the best live chat WordPress plugins are? Live chat is a great way to provide immediate answers to curious website visitors and encourage them to become customers.
(read more)How to Fix the 403 Forbidden Error (WordPress)
Wondering how to fix the 403 forbidden error in WordPress? First things first; 403 is a common error that you typically encounter on a WordPress website when trying to access a restricted page or post.
(read more)How to Make Fewer HTTP Requests in WordPress (11 Tips)
To display your website, a user’s browser will send HTTP requests to your server. However, if you have multiple unoptimized files, the server must process many requests. Since these can significantly increase your page loading times, you’ll want your website to make fewer HTTP requests.
(read more)10 Totally Legitimate Reasons Why You Should Never Use WordPress
We love WordPress. It's cool enough! But it's also not for everybody... At least it's not for the kind of people who might be susceptible to WordPress' *charm* in certain areas.
(read more)InstaWP Review: Create WordPress Testing Sites in One Click
For developers, it’s important to have a development environment to deploy coding changes without breaking a live site. InstaWP claims to create new WordPress installs in seconds, but you might not know if this is an effective tool. Fortunately, our InstaWP review will cover everything you need to know!
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