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.
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Whether you work for a non-profit organization or a charity, or you're simply running a fundraiser for a particular cause, you know that having a donation form on your website is a must. And if your website happens to run on WordPress, then today's your lucky day because I'm going to show you one of the easiest available ways to add it.
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If you have a static WordPress site or you're strongly considering launching one, then you're probably already aware of its default limitations. One of the big ones is the inability to add a search function to your site. But with a little bit of creative thinking, you can use a free, open-source JavaScript library called Lunr (along with a few other tools) to get around that problem and build one anyway. Here's how...
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Static WordPress sites have a lot of advantages over more traditional WordPress projects. In most cases they are cheaper, faster, and more secure. However, one big drawback is that you can't use contact forms on your pages or posts by default. In this guide I'm going to show you a free solution to get around this problem.
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I know what you're probably thinking - there's a catch. Well, there IS. But it's not some special promo rate or a first-year deal. The catch is that this solution requires more effort to pull off compared to signing up for a shared hosting plan with pre-installed WordPress. What I'm going to teach you is how to build a WordPress site on your computer using Local by Flywheel. Then you're going to convert that site to a static version, deploy it Cloudflare Pages, and maintain it using GitHub and some code. It's ambitious, but worth it.
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Most guides about building WordPress sites put me to sleep. They’re long, confusing, and loaded with useless extras that are not needed in practical situations. Not this one. In this post, I’ll show you exactly how to make a WordPress website – no fluff, no fancy jargon. Beginners get clear steps from scratch. Intermediate users find tips to make their work easier. Advanced folks unlock expert tweaks and god-tier workflows. It’s all here!
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If you’re a WordPress developer, you probably do most of your work in test environments. That way, you can tinker with your plugins, themes, and sites all you want without breaking anything for real. The only question is, which local WordPress development tools are the best fit for your needs?
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“Why bother with WordPress cheat sheets?” – you may ask. Well, maybe it’s just me, but I find it rather hard to remember all those keyboard shortcuts, function names, arguments, structures and whatnots that all come “with the territory” when you’re doing any kind of WordPress dev, design, or publishing work.
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As much as I love using WordPress, there are certain quirks about it that annoy me. One of those in particular is that the only default way to change your user profile photo is by linking it to a Gravatar profile. It’s not only annoying because it forces you to create an account with a service that you probably wouldn’t use otherwise, but then it also populates that same photo on any WordPress site you log into (if you use the same email address).
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Figuring out how to track WordPress search keywords can be a very valuable thing. First off, you most likely do have a search field on your site. But what good is it if you don’t know how people actually use it?
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WordPress is a powerful content management system (CMS) that pretty much anyone can use to make a stunning, custom website. But, if you’ve never used the platform before, there’s a bit of a learning curve. In this post, we’re going to share eight of the best WordPress training courses for beginners.
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Creating a membership site on WordPress can be valuable to your new or existing business. In this tutorial, we’ll introduce the tools you’ll need to create a membership site on WordPress, and show you how to set them up.
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Making your website available in multiple languages can help you reach a wider audience. Let's look at what a multilingual website is, and how to create a WordPress multilingual website.
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A sticky header can improve your site experience, as well as help increase conversions. Let's take a closer look at sticky headers and discuss some best practices. Then we’ll show you four ways to create a WordPress sticky header.
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If you plan to do some updates to your website, then enabling WordPress maintenance mode is the perfect solution. In this article, we’ll discuss why maintenance mode is such a helpful tool and offer step-by-step instructions on how to get a website overhaul with its help.
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From time to time, your website’s visitors may encounter errors, like a browser’s generic 404 error page. In this post, we’ll discuss why you should create a custom 404 page and how to set one in WordPress.
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WordPress is a wonderful project, but as with any software you may find yourself wishing you had some kind of backdoor access to your code and database. Thankfully, there is a solution that can help. The WP-CLI project gives you command-line access to your WordPress installation. In this article, we'll introduce some of the typically irritating tasks that WP-CLI makes almost a fun experience, and show you how to accomplish them using the tool.
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Need help with troubleshooting WordPress? No matter how reliable the WordPress software is, you’ll probably run into some situations where you need to fix a problem. And when that happens, you’ll want to know how to go about troubleshooting WordPress. This post is here to help. Below, we’ll not just teach you how to fix some common WordPress problems, but we’ll also go over some tips for frameworks and how to approach troubleshooting in general.
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Search engines opt to show different formats of results depending on what’s searched. Among those, you have regular results (title and meta description), Q&As, advertisements, and rich snippets. In this article, we’ll talk more about what rich snippets are and how you can use them. Then we’ll show you how to use rich snippets in WordPress. Let’s get to it!
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The WordPress White Screen of Death (WSoD) is arguably one of the most infuriating errors on the platform. Getting no indication of what has happened means you have to put in the work to find a fix. The error is also one that can cause some panic and anxiety. While you have the error, your site will be out of commission. Because of this, you need to work quickly and methodically to put everything right again. Fortunately, that’s where this tutorial comes in.
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If you’ve spent any time in the WordPress community over the past few years, chances are you’ve heard reference made to the new REST API. However, unless you’re an experienced developer, you may not have any idea what the WordPress REST API actually is.
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TL;DR: Yes, hiring a WordPress maintenance company does make sense, just not for everybody.
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Ever felt that maybe WordPress caching plugins are overrated? Or maybe, could you be scratching your head wondering how many caching plugins would be too many? Whether you’re a seasoned WordPress aficionado or just getting started, caching is one of those technical WordPress subjects with a lot of grey areas.
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As functionality and interactivity increase on the web, there has been a steady increase in web page size over the last few years. As of early 2018, the average page size on the internet stood at over 2 MB! How to battle this? A little something called lazy loading images is one of the better solutions.
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WordPress is a powerful content management system (CMS) that lets you install plugins, themes, and various types of media. However, when you install WordPress using your preferred web host, the default settings will put limits on the size of what you can upload. So, you may wonder how you can modify WordPress to increase upload size. In this post, we’ll discuss some of the main reasons you may want to configure WordPress to increase upload size. Then, we’ll show you four ways to do it. Let’s get started!
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Looking for a WordPress S3 tutorial to get your WordPress site up and running with Amazon S3? Or maybe you simply want to offload WordPress media to S3? In this post, I'll take you through everything that you need to know about WordPress, Amazon S3, and how to make the two work together.
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User experience and site management become notably smoother with the WordPress dark mode toggle feature enabled. Take, for instance, the case of OLED and AMOLED screens, which operate by lighting individual pixels. In dark mode, their pixels are essentially turned off, thereby conserving power and increasing battery life.
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Picture this: you have a unique vision for a website that you’re itching to bring to life. You’re excited to run a yoga blog or perhaps launch an online store. But where do you start? Understanding how to learn WordPress is often the answer. It’s beginner-friendly, and you’ll most likely encounter WordPress at the workplace anyway. So, why not learn a bit about it?
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Back on December 6th, 2018, with WordPress 5.0's release, WordPress got a new default content editor. Called the WordPress Gutenberg editor while in development, "Gutenberg" is now known as just the "WordPress editor" or "block editor" if you want to be more specific. This tutorial explains everything you need to know to get started with it.
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