WordPress Tutorials

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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?

When you install a WordPress theme, you’ll get a built-in header that sits at the top of your site. However, this header design is often quite basic and might not include the elements you want. Therefore, you might be wondering how to edit a WordPress header. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at why you might want to edit a WordPress header. Then, we’ll show you the ways to do it.

A WordPress website’s look is based almost entirely on the theme you use. This is a collection of templates that you’ll style from the platform’s dashboard, and there are thousands of them available within the WordPress Theme Directory, third-party sites such as ThemeForest, and direct from developer sites. However, you’ll need to know how to install your WordPress theme in a few different ways.

Want to learn how to hide page titles in WordPress? Although WordPress does not offer a native feature to hide page titles, you have plenty of options to get the job done, including both code-free options and custom CSS. In this article, you’ll learn four methods that you can use to hide the title for individual pieces of content or for all of your content:

Searching for the best way to set up WordPress dynamic content? In this post, you'll learn a code-free way to easily add dynamic content directly to the native WordPress block editor (AKA Gutenberg).