Website Performance: The Unexpected Benefit of Security
Several years ago I suddenly got an automated message from my web host telling me that my account was using too many resources, and I…
Tag: wordpress
2020 Comparison of 4 WordPress Page Builders
Page builders, page builders … you’re all pretty. Can’t we all just get along? Say you have limited web design experience, you need a website,…
Is a WordPress Page Builder Right for You?
You need a web site. You’re not a coder. You’ve dabbled in WordPress enough to know that the blog you created years ago when it…
How to Use Tables in WordPress
Tables are very useful to present data, especially data related to numerical values. People find it easier to read and interpret the data (identify patterns…
How to Test a WordPress Backup Before Restoring
If you’re here, you probably have a sound backup strategy in place to protect your data from any loss or outages. But, do you have…
How to Migrate an existing WordPress instance to an Azure VM with WP+MySQL running in Docker
All deployments of WordPress require an installation of PHP for running WordPress Core and associated extensions, along with a MySQL database for backing storage of your…
How to Create Image Collages in WordPress
The Easy Image Collage plugin for WordPress allows you to create image collages within your WordPress site and use them everywhere, either on a post,…
How to Display a Postcard-Style Grid of Posts in WordPress
All over the web, you will find a design pattern, in which the information about the latest posts or any other kind of listing is…
How to Embed Wistia Videos in Gutenberg WordPress
Wistia is a very cool video marketing service. It has a lot of features designed to make it easy to use videos in your marketing.…
How to Use the Group Block in Gutenberg WordPress
I’ve been using (and enjoying) Gutenberg more and more, and I’ve learned to work around its eccentricities and in many way it has made my…
How to Create a Custom Page Template in WordPress
WordPress allows you to create custom layouts for all of your pages. These custom layouts are called templates. For example, if you have a web…
Embed WordPress Posts & WooCommerce Products
You probably know that WordPress makes it easy to embed social media in Posts and Pages. But did you know that you can easily embed snippets…
How to Set Up WordPress Multisites
Multisites allow you run multiple websites from just one WordPress installation. Each website can have different users, different themes and different plugins. This is possible…
5 Ways to Tell if a Site is Built in WordPress
One of the most common questions we get from WordPress students is, “How can I tell if a site is built in WordPress?” It’s not…
How to Use Akeeba Backup for WordPress
The de facto standard for backing up a Joomla site is Akeeba Backup. The software is excellent, feature rich, and very reliable. The developer of…
5 Changes in WordPress 3.5
It’s not due out until December, but WordPress 3.5 already has a beta release. With the exception of a new theme, version 3.5 is primarily…
The OSToolbar is Now on WordPress.org
Last week we released a completely free version of the OSToolbar. In more good news, the OSToolbar is now available on WordPress.org. The OSToolbar’s official…
What’s New in the OSToolbar for WordPress?
The OSToolbar is our way of making life easier for webdesigners. Using the OSToolbar, you can place video tutorials directly into a WordPress dashboard. Your…
WordPress 3.4 is All About Theme Customization
The beta version of WordPress 3.4 is out. So what’s new? At first glance, you might say “not much”. Unlike version 3.3, there are no…