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WordPress is the world's leading CMS platform for publishers and bloggers. The platform has evolved over the years to become a de facto solution for building websites, publishing blogs, and managing online stores. Our selection of WordPress articles covers tutorials, tips, and insights into making the most out of your time spent using the platform.
For the average WordPress user, a simple contact form is enough to satisfy their basic needs. But, if you run an online business such as an eCommerce store or an online education platform - your requirements for building forms are going to increase substantially. As such, this article is focused on the best WordPress plugins for building forms, particularly for business sites, education platforms, and eCommerce stores.
In this article, we are going to take a close look at some of the leading WordPress plugins for managing bookings, appointments, events, and anyone looking to manage client onboarding. There's an enormous selection of plugins to choose from - so the goal is to review each plugins strengths and specialties, to help you find the perfect solution for your needs.
Push Notifications are one of the most popular forms of pop-up notifications which work across all devices and browsers. They are most often used to convey important messages, promote special deals, or to convey general information relating to your business/project. For WordPress users - the quickest way to implement push notifications is through the use of service-provided plugins. And that's the premise for this article.
One of the "features" of WordPress is that it creates a new Attachment URL for every media file that you upload. In other words, uploading an image to your site is the same as publishing a blog post. However, you can quickly run into problems by having search engines index your attachment pages - creating hundreds if not thousands thin content pages that provide no value. So, in this article - we will learn how to fix it and disable attachment pages with a plugin or alternatively through a manual method.
Food blogging is never going to go out of style. It's one of those staple niches that transcend the idea of not having enough new ideas. Every person, every country and region has a different way of talking about food. And as more people get connected to the online world, we'll continue seeing a rise of food bloggers that want to share recipes from their cultures and personal preferences. So, for this article, we're going to explore the best WordPress themes to get your food & recipe site off the ground with a bang!
In the future, the Automattic team is planning to add a "native" ToC functionality to WordPress. But, until then, WordPress users have to find their solution either through their theme of choices, or by using one of the freely available plugins in the WordPress plugin directory. So, for this post, we're going to take a look at the most popular Table of Contents plugins for WordPress!
The budget required to build a landing page / website for your mobile app can quickly add up. Which is why many people turn to WordPress as it offers some of the most diverse collection of themes and unique page building tools. For this collection - we are focusing on WordPress themes for mobile apps. Specifically, themes that will help you create a either a landing page for a full-scale portfolio for your mobile app(s).
In this article we will explore the wp_enqueue_style(); function and learn how to use it to add a custom stylesheet to your WordPress theme. This function is particularly useful when you want to bundle up all the custom CSS you have saved inside the Customizer panel. At the very least, moving your inline CSS to a stylesheet will help improve the performance of your pages.
Tech news publishers come in many shapes and forms. There are those who focus more on tutorials, while other editorials are providing the means to keep up with the latest trends in tech and gadgets. So, with that in mind, this collection of WordPress tech blog themes is focused on a broad array of use cases. From professional brandable designs to more simple solutions for practical cases.
Travel is one of those peculiar niches where you can never run out of ideas for new content. There's just too much to explore in this world! It's also an extremely popular topic by itself, people are always looking for the best travel advice on specific countries. And that has led to a massive boom in the number of travel bloggers that are producing online content. So, for this article, we're going to explore the best WordPress themes for travel bloggers - to help you share your stories and travel experience.
The number of content creators who are making the switch to podcast-based media continues to skyrocket. With platforms like Spotify and Podbean offering lucrative deals to their hosts - the landscape of publishing online content is transforming to a more first-hand basis. In this article, we're going to look at some of the best WordPress themes that will help you establish a home for your podcast show!
WordPress as a platform is slowly moving towards becoming a website builder itself through the introduction of Full Site Editing. However, because this feature is still in its infancy - WordPress users are better off with using website builder plugins that have matured over the years. And, in this article, we'll take a look at the best WordPress website building solutions you can get your hands on.