Introduction The functionality of WordPress can be extended through the use of plugins. It can also be extended by editing the functions.php file of the theme that the WordPress site is using. But what if we just need to add a an enhancement that only does a single thing? A possible answer is to create a site-specific plugin. However, a problem arises. What if we need to add another small…
Introduction Blogs that are just starting out typically consist of a few posts. Because they don’t have much content, it is not difficult to look for a post. If a user needs to view something, they can just navigate and look for what they need to view. The opposite is true, however, for a site that has a lot of content. In particular, it can be difficult to navigate or…
Interest in JAMstack is growing and many developers believe that the JAMstack approach to web development, which is in many ways faster, more secure and more stable than the traditional stack, represents the future of the web. But it also has many disadvantages and problems. In the following article I will explain what a JAMstack is, why it was created and which advantages and disadvantages it has, especially in combination…
With the WooCommerce plug-in for WordPress, creating an online store is easier than ever before. The tool is easy and intuitive to use, even for beginners. It fits seamlessly into the WordPress interface and theoretically works with any WordPress theme. But some are better suited than others… Today there are more than ten thousand WordPress themes with very different focuses. Many of them are suitable as multipurpose themes for various…
Introduction WordPress is a very popular blogging platform. But that’s not all it’s good for. It can also function as an portfolio, business site, or e-commerce store. However the WordPress Core isn’t enough for WordPress to function like these. Instead, users need to extend WordPress’s functionality. How? The answer is through plugins? Plugins are essentially a collection of files that add to how WordPress functions. There are many kinds of…
To attract new customers as a freelancer, you need a website. But preferably not just any website. I myself have been successful as a freelancer in online marketing for more than 10 years and during this time I have experienced a lot, made mistakes of course but learned a lot. In this article I will tell you how to create a website with WordPress step by step, how to address…
Introduction If you’re familiar WordPress you would already know that it has many uses. It can function as a blog, as a web store, or even as a business website among other things. Yet, how exactly does it work? If you’ve asked yourself and want to find out, you’re in luck! In this article, we give a tour of how WordPress works internally. This article is really text heavy but…
Introduction If you’ve been using WordPress for a while, you would already know that creating posts and pages are done through Gutenberg, the default block editor. Gutenberg allows you to add blocks of content (from headers, custom html, and even 3rd party widgets) into your post or page. In addition, it even allows you to create multi-column layouts. It is also lightweight and very quick. However, it isn’t perfect. It…
Introduction If WordPress users need to change the appearance of their sites, they can easily do so. All they need to do is go to the admin dashboard, proceed to the themes page, and then choose a theme that suits them. If they can’t find the theme they need, they can purchase a theme or maybe get a developer to develop it for them. There is, however, another option, especially…
Introduction Links are references to a URL. By clicking on a link, we can access the URL’s contents. Links may point to a file or more commonly, to a page on a website. Links are used because they make accessing and navigating websites easy. In this tutorial, we will be learning different ways to add links to a WordPress site. There are many so if you need to add a…
Introduction A sitemap is a list of URL links of all the pages of a website. There are two kinds of sitemaps – XML sitemaps and HTML sitemaps. XML sitemaps are used by web crawlers (usually by search engine bots) to index sites and search for content. HTML sitemaps, on the other hand, are used by people to navigate the contents of a webite. Both are important. In this tutorial,…
To put a WordPress website online, you need hosting, sure. However, there are many different ways to host a WordPress website, each with their own advantages and disadvantages, pitfalls and target audiences. So in this article I will give you an overview of all possibilities to host a WordPress site so that you can choose the one that suits you best: 1. Free Hosting on wordpress.com Unlike WordPress.org, wordpress.com is…
Introduction It doesn’t always happen, but you may need to reset your WordPress site. This could be due to troubleshooting, testing, or development reasons. Resetting your WordPress site restores it to its default state – no posts, pages or categories, no activated plugins or themes. There are many ways to reset a WordPress site. One way to do that is to reinstall WordPress from scratch. However, there are other ways…
Introduction Most sites require data from users – names, addresses, etc. Users provide the data mostly through forms. There are many types of forms – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Login Forms, even Feedback Forms. These forms store the data on a database. When needed the information may be retrieved, edited or deleted. Without forms, users would not be able to provide the easily. They may have to directly contact a…
Introduction A typical WordPress site is made up of posts and pages. To access these, a user can enter their URL into a browser’s address bar and then hit ENTER. This make work if a site has little content. It wouldn’t be that difficult to remember all those addresses after all. But what happens when a site has a lot of content? It becomes tedious to keep track of the…
