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…
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 All WordPress installations require a database. A database is a structured form of data that can be stored and retrieved. There are many kinds of databases -remote, NoSQL, and relational among others. Each kind has its own characteristics. Each kind has its own advantages and disadvantages. WordPress uses a relational database. In this type of database, data is stored into tables. These tables can be queried to retrieve data.…
Introduction WordPress plugins extend the functionality of your WordPress sites. There are many types of plugins. There are some that help you build pages. While there are others that extend its functionality. Though optional, it is highly recommended to install plugins. This is true especially if a site does more than display standard content. Installing a WordPress plugin is not difficult. It is also very similar to installing WordPress themes;…
Introduction WordPress users can modify the appearance of their sites by using a WordPress theme. To use a theme, a user has to install a theme then activate it. Doing that isn’t difficult and isn’t time consuming. However, there are different ways to install a WordPress theme. In this tutorial, we will go through all of these methods. Method 1: Installing a WordPress Theme through WordPress’s Built-in Theme Search The…
Introduction You want to install WordPress on your local machine to test themes, plugins or get familiar with WordPress without the need for a paid hosting, but don’t know where to begin? Don’t worry. We’ll teach you how. In this article, we’ll be showing you how you can install WordPress on your own. Follow the article and do as it says. WordPress will be running on your machine in no…
The third part of the series “E-mail Marketing with WordPress” is about getting in touch with your leads and customers directly. With a live chat plugin you can help your customer directly. The quick advice can increase your conversion rate, because the direct line to your company creates trust. In addition, potential customers are more likely to leave your data for a newsletter. Live chats are becoming more and more…
