WordPress remains the most popular platform for building websites. There are great alternatives available online, but I truly believe that when it comes to creating content, nothing beats WordPress and its revolutionary post type system. The introduction of the block editor has also improved the experience of creating content with WordPress. I was initially hesitant … Read more
Syntax highlighting is a common feature of Text Editors which uses multiple colours and fonts to help you read and analyse code more easily. They can help you view the structure of code, make comments stand out and quickly point out any errors you have made. It’s a feature that many of us take for … Read more
There are many reasons why a 404 page is generated on your website. This includes content being removed, a permalink structure being changed, or a link to the page being incorrect. Whatever the reason, 404 error pages can reduce your website traffic since visitors are presented with an error page instead of the page they … Read more
Google Analytics remains the most popular analytical service for website owners. It is a powerful service and is 100% free to use. By inserting a small piece of code into your website, you can get a complete understanding of your website visitors. In addition to traffic stats, you can also track events, conversions, sales, and … Read more
Starting up and running a small business is not a simple task. Even if you have all the relevant knowledge and skills you need, it still takes a ton of resources, time and effort, to provide the required attention to all parts of your business. You need to develop a website, get and convert leads … Read more
A WordPress audio plugin adds audio players to your website. You might want to embed MP3 players or music tracks directly in a page or post. Maybe you need to create an archive of podcast recordings. Perhaps you want to create a WordPress audio directory, listing hundreds or even thousands of tracks for people to listen … Read more
Advertising remains one of the key ways of monetising a website. This is particularly true for content websites that increase profits by increasing page views. Apart from widgets, the core version of WordPress does not give you any functionality to integrate banners and track advertising on your website. Thankfully, there are many good WordPress advertising … Read more
The glory of WooCommerce lies in the fact that it’s completely opensource. That means your average developer can tap into the API and make a plugin that improves the functionality of WooCommerce. WordPress users are used to this type of system, since it seems like any feature desired can be provided with a search for a … Read more
Showing related content to your readers is a great way to encourage user engagement and get more clicks for your blog. This is why related posts plugins seem to be rising in popularity with each passing day. Basically, such related posts plugins tend to showcase other relevant content from your site at the end of … Read more
The other day I shared with you 10 Ways to Lazy Load Images and Videos in WordPress. Using lazy load can drastically improve page loading times and reduce bandwidth. Another key aspect of reducing the weight of images and improving website performance is to optimise your images. I have always optimised images in Photoshop before … Read more