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How To Improve Your Blog Writing Skills

How To Improve Your Blog Writing Skills

February 28, 2023 in Tips & Tricks | 67 comments

It is possible to show someone the basics of WordPress in just a few minutes. Most blogging platforms are just as easy as learn. Due to this, anyone who can use the internet can technically write a blog post; however, as we all know, all content is not created equal. The vast majority of content...

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Twelve Places to Find Images for Your Website

Twelve Places to Find Images for Your Website

January 3, 2023 in Resources | 90 comments

Images have become a vital component of online content over the last ten years. This is partly due to the increase in internet speeds and partly due to the rise in popularity of sharing content on social media services. From a reading perspective, images are important as they break up long articles...

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Eight Useful Code Snippets for WordPress

Eight Useful Code Snippets for WordPress

February 24, 2023 in Tips & Tricks | 98 comments

There are few WordPress websites online that have not been modified in some way or another. The most common way of extending or modifying the functionality of a website is to install a WordPress plugin, however functions can also be added to theme files. In fact, the majority of WordPress themes...

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How To Leverage Social Media On Your Blog

How To Leverage Social Media On Your Blog

September 20, 2022 in Tips & Tricks | 62 comments

The growth of social media services such as Facebook, Twitter and Reddit; has fundamentally changed the way we share content on the internet. Before social media exploded, it was more common for people to share content by email, or by sharing websites and pages they like on their blogroll. Even if...

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How To Create Shortcodes In WordPress

How To Create Shortcodes In WordPress

September 21, 2022 in Tips & Tricks | 53 comments

WordPress introduced the shortcode API six years ago with the release of WordPress 2.5. Shortcodes are now used by a large number of WordPress plugins to allow users to add content to their posts and pages. The shortcode API allows you to create your own shortcodes by adding functions to your theme...

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How to Reduce WordPress Comment Spam

How to Reduce WordPress Comment Spam

March 16, 2023 in Tips & Tricks | 100 comments

Comment spam remains a problem for all WordPress users. It also affects other blogging software and platforms such as discussion forums, guestbooks and wikis. Unfortunately, it is near impossible to completely stop spam software from attacking your website. Even if you completely disable comments,...

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