A free and open source blogging tool, over 60 million websites are powered by WordPress, making it the most popular blogging system on Earth. Nearly one quarter of all new websites use it to promote their businesses and…
Twitter Cards have been around for quite some time. They make it possible for you to attach media to tweets that link to your content. Here is how Twitter explains this feature…
Today I just want to start off a discussion what project management and collaboration tools you use while developing WordPress plugins or themes…
Many food enthusiasts have started their own food blogs in the past few years. It is much cheaper to start a business in this field than it used to be years ago. If you are planning to start your own food blog using WordPress…
News tickers sometimes referred to as slides are located at the bottom of most television news networks to highlight breaking news, daily trends, etc. You can use a news ticker on your WordPress website to highlight special…
The admin area is the heart of WordPress. It is where you configure your settings, customize your design, and add content. The interface is very easy to use though it isn’t perfect, there are lots of ways in which it could be improved…
When you publish a new blog post, how do you get the word out? Do you manually go to several different social networks and share your post, or do you let a WordPress plugin or Web service do the work for you…
What do users see when they visit your blog’s login page? Is there a boring white page with the WordPress logo and a simple white login form? Or is there something totally different on that page?
You can style your widgets simply by grabbing the widget class using a Web Development browser extension named Firebug. And you can grab the widget class from your source code and add it to a new CSS rule…
As I’m sure many of you can attest to viewing analytics for your WordPress site is not only helpful in determining what works, what doesn’t, and where your traffic is coming from – it can also be really fun and addictive…
Search Engine Optimization is an ongoing process which requires a lot of patience, with equally sweet returns. One of the many reasons to love WordPress is because it enables us to implement SEO in our website without…
Many WordPress themes and scripts rely on featured images on your website to work properly. That is especially the case for magazine and business themes. Setting up featured images for your posts is very simple…
Content is king and getting co-authors / guest writers to post content on your blog is the easiest way to boost the quantity (and quality) of your blog. However, managing multiple writers is not an easy job – especially when…
Your most popular posts are usually your best work and are likely to attract new subscribers to your blog. If you already have the Jetpack stats module active on your WordPress site, here’s a quick tip for putting your stats to good…
As a WordPress blog owner you’ll know how easy it is to inform your readers about an upcoming event or special day. The problem is usually expecting them to remember it a few days later…
Subtle Patterns is a popular design resource for finding free, lightweight backgrounds to customize your website. Here you will find patterns that are easy on the eyes and tile perfectly to create pleasant backgrounds…
If you have spent some time in the blogosphere, than you have might have heard that The Money is in the list. Simply put, the phrase means – If you…
With a WordPress Author Box Plugin you can show the reader important details about the authors of a post. This is great for building trust and the first step for connecting with the audience. Some themes have great looking…
Allowing users to schedule blog posts in advance is one of the best features of WordPress. One of the things that I have recently started doing is scheduling a few posts ahead of time just to have something to post in case…
WordPress is an awesome tool to share your photos with the world. It has great plugins and the best WordPress photography themes to showcase your images. EXIF (Exchangeable image file format) tags are metadata…