WordPress tutorials and more
WordPress tutorials and more
Using the Disqus commenting system The official Disqus Comment System plugin was last updated in 2021 and has very low ratings. I noticed there is an alternative to the official…
A WordPress database will over time become more and more bloated, as it becomes filled with various information / entries. From posts, comments, users, themes, plugins and more. Too often…
The first version of this tutorial. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)What is a Privacy PolicyWordPress Privacy settings and guide A few WordPress Privacy plugins– Complianz GDPR plugin– CookieYes plugin– Cookie…
Code Snippets plugin overview.How I use Code Snippets.Code snippets in the cloud.Code Snippets Pro. A code snippet is a piece of code one usually adds to the child theme functions.php…
The Give donation plugin for WordPress. The plugin contains form templates to help create your fundraising campaigns. It also contains fundraising reports and donor management. A WPGive setup wizard is…
The current Media Library in WordPress has looked the same for many years. What options are there to order / sort / organize the media library today? I have tested…
Plugin has been closed down by the author. The EZP Coming Soon Page WordPress plugin is good to use for new launches/maintenance or when the site needs to be offline…
Here are various ways to add a featured image. I am showing examples with setting the same image for all featured images, taking the first image in the post content…
Sometimes we need to speed up a WordPress site. We would then find a performance plugin. Two sites I use for checking the performance of a site:gtmetrix.com and tools.pingdom.comOther sites…
Currently the default method to rearrange WordPress pages or posts is to go to All Posts / All Pages. Click “Quick Edit” of the page/post you would like to have…
There are some plugins I use on most sites that I run. Akismet – is by default installed. Deals with comments spam. All in One WP Security / WP Cerber…
Here is an overview of various Security plugins in WordPress. All in One WP SecurityBulletProof SecurityDefenderiThemes SecuritySecuPressShield SecuritySucuri SecurityWordfenceWP CerberMy thoughts on the security plugins. I installed the plugin Query…
It is possible to Import and export content from one WordPress site to another. Exporting content Go to Tools -> Export.Select the content to be exported.All content, Posts, Pages or…
Managing your avatar profile image in WordPress. The default for managing your avatar in WordPress is using a gravatar. This means you need to sign up at gravatar.com and add…
An overview of the SEO Framework WordPress plugin. The Yoast SEO and All in One SEO plugins are very different from The SEO Framework. I have added tutorials to show…
An overview of the All in One SEO WordPress plugin. The plugin went through a major overhaul in 2021. I have added articles to show the settings of a few…
An overview of the WordPress Yoast SEO plugin. This plugin is one of the most popular WordPress SEO plugins on the marked. It will automatically take care of the site’s technical…
I am currently using version 3.2 of Poedit. As this article has been updated from the older version which mentioned Poedit version 2. Poedit will suggest translations for each phrase. I…
After installing and activating Contact Form 7 a new sidebar item is seen named Contact with the sub sections Contact Forms, Add New and Integration. Going to Contact Forms one…
In WordPress 5.6 and onward we are able to update WordPress core, translations, plugins and themes through the Automatic update in WordPress. Here is an example from the Installed plugins…
In the backend: Going to Ninja Forms and clicking the ADD NEW blue button a list of templates is seen. By exploring various templates one see how the various forms…
Conditional logic is a paid add-on / Extension plugin for Ninja Forms. After having installed and activated the extension / add-on. Find the form you plan to use it in.Here is…
I have decided to consolidate the two Ninja forms beginner tutorials that I have. I will add some general tips here and a link to the walk through tutorial. How…
Main styling sections Adding ColumnsDesigning the formAdding Fontawesome iconsNinja Forms – Layout & Style add-on To style a Ninja Forms one first needs to enable Developer Mode. Open one of…
This is an introduction tutorial to the contact form plugin – Ninja Forms. After installing and activating Ninja Forms go to Ninja Forms -> Dashboard: There are tabs for Forms,…
A related posts plugin can show related posts from the same site usually at the bottom of an article. Why I decided to use Contextual Related Posts plugin:1. There are a lot…
From time to time we will need to figure out why something is not working correctly. Adding a WordPress debug plugin is one method. Another is editing the wp-config file…
Do please help me adjust or improve the below lightbox codes. Thank you very much!Here are the lightboxes I have added to this tutorial. ColorboxLightbox 2Fancybox 3Fancybox 4 (not yet…
Here is an overview of various Multisite Network plugins I have found especially useful. Some are at the WordPress repository some I found on Github searching for WordPress multisite. Disable…
Use the plugin The Temporary Login Without Password plugin an alternative to giving support your WordPress admin credentials. Often times we will need help from support of some kind. Be…
In development. As we develop a web site with WordPress we need to be sure that the Settings -> Reading – Search Engine Visibility: Discourage search engines from indexing this…
The default WordPress comments might look something like this: Let’s say you instead want to give an option for the user to post comments using Facebook.To do so one needs…
One thing I miss is the opportunity to go back and edit a spelling mistake in a comment.Simple Comment Editing makes is really simple to go back and edit or delete…
Move your site on or offline with Duplicator the backup and clone plugin. I have used the Duplicator plugin for many years. It is my go to when I need…
The WordPress plugin Duplicator Pro. Main features are scheduling, storage, custom templates, dedicated support, a more efficient way to backup larger sites and more. Here is a short intro to Duplicator Pro. Go…
Needs to be updated. After installing WordPress there are many steps to take before adding content. You already have your domain and web host in place and now need to…
Related Posts plugin for WordPress By Barry Kooji and Never5. A related posts plugin will show similar posts from the same site usually at the bottom of an article.There are a…
Related Posts for WordPress Premium Plugin Barry Kooij has made a quick and efficient related posts plugin I would highly recommend.I have earlier written about the free version here: Related Posts…
Adjusting thumbnails or other images used on a site. … Can create a blurred like look. This can be adjusted by refreshing the image cache. Last night I decided to turn off…
Customizing sidebars by using Content Aware Sidebar plugin. One of the best Sidebars plugins is the Content Aware Sidebars plugin by Joachim Jensen. I really like the UI and how easy it…