WordPress Plugins, Themes & Tutorials

Powering over 43% of all sites on the web, WordPress is the most widely used CMS for building websites. Written in PHP, it’s open-source and highly extendable, which makes it a reliable choice for custom web projects of any size.

We cover practical topics like theme development, plugin recommendations, hosting comparisons, and AI prompts. Whether setting up a basic site, eCommerce store, or building something even more complex, you will find guidance here that’s based on real projects.

Our WordPress articles focus on what works, what breaks, and what to avoid. You’ll also find useful tips on performance, security, SEO, and block-based design.

The goal is simple: help you build better WordPress websites with fewer problems along the way.

Using WordPress as a REST API for a Mobile App

Using WordPress as a REST API for a Mobile App

Often when making mobile apps you will need your app to get the latest content from your website, or if there is not a website already with content some way…

WordPress 3.5 Released: What All Does it Offer?

WordPress 3.5 Released: What All Does it Offer?

This week, WordPress 3.5 “Elvin” was released. This new version comes with certain tweaks and improvements, primarily focusing on user interface and experience. The most noteworthy change introduced in this…

How to Build a Downloads Gallery WordPress Plugin

How to Build a Downloads Gallery WordPress Plugin

Plugins extend WordPress’ functionality and let you do almost anything with your existing site. In this tutorial, we create a downloads gallery WordPress plugin, keeping it plain and simple and…

Tips for Launching Your New WordPress Plugin

Tips for Launching Your New WordPress Plugin

When our company recently released our first WordPress plugin, we knew how to develop the plugin, but had absolutely no idea how WordPress manages plugins on their directory nor how…

How WordPress Changed My Career

How WordPress Changed My Career

Back when I started my career as a web designer (circa 1996), the main idea of having a website was to, well, have one. In those days, most businesses weren’t…

10 Essential Plugins for WordPress Beginners

10 Essential Plugins for WordPress Beginners

WordPress’s extensibility, courtesy of its large plugin library, is one of the primary causes for its rapid spread as the platform of choice for web development across the internet –…

WordPress Plugins That Will Make Your Life Easier

WordPress Plugins That Will Make Your Life Easier

Whether you’re a designer, a developer (or both), chances are you don’t have a lot of spare time. With that in mind, here are some of my favorite WordPress plugins…

How to Build a Custom Login Page Design for WordPress

How to Build a Custom Login Page Design for WordPress

If you are a heavy WordPress user,, you’re likely interested in deep customizations. There are a slew of plug-ins available, but some tasks are just easier to perform yourself. For…

11 Things I Learned From Freelancer to Agency Owner

11 Things I Learned From Freelancer to Agency Owner

I’ve spent the last 10+ years freelancing and bouncing back through different agencies. While there were plenty of perks both working for yourself and in an agency atmosphere, It always…

HTML & CSS Blog Layout – Theme Implementation for WordPress

HTML & CSS Blog Layout – Theme Implementation for WordPress

In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to adapt a simple HTML blog layout into a WordPress theme. We’ll be using this static page as starting point. Grab the code…

Design Tips for Building Magazine Style WordPress Themes

Design Tips for Building Magazine Style WordPress Themes

The move from physical to digital magazine content is an exciting process. Over just the past few years we have witnessed thousands of new brands and templates begin to surface….

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress