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.

How to Add HTML5 Video to WordPress Using Custom Fields

How to Add HTML5 Video to WordPress Using Custom Fields

Generally speaking, if you ask 10 WordPress developers how to do something, you’ll receive ten different answers. But that speaks to both the versatility of the CMS and that there…

The Impact WordPress Has Had on the Web

The Impact WordPress Has Had on the Web

WordPress recently celebrated its 15th birthday. Not only is it quite an achievement for anything web-related to last that long, it’s also impressive to see that the content management system…

A Faster and Safer Way to Troubleshoot WordPress

A Faster and Safer Way to Troubleshoot WordPress

Whether you’re building a new WordPress website or applying updates to an existing one, troubleshooting issues can be a very time-consuming process. It can also be a bit risky –…

Amelia – a WP Booking Software that Lets You Manage Appointments While You Sleep Sponsored

Amelia – a WP Booking Software that Lets You Manage Appointments While You Sleep

Taking appointments might appear to be a low-level task. It involves little more than picking up the phone or responding to an email. The problem with that point of view…

MapSVG Brings Incredibly Powerful and Flexible Maps to WordPress Sponsored

MapSVG Brings Incredibly Powerful and Flexible Maps to WordPress

Maps play an integral part in creating a great user experience. Whether they are used to show multiple retail locations, detail a specific attraction or visualize statistics, they help users…

5 Must-See WordCamp Presentations

5 Must-See WordCamp Presentations

Attending a WordCamp is an opportunity that every interested designer, developer and user should take advantage of. No matter your level of experience with WordPress, you are almost certain to…

POFO is the WordPress Theme for Building Beautiful, Hand-Crafted Websites Sponsored

POFO is the WordPress Theme for Building Beautiful, Hand-Crafted Websites

Web professionals are always looking for that extra edge. We want tools that help us get things done faster – but without sacrificing quality. In other words, we want to…

Crypterio is the WordPress Theme to Power Your Cryptocurrency Website Sponsored

Crypterio is the WordPress Theme to Power Your Cryptocurrency Website

Cryptocurrency has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years, which has led to a burgeoning industry that has popped up around it. With that growth, a need…

I Admit It: Gutenberg Excites Me

I Admit It: Gutenberg Excites Me

Those of us who work with WordPress on a daily basis have been keeping close tabs on Gutenberg, the completely revamped editor scheduled to be released with version 5.0 of…

5 Ways the WordPress Gutenberg Editor Can Boost Revenue

5 Ways the WordPress Gutenberg Editor Can Boost Revenue

Part of being a successful web designer is taking advantage of new opportunities. Some we have to hunt for, while others sort of fall into our laps. With the new…

Build It Your Way with the Composer WordPress Theme Sponsored

Build It Your Way with the Composer WordPress Theme

When building a WordPress website, you need a theme that has the power and flexibility to let you create something unique. Instead of being boxed in with a few skimpy…

10 Up-and-Coming WooCommere Plugins

10 Up-and-Coming WooCommere Plugins

With WooCommerce powering over 40% of all ecommerce sites, there has been an explosion of plugins built to take advantage of it. Of course, there has been an impressive library…

The Consequences of a Hacked WordPress Website

The Consequences of a Hacked WordPress Website

If you are anything like me, you might have found yourself ardently watching the news recently and in particular, the Paradise Papers. It reminds me of a brilliant story about…

Celebrating Diversity in the WordPress Community

Celebrating Diversity in the WordPress Community

Recently, I attended WordCamp Baltimore. It provided me with a chance to get out of the house and spend some time in the big city. More importantly, I had the…

Malicious Code in Previously Trusted WordPress Plugins: A New Reality

Malicious Code in Previously Trusted WordPress Plugins: A New Reality

In case you missed it, three widely-used WordPress plugins were recently found to have malicious code included with recent updates. Display Widgets, Fast Secure Contact Form and SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam…

Gutenberg Team Member Andrew Roberts Dishes on the New WordPress Editor

Gutenberg Team Member Andrew Roberts Dishes on the New WordPress Editor

As you may have heard, WordPress is currently working on a brand new content editor named Gutenberg. Currently available as a plugin and set to ship with WordPress 5.0, the…

Meet Greg Schoppe: The Developer Who’s Taking on Gutenberg

Meet Greg Schoppe: The Developer Who’s Taking on Gutenberg

Within the WordPress community, it’s been hard to ignore all of the hype surrounding Gutenberg – the new content editor being developed for the world’s most used CMS. Currently available…

Pearl is the WordPress Theme That Fits Your Niche Sponsored

Pearl is the WordPress Theme That Fits Your Niche