Collections of WordPress Plugins

Plugins add features, fix problems, and change how WordPress works. These collections include plugin roundups, reviews, and usage tips across many categories — from security and SEO to performance and content editing.

It’s a useful spot for finding those WordPress plugins that make a difference.

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The Pros & Cons of Customizing WooCommerce

The Pros & Cons of Customizing WooCommerce

It’s great that you can make WooCommerce your own. But customization comes with risks, so here are some tips to help you along the way.

A Guide to Using Commercial WordPress Themes & Plugins

A Guide to Using Commercial WordPress Themes & Plugins

The WordPress ecosystem is chock full of outstanding free software. Why, you could build an entire website using an attractive free theme and a selection of highly-functional plugins. But free…

How to Troubleshoot WordPress Website Email Issues

How to Troubleshoot WordPress Website Email Issues

It seems inevitable. Emails generated from a WordPress website stop arriving – or get thrown into a spam folder. Email, as a certain grumpy designer once said, is the worst….

Changing Hands: Should You Worry When a WordPress Plugin Has a New Owner?

Changing Hands: Should You Worry When a WordPress Plugin Has a New Owner?

Recently, a number of big-name and trusted WordPress plugins have been sold. How concerned should we be? We try to make sense of it all.

The Types of Plugins that Every WordPress Site Needs

The Types of Plugins that Every WordPress Site Needs

They don’t necessarily do anything fancy, but they are the types of WordPress plugins vital to your site’s success.

What’s the Environmental Impact of Your Website?

What’s the Environmental Impact of Your Website?

We examine the relationship between the web and the planet. We’ll show you how to measure your website’s impact and offer tips for reducing its carbon footprint.

Love a WordPress Plugin or Theme? Pay It Forward.

Love a WordPress Plugin or Theme? Pay It Forward.

By paying it forward to WordPress developers, we can positively impact the people and products that help make our websites better.

The Quest for a Seamless WordPress Experience

The Quest for a Seamless WordPress Experience

I work with WordPress on a daily basis. Whether it’s design, theme development, customization or performing maintenance – the open-source CMS makes up the vast majority of my workload. Over…

How Many WordPress Plugins Are Too Many?

How Many WordPress Plugins Are Too Many?

It seems like one the existential questions of our time – at least, for web designers. But for years, many of us have been trying to figure out the “right”…

Is the Future of WordPress Code-Free?

Is the Future of WordPress Code-Free?