Need to migrate a whole bunch of users and forum topics from phpBB to WordPress? Not a problem! bbPress has over 200,000 downloads and is one of the most popular ways to implement a forum on your WordPress site. If you’re coming over from phpBB, then migrating to WordPress + bbPress will deliver the same...
Want to add a dropdown list to your WordPress site? There are ways to do it quickly and easily. This article shows you how. The following two options will allow you to create a drop-down list for your posts. You’ll see the more technical way (code) and the more straightforward way (WordPress admin). Both will...
Homepage sliders for your WordPress site can be an attractive — and effective — option to include. Here are some themes that have them included — for free! We’ll be going over the available ones from the WordPress Themes depository. All of these are updated and some have great reviews. The ones we’ll be covering...
The standard menu in WordPress, while powerful and easy to add onto almost any theme, leaves a bit to be desired when it comes to styling. Not to mention, the built-in WordPress menu classes can be quite confusing. There’s menu-item-type-taxonomy, current-menu-parent, current-menu-ancestor, and a whole bunch of other confusion selectors you can choose from to...
If you manage a WordPress site or even several for clients, beefing up the overall security of a site is a no-brainer. Most users know how to strengthen passwords, but a tougher way to crack down on phishing and brute force is two-step authentication. Two-factor authentication for logging into WordPress means that you don’t have to...
If you’ve ever delved under the hood of a WordPress theme, you’ll know that it contains four kinds of files: the stylesheet, the functions file, a number of template parts, and one or (most likely) more template files. For a theme to work, it must have at least two files: the stylesheet and an index.php...
If you’re looking to seriously step up your SEO game, you can’t trust just any source you find online that happens to offer SEO advice. Looking to the most reputable specialists ensures that you’re getting the most accurate, current, and useful SEO information available. With that in mind, in this article we feature a select...
