Moving a WordPress site, although a very common requirement, continues to put developers in a fix. The myriad of WordPress plugins and endless possibilities of WordPress implementations further complicate this process. Fortunately, plugins like WP Migrate DB, can do all the heavy lifting, making migrations smooth and easy. In this article, I’ll walk you through...
It’s always fun to experiment with CSS and website design. But manually fidgeting with colors, buttons, and other thingamabobs can get very old very fast if you want to implement or test something quickly. And that’s why plugins like Microthemer exist. Microthemer is a visual CSS editor plugin that allows you to see any changes...
People are naturally drawn to the visual aspects of a WordPress website, just as much as they are drawn to the written content you share. In fact, according to internet marketer Jeff Bullas, articles with images get 94% more views than articles without images. That’s a huge increase in page views if you ask me....
With global eCommerce sales expected to continue to grow, shouldn’t you be taking a serious look at how to design eCommerce websites for more conversions? While some basic conversion tips for WordPress sites do apply here, an eCommerce site typically doesn’t play by the same rules when it comes to format and layout. Specifically, I’d...
It’s been a while since concerns were raised about FTP due to its lack of security. Now that it’s more or less a thing of the past, it’s time we all got better acquainted with its successors, SFTP and FTPS… With so many acronyms in the file-transfer world, it can be very easy to feel...
When your site is live, one of the first things you’re probably thinking is, “Is this thing actually working?” Without an immediate barrage of sales or signups, it’s hard to know what’s happening. Does your site even have any visitors and, if so, where are they coming from? Do they always enter from the home...
Contact forms are far from the most exciting element of your WordPress site, but if you want your users to be able to reach out to you, they’re essential. An ideal form is simple to create, straightforward to use – and being easy on the eye doesn’t hurt either. To get a working contact form...
