Can we talk about the About page for a minute? I know it doesn’t usually merit as much attention because it’s not selling your product or service, but it’s still an important part of your site’s identity. While I can’t give you a tried-and-true formula for how to make an About page shine (because it’s...
Thinking of using WordPress for eCommerce? In this post, we show you what to look for, what you will need, and what to avoid. WordPress is an all-round solution, offering so much more than a robust content management system (CMS). No longer just the choice for bloggers, you can now add WordPress eCommerce features and build...
There are many reasons why you might want to add a map to your WordPress site. Do you have a shop and want to display your location? Or maybe you’re into real estate and need to show your latest listings. Whatever the reason, adding a map to WordPress is easy to do. Like a good...
Let’s say you want to do something unique with the way posts are queried and displayed on a particular page of your website. Maybe you want to have multiple queries — one for featured posts and one for recent posts. Or perhaps you want to exclude certain categories of posts from your blog page. Whatever...
Whether you want your users to log in from the front-end or backend of your websites, WordPress allows you to fully customize the experience for both. Occasionally, when building a WordPress website you might think that the built-in login page doesn’t exactly meet your needs. Sometimes, you might want the login form embedded into your...
If you’re unfamiliar with the term “syndication” as it pertains to the web, think of something like the TV show Seinfeld. Even though the show ended in 1998, you’re likely still seeing reruns of episodes on TV today–and not necessarily on the original broadcasting station, the show aired on either. That is a form of...
One of the simplest ways to help protect your site from would-be hackers is to choose a custom name for your WordPress admin or super admin account. Hackers will have a difficult time injecting their way into your account with post requests to your wp-login.php page if they can’t guess your username. This creates an extra step...
