Have you ever changed WordPress themes, only to find out your thumbnail images are now distorted? If you have, don’t worry. This is not unusual, frustrating as it may be. Oftentimes when you change your WordPress theme, the thumbnail images that display next to your blog post excerpts upload in the wrong dimensions. This is because themes that have different…. Continue Reading
How to Manage Your Editorial Calendar with Edit Flow
Every blogger or head of an editorial team knows the key to any well-managed publication is a streamlined workflow. You may be relying on tools like Trello and Asana to keep track of your team’s editorial workflow, but there’s a powerful plugin available right inside the WordPress repository that can help you get the job done. It’s name is Edit…. Continue Reading
How to Create Viral Quizzes for Your WordPress Website Using Quiz Cat
Quizzes are fun. They are trendy. And they are where it’s at if you are looking to get more traffic, social shares, and email subscribers. And, the right quiz may even make you famous. Have you ever wondered why you are so familiar with the website Buzzfeed? I mean, chances are you are not googling “Buzzfeed” every morning to get…. Continue Reading
Email Marketing Services: 8 Popular Platforms Worth Considering
It seems like just yesterday when the process of selecting an email marketing platform was relatively straightforward. With just a few key players, making a decision was something that could be accomplished at a leisurely afternoon pace. Articles like this one have been surfacing for years, questioning whether the death of email is right around the corner. However, it appears…. Continue Reading
Niche WordPress Themes: 9 Theme Shops You Should Know
There is no shortage of good quality WordPress themes out there. In fact, there are numerous multipurpose WordPress themes that you can use to create diverse range of websites, be it a blog or an eCommerce store. However, what about niche WordPress themes? Are there any theme shops that cater to a specific niche to specialization? You bet! In this…. Continue Reading
How to Completely Remove Comments from WordPress
WordPress comments are an integral part of building a community with a WordPress blog. They allow your audience to connect with you by responding directly to your posts. They allow you to extend the conversation surrounding the topic you wrote your post about by letting members of your community pitch in. They even allow members of your community to help…. Continue Reading
SiteGround Review: Inexpensive WordPress Hosting with Excellent Support
As WordPress continues its explosion in popularity among designers and developers, services geared toward the WordPress community are cropping up all over the Web – among them, managed WordPress hosting. A cursory Google search turns up a long list of providers (along with their resellers) that claim to meet specific needs of WordPress-based sites. Some succeed, some don’t, and choosing blindly can cost you big in terms…. Continue Reading
How To: Use Let’s Encrypt To Add Free SSL To WordPress
When hearing about SSLs, you most likely land in two groups: The ones who have no idea what I’m talking about right now or the folks who have attempted (or implemented) a website SSL for a fee. If you’re in the first group, fret not. We’ll explain what an SSL entails and why it’s important for a WordPress site. For…. Continue Reading
17 Beautiful and Feminine WordPress Themes for Bloggers and Businesses
They always say that behind every great man is a great woman. Well, I don’t entirely agree. While I do think that women can have a tremendous influence on the success of powerful men, I also believe that women alone can accomplish just as much as any man. Even in the internet world. That being said, sometimes a successful woman…. Continue Reading
Ten WooCommerce Extensions That Will Help You Build a Better Store
Admittedly, it’s pretty tough to come up with a list of 10 “must have” WooCommerce extensions. But not for a lack of potential candidates. The challenge is more about the fact that the WooCommerce ecosystem has become so large. When WooCommerce was launched back in September 2011, the team at what was then WooThemes had no knowledge of the impending…. Continue Reading