When you look for a theme on WordPress.org, there’s a bewildering array to choose from. Fortunately, you can narrow the search with the feature filter. Are you looking for a two column theme? Or one with footer widgets? Or one suitable for an e-commerce site? (Not sure what those terms mean? Read on.) The feature […]
WordPress Free Or Paid Themes – Which Are Better?
I was asked recently: Which are better, free or paid themes for WordPress? You might be building a website for the first time, or redoing an existing site. So here’s a list of the pros and cons of free and paid themes to help you decide which is right for you. Free theme pros No […]
Can You Use A WordPress.com Theme On A WordPress.org Site?
Updated 20 June 2019. Why would you want to use a WordPress.com theme on a WordPress.org site? There are a few reasons: Your site is on WordPress.com now. You want to move it over to self-hosted WordPress i.e. WordPress.org. (Or you think you might want to move later.) You want to know if you can keep […]
How To Add The Facebook Pixel To WordPress
If you’ve used Facebook for any length of time, you’ll be familiar with Facebook ads in your timeline. You’ve also probably visited a website, gone to Facebook and then noticed an ad for the very thing you were looking at minutes before! What’s going on? Is the business psychic? The truth is that they’re using […]
A Guide To Understanding Domains and Web Hosting Better
I’ve had a couple of people in contact with me lately who have been moving host. They’ve been bamboozled by the technical terms, jargon and acronyms used in the web hosting world. So I’ve put together a guide on some of the terminology used. My aim is to help you with understanding domains and web […]