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 […]
WordCamp London 2017 Reviewed – The Best Bits
WordCamp London 2017 took place over the weekend of 18-19 March, with a contributor day on Friday 17th. This year I was down just for the conference weekend. As ever, the organising team, speakers, volunteers and sponsors worked tirelessly to make it an extra special time. WordCamp London 2017 was the most inclusive WordCamp I’ve […]
The WordPress Mobile App – Brilliant or Broken?
You love WordPress. You frequently post to your blog. You love your mobile. You’re always taking photos on it and posting them to social media. So the WordPress mobile app should be perfect for you – right? What’s different about the WordPress mobile app compared to desktop? Logging in You need to sign into the […]
WordPress and Facebook Image Previews – How Do They Work?
Someone asked me last week why the image she wanted wasn’t showing up with the post title and description when she added her blog post to Facebook. So I thought I would investigate further. How does Facebook pull in images from WordPress posts and pages? According to the Facebook Image Thumbnail support page for WordPress.com (this also applies to […]
How To Solve WordPress Image Alignment And Text-Wrap Problems
This post applies to the Classic Editor. If you are using the block editor (Gutenberg), please read this post instead: How to Align Images And Text In WordPress Gutenberg Without Woes I had an email query the other day concerning the behaviour of WordPress images on phones. It was to do with the word wrap […]
Where Do You Put Marketing Quizzes On Your Website?
A guest post by Sarah Arrow of Sarkemedia. You’ve heard about using a marketing quiz and you think it will be a great, interactive tool to add to your website. It will generate leads and subscribers for you, lower your bounce rate and build a deeper connection with your readers. You even have a good idea of […]