A quiz to test your knowledge of WordPress. How many of the 15 questions can you get right?
How Much Do You Know About WordPress? A Fun Quiz
Accessibility testing WordPress Gutenberg – a first look
Updated 15 October 2017. What is Gutenberg? Gutenberg is the new WYSIWYG editor for WordPress, currently in development. Gutenberg is now available as a plugin for testing, with the intention that it will enter WordPress Core in version 5.0 as a replacement for the existing post editor. It will be the biggest change to the […]
How To Create WordPress Excerpts And Include Links In Them
What are WordPress excerpts? WordPress excerpts are a short summary of a post or page. Excerpts are commonly shown on Blog pages. You might also see them on search results pages or archive pages. Often there will be a link following the excerpt to read the full post. Here’s an example from my blog page: There […]
Essential WordPress Plugins And How To Find Them
When setting up a WordPress site, there are certain essential WordPress plugins that you’ll want to use. What are plugins? If you’re not familiar with plugins, they are software add-ons for WordPress which add extra functionality to your WordPress site. If WordPress themes are the decor in your house, plugins are the appliances – the items that […]
Bootstrap for WordPress – What Is It And Do I Need It?
So you are looking to create or redesign your WordPress site and someone has mentioned the word “Bootstrap” to you as a buzzword in relation to websites. Use Bootstrap. Bootstrap’s really cool. But what is it? And do you need Bootstrap for WordPress? What is Bootstrap? Bootstrap is a framework – a skeleton, if you […]
Ultimate Guide To The WordPress.org Theme Feature Filter
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 […]
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 […]
