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How to display WordPress posts in a grid layout

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Displaying your posts neatly in grid layout will improve the readability of the content and thus the site performance. Your visitors can navigate easily through information. In this article, we’ll learn how to display posts in a grid layout in the home page of a WordPress website.

3 simple steps to display posts in grid layout.

  1. Install a Post grid plugin.
  2. Set up a Static Homepage
  3. Copy the shortcode and paste it in your home page

Note: You can use same method to create grid layout in any other part of your website. Install post grid plugin add the shortcode to WordPress theme template.

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How to Make Your WordPress URLs SEO Friendly

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The url of a page plays and important role in improving your rank on search results page. Search engines and users see the full URL when navigating through search results. URL signal the target audience what the contents of a page is about. When set correctly, it allows your readers to have a clear understanding on what your post is about and also helps visitors find your page faster. In fact, It is better to match your Page URL with Page Title. Adding keyword in URL makes it more user friendly and attractive for users.

By default, wordPress use post IDs instead of a keyword text URL. This is bad for SEO as your links won’t be related to any keyword that you are targeting.

Although WordPress has a built-in support for SEO-friendly structure.

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How to Find Id Of A Category, Post, User, or Comments in WordPress

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WordPress assign a unique number to each and every item in the site. For example, the User ID is a unique number generated by the WordPress system to help you to identify each user on a website. Sometimes while installing a new theme or arranging multiple items in your WordPress site, you will need to find a user ID , post ID or category ID.  There are different ways to find the ID.

How to find Category Id in wordpress

From your wordpress admin, Go to Posts » Categories 

Method1:

Move the mouse over the Category title (without clicking) and notice the URL that shows up at the bottom left corner of the browser, as shown in the above screenshot. On the link look for the part tag_ID=a, where ‘a’ is the WordPress category ID.

Method2:

Click on the category name. WordPress will open the category editor page. Look at the browser address bar. You will be able to see the category ID in your browser’s address bar.

Method3:

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Simply move the mouse cursor over the WordPress Category name and right click on it . Select Copy Link Location’ or ‘Copy Link Address’ from the right click menu and paste the URL to a text editor such as notepad

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How to Create custom Template for specific category in WordPress

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WordPress categories are very convenient way to group related posts together. Your reader can find posts in a specific category in one page and read pots of their interest . Setting up categories provide a proper site structure. You can assign one or more categories while creating the post. See fig below.

In wordpress  each category has its own page. Add category title to your menu. (Refer How to add navigation menu). Your reader can view all the posts on a certain topic in one place.

Before proceeding let us have a look at creating category page in wordpress. Visit Posts » Categories page. On this page you can Add / Edit WordPress categories. Refer the following image to see how to add/find category slug. We are going to use category slug while creating template.

Click on View link to view category page. When a viewer clicks on a Category link  by default, WordPress shows a page with list of Posts in that particular Category. But you can easily create a custom looking page for different categories on your site.

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How to Add Navigation Menu in WP

How to Add Navigation Menu in WordPress

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Since Navigation menu guide your visitors to important sections of your website, it is the most important design element on any page.  

In most wordpress themes, this menu is placed as  a horizontal menu  close to the header. Of course, the menu location can vary depending on your theme and some themes support more than one menu locations.

When you install wordpress, it automatically creates a default Navigation menu. This menu contains a list of your  top-level pages.  It’s generally a bad idea to include a list of  all page titles in menu. Keep your Navigation Short and  List the Most Important Pages First. 

Fortunately wordPress provides a user friendly interface which let you  add and manage any any page  including category and tag archives, posts, pages and custom links. 

  • Step 1:Login to the WordPress Dashboard.
  • Step 2: From the ‘Appearance’ menu on the left-hand side of the Dashboard, select the ‘Menus’ option to bring up the Menu Editor. 
  • Step 3: Create Your Navigation Menu
  • Step 4: Assign Your Menu To The Desired Location
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5 Good Reasons Why WordPress Is Best for Businesses

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When we think of building a fully-functional website for our business, which is the first CMS that comes to your mind? Of Course, our answer is going to be a WordPress.

Undoubtedly, WordPress is the world’s most relevant open source content management system that can help you create a professionally-developed website, without any technical assistance. You can easily manage, customize, and extend the functionality of your site in a matter of few minutes by using WordPress’ themes, plugins, and other extensions.

Today, most of the businesses are opting for WordPress web development to grow their business online. Well, there are lots of other reasons that will determine why business should go for WordPress.

In this blog post, we will share some of the interesting reasons why you should opt for WordPress. This will encourage those businesses who are not using WordPress or for those who are new into the web development industry.

  1. WordPress Is Free

The best thing about WordPress is that it is a free open source CMS tool. It means you don’t need to pay for creating any kind of a website on WordPress. In fact, you never have to concern about the hidden charges or any other fees. You can simply download and install WordPress at free of charge.

Plus, it offers tons of free themes and plugins that you can use to build more engaging, more attractive and more professional site within a few clicks of button.

  1. Flexibility or Adaptability

WordPress offers a great flexibility to those who want to set up a dynamic website over WordPress. No matter what type of a website you want – it can be a personal blog, photography or portfolio based website, restaurants or travel website, e-commerce site or anything else.

WordPress has the ability to adjust according to your needs. In fact, it also comes with thousands of compelling themes and plugins that will help you build a custom website with ease. Read More

7 Plugins To Increase Sales Of WooCommerce Stores

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WooCommerce is one of the most convenient open source tools available for creating an online store and it is one of the major attractions of getting a website built with WordPress.

A lot of people migrate from other platforms using services which convert from HTML to WordPress or transfer an existing interfaced from other platforms.

Building a virtual marketplace with the free plugin is just the first step an owner needs to take several steps to increase sales of WooCommerce stores and a list of plugins that will be helpful in the objective is being presented here. Read More

7 Best WordPress Classifieds Plugins And Themes for 2018

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Some noteworthy websites like Backpage and Craigslist have already taken the world with a storm with millions of open listing and monthly visitors.

The only drawback that’s holding them back has to be their design. The websites have been designed in early 1990s and have not been updated since then.

Unless you have upgraded your site with the Best WordPress Classifieds Plugins and themes, it will not help you get the right amount of visitors you want.

So, heading towards the top 7 classified plugins and themes for WordPress in 2018 is what you should be aiming for. Yes, with so many options, making the right decision can be pretty tough, but it isn’t impossible.

So, buckle up and head through the top 7 names in the market lately.
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Best WordPress bookstore themes for your e-book store

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Writing an e-book? Want to sell it online on your own bookstore website?

All you need is one of the best WordPress bookstore themes. The best features of WordPress are its openness and customization.

Many developers are trying their hard to make this platform better for authors and readers. When it comes to WordPress plug-ins, the theme plug-ins cannot be avoided.

Nowadays many amazing themes are available for the bookstore websites. To sell your e-book with ease you need to make it attractive so that the readers will show their interest to purchase the e-book.

Some themes are discussed below, which may help you to make your bookstore website an attractive one.

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Avoid email sent from your WordPress site ending up in the user’s spam folder.

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Did you know that sometimes monthly newsletters or weekly special offers  from your WordPress site are going to your recipients’junk folders? This is a common problem with emails that are sent from a website via PHP.  Different mailbox providers adopt different techniques to decide when an email is or is not spam.

Why does that happen? How can you stop this from happening?  In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to fix this email issue. Read More

How to Add Custom Menus locations in WordPress Themes

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WordPress includes an easy to use mechanism to create your own menus and menu structure. From your wordpress admin panel click on  Appearance >>Menu.

Here you can see existing menus and menu display locations. You can create as many menus as you want. But displaying this menu varies  from theme to theme. This tutorial describes how to add additional menu locations to an existing WordPress theme.  Read More

WordPress functions.php File

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Functions.php is a file found in your Theme’s folder. To understand the file location, look at the following wordpress theme hierarchy.

Adding Code to the Functions File

The functions file is where you put various features and functionality within your wordpress theme. You can achieve this by defining your own functions or by calling built-in WordPress functions. For example, you can control :

  • Use of featured images
  • The image sizes supported by your theme
  • Widgetized areas
  • Decide whether to show post from a particular category in home page or not
  • And  more ….

You can produce the same results by using a WordPress Plugin. In other words the functions file behaves like a WordPress Plugin. But using lots of plugins can slow down your blog’s performance.

When You Shouldn’t Use functions.php

Functions.php is a theme-specific file, which means each theme has its own functions file and any code/function added there strictly related to that particular theme. As soon as you update theme or change your theme, your changes will be wiped out.  See how to use a child theme to add code without worrying about losing your changes.

How To Create A Child Theme in WordPress

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A WordPress Theme is a collection of files that produce the graphical interface for a wordpress website. You can find plenty of free or premium themes on internet. A good premium theme providers will aggressively

  • Update their themes with new features and functionality
  • Add more security features or bug Fixes
  • Update any browser compatibility issue
  • Keep up with the latest WordPress enhancements.

Whenever a new version of your WordPress theme is released, WordPress dashboard will notify you to update your theme to the latest version. WordPress experts always recommend you to update yo themes to your theme to latest version.

But when you update your theme, you’ll lose all the tweaks you made to it. How can you update a WordPress Theme without losing customization? WordPress is providing an easy mechanism to solve this issue. It is parent theme child themes combination.

What is a Parent Theme?
A parent theme is a complete theme which includes all of the required WordPress template files. Any theme in your /wp-content/themes/ folder is considered as parent theme.
What is a Child Theme?
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How To Configure Akismet For WordPress Blog

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Spam is a huge problem for every website. Spammers love WordPress sites. Spam comments are irritating, and your readers might lose faith in you. Spam comments can negatively impact your search engine rankings. Akismet is one of the best comment spam filtering service that blocks spam in comments automatically. It is free to use and is highly recommended.

In this post, I will share how to configure Akismet For wordPress blog.


  1. Activate Akismet Plugin

    Akismet comes pre-installed with wordpress installation. You need to activate it. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Click on Activate link next to Akismet Plugin


  2. Enter API key

    After activating Akismet, it will require an API key. If you already have a key enter and proceed. If you do not have a key, you can get it for FREE. Click on “Get your key”, you will be directed to Akismet’s website. Read More

5 Best WordPress Product Catalog Plugins

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WordPress is a popular content management system that is known for its ability to be a customizable multipurpose platform. WordPress provides a user-friendly dashboard, free library of themes and plugins that is available for all users that have installed this content management system.

Most e-commerce based online stores are using WordPress. When it comes creating an online catalog, WordPress has made it easy for every business to turn their website into an online catalog. Read below and discover the 5 top rated WordPress catalog plugins.

5 Top Rated WordPress Catalog Plugins

1- Product Catalog

The first top rated WordPress plugin is the Product Catalog by Etoile Web Design. This plugin is mainly popular for its minimalistic themed product catalog design and its SEO options. In terms of style, minimal web design is the hottest themed trend in web design today. Read More

Best Wordpress Store Themes

14 Best WordPress Store Themes

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Starting your own online store is your gateway to making money online. Depending on what you are offering, whether a product or a service, your eCommerce business, the process should not only cheap but also easy to setup and use.

Thanks to WordPress, this is possible. WordPress is the easiest way you can get started selling products and services online. You don’t have to be a genius to setup an online shop, all you need is WordPress, some eCommerce plugins. To make it look more of an eCommerce store than a blog, here are some themes to get you started.

FlatStop
Price: $49
FlatStop is a modern, responsive, parallax-powered WordPress theme designed for eCommerce websites. This theme is optimized to work with WooCommerce plugin. Read More

Top 15 WordPress Photography Themes

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WordPress is not just great for writing, but also for images. More than 19% of the world’s websites are powered by WordPress, so its no surprise that somewhere out there, there are some WordPress sites for the creative people.

What is great about WordPress is that it is open source. You can mold the site to your liking. Add some great looking themes, and people wouldn’t notice that you are using WordPress.

Deep Focus: $69

Deep Focus
Deep Focus

Deep Focus is a stylish photography theme from Elegant Themes. You can turn your WordPress blog into a fully functional online photo gallery while still maintain the core features of a blog. The theme comes with a blog and CMS-style homepage; thus making it a great solution for photographers, building online presence.
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8 Best Job Board WordPress Themes

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Job boards online is becoming popular day by day. Many employers are now looking into remote workers to do tasks in a faster and efficient manner without the needs to long term contracts, plus the benefits of cheaper wages compared to a local employee.

What is a job board?
A job board is basically a virtual area where there are lists of available jobs. People looking for work can check the board to see the list of available works. The job board contains a job listing on the internet. This is similar to classified ads for jobs.

Why WordPress for Job Boards?
WordPress is an open source Content Management System that can do just about anything. With WordPress plugins, you can turn an ordinary website to a job board in no time. Plugins like WordPress Job Board, along with the WP Job Manager lets you build a job board from scratch by just downloading these free plugins.

Now that you know how awesome a WordPress Job board is, here are some themes that can make a good WordPress Job Board site:

Jobify: $55

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Speed Comparison of Popular ThemeForest WP Themes

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ThemeForest is the most favorite and most sought out place for premium wordpress themes.  Most of the themes are created by professional web designers and have high quality design and latest features.

Let us do a speed comparison of  best selling ThemeForest WordPress Themes. What follows is a list of most popular ThemeForest wp themes, sorted by Rank.

We have used 3 tools for this comparison:

A Comparison matrix should help you get an idea of speed performance of these  themes. You can sort the table by any column. Just click on header column to sort the table by that column. Read More