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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Moving wordpress from a sub directory to root could be a pain in the neck. Follow this step by step guide to do it the right way.

In this article I will show you how to choose display different sidebar for each post and page for WordPress. There’s several different plugins that help you gain this type of flexibility with your site. Easy Custom Sidebars This plugin allows you to replace any sidebar/widget area in any WordPress theme without any coding. Go […]

You wrote a very long post and have some issues with load times on your posts, it is better to split that long WordPress post into multiple pages. Reading long posts can be hectic or boring for users. This can increase the bounce rate of your site. So for better presentation and readability, divide along […]

It is really important to take regular back up of your blog to guard against losing all your data. Luckily, there are plenty of excellent WordPress plugins available that will back up your posts, pages, and whatever else you have on your site. Let’s take a look at some free WordPress backup plugins! Installing plugins […]

There are few basic settings and configurations to do after installing WordPress to ensure reliability, and top of the line performance. Change The Title, Tagline and Time zone To change these, go to your Settings in your dashboard and choose General. Change both your site title and tagline to something that relates to your site. […]

There may be a number of reasons for copying your post or page. For example, you own two WordPress blogs, and you have written some pre-configured post/page with some basic look and want to use same format in another site without worrying about how to format everything. Let us see how to copy specific posts […]

When I was using a plugin to create #custom post type and #custom taxonomy, I came across following situation. After creating custom taxonomy, I was hoping for was a simple option where I could uses the check box UI for selecting categories on each post. Instead of that I got comma-separated text input. I did […]

When you write a post/content on your blog, in you post writing page you will see the fields for entering  title and body content. If you take a look at the WordPress post writing page you’ll notice a section below the post content text area is titled Custom Fields. What if I don’t see Custom […]

So, what do you do if you see an update message (“#wordpress xx.x is available! Please update now”) in your WordPress Admin Screens? Never ignore that message. There are enormous variety of Scams and other malicious activities circulating around the internet. When wordpress notice a new malicious activity, they add updates to defend against them. […]

There are times you like content elements on a blog post (perhaps a table design, some styling, or some layout which remains consistent) and you want to create another post with same configuration including all its widgets, template settings ect. Well, an easy way to do this, without having to know how to format anything, […]

Including images in an article is the best way to illustrate your ideas. Adding Images make your content interesting and make readers more engaging. WordPress makes it really easy to add images to your posts. In this article we will discuss how to insert images into WordPress posts (or) pages. Create a New Post/(Page), or […]

WordPress blog comes with a great visual editor to #write a post mixed with images, links, and other html elements. Here is a step-by-step process for writing a new post in WordPress.  Log into your WordPress administration panel(e.g. use URL: http://www.yoursitename.org/wp-admin). From your sidebar on left side, go to Posts > Add New Now you […]

Last week,  I did a wordpress article that does a Speed comparison of Best ThemeForest WordPress Themes. Initially I collected and compiled my data in a Google drive spreadsheet. Once data was ready, I wanted to present the data in a wordpress post, in a way that reader should be able to sort the data […]

So whats’s your reason to start a blog? People create blogs for many reasons. Some people start a blog to teach others about a topic while others start blogging simply to have fun.  Everyone has their own reason. How to start a blog? There are many free blogging platforms are available to set up a […]

Themes determine how content is displayed on your WordPress Powered website. They are simply HTML pages with specific PHP embedded code. A theme can be as simple as index.php page, or it might contain additional files linked to Posts, Pages, Archives & a number of included images (Leary, 2010). WordPress is designed to let you […]

  WordPress Installation Why a free Blog or Self Hosted Blog? Well, that depends on your pocket. A free WordPress hosted blog is easy to setup and get it online in no time. You don’t have to pay anything for this kind of a blog. All you need to do is follow these simple steps. […]

As a beginner,you have probably heard of various free and paid #wordpress themes available online. You may have tried out a few themes until you’ve found one that meets your needs. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install a WordPress theme. This guide will cover the three different ways you can install a […]