WordPress
WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that enables users to create, manage, and publish digital content without needing to code. Initially launched in 2003 as a blogging platform, WordPress has evolved into a versatile CMS that powers many websites, from small personal blogs to large corporate sites. Its core features include:
- User-friendly Interface: WordPress is designed with a focus on usability, making it accessible for users with any level of technical skill. The dashboard allows for easy navigation, content creation, and site management.
- Themes and Customization: Users can change the look and feel of their website using themes. Thousands of free and premium themes are available, many of which are customizable to meet specific design requirements.
- Plugins: WordPress extends its functionality with plugins, allowing users to add features such as contact forms, SEO tools, social media integration, etc. The plugin repository offers over 58,000 free plugins, with thousands more premium options.
- Responsive Themes: WordPress themes are generally responsive, meaning they automatically adjust to look good on any device, from desktops to smartphones.
- Multilingual Support: WordPress supports multilingual sites either natively or through plugins, enabling the creation of websites in multiple languages.
- Media Management: Users can easily upload and manage media files (images, videos, etc.) using the drag-and-drop media uploader. WordPress also offers basic image editing features.
- Content Management: It provides tools for creating and managing content, including posts, pages, and custom post types, along with categories and tags for organizing content.
- User and Role Management: WordPress includes a built-in system for managing users, allowing site owners to assign roles and permissions to control access to different parts of the site.
- Security and Updates: Regular updates are released to enhance security and introduce new features. WordPress also supports SSL certificates for encrypted connections and various security plugins to protect against common threats.
WordPress’s flexibility, scalability, and extensive community support have made it a go-to choice for creating and managing websites. WordPress offers comprehensive tools to build and maintain a professional online presence, whether for a small personal project or a large enterprise solution.
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WordPress: Fight Registration Bot Spam On Your Site With hCaptcha
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How To Exclude Tags In Google Tag Manager By The Visitor’s Logged-In User Role in WordPress
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Formidable Forms: How To Build A Multi-Purpose Form In WordPress To Collect Leads for Multiple Products or Services
One of the efforts I'm making on this site is to make it easier for visitors to request assistance. We have a manned chatbot that prompts our users, but sometimes that's a bit too intrusive. We have a contact form…
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WordPress: How To Prepend Text With A Custom Field To Your Custom Post Type Content
in WordPress, add_filter() is a function used to hook a custom function or an existing WordPress function to a specific filter action. Filters are one of the two types of Hooks, the other being Actions. They provide a way for…
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WordPress: How To Add A Sortable Column To Display A Custom Field On The Custom Post Type Admin Page
One area of Martech Zone that continues to drive a lot of traffic to my site is my growing documentation of sales, marketing, and technology acronyms . I continue to expand the list of almost 600 and I also tag…
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Visual Website Optimizer: Increase Sales and Conversions Through A/B Testing And Experimentation
A/B testing is an essential tool in the modern business toolkit. It allows companies to compare two versions of a webpage or other user experience to determine which performs better. The process involves showing the two variants, A and B,…
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WordPress: How To Sort Your Custom Post Type Posts Alphabetically
With the new theme (and child theme) I've implemented on Martech Zone, I had to rebuild and recode the custom post type I built for Acronyms . I optimized the code to insert some additional custom fields and I'm having…
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Formidable: Disable Form Submissions From Human Form Spammers On Your WordPress Site
By far, one of the best decisions I made was to include an hCaptcha on my forms and to purchase the paid version of CleanTalk to end the automated form spam bots. It's worked. On a daily basis, the plugin…
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WordPress: Use WP Activity Log To Monitor and Alert You Of Changes and Errors
One of the tasks we're often handed with a new client is adopting their WordPress site that has been built in-house or with an inexperienced agency. The result is often a slow site, problems with poorly developed themes, and packed…
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Mailchimp: More Than An Email Service Provider, A Digital Marketing Suite
If you're looking for an email service provider ( ESP ), there's no doubt that you've heard of Intuit Mailchimp or have seen their ads... everywhere. Over the years, the platform has evolved to offer a wide range of services…
