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: Identify and Download mu-plugins Hosted In or Outside Your WordPress Instance
A colleague of mine migrated a client site in preparation for taking over their account and was stunned when, upon successful migration, the site didn’t function correctly. The issue was quite frustrating in the industry. The agency built custom features inaccessible to the client – either via SFTP or WordPress administration. I’ll explain how later… and how I was able…
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WordPress: 10 User Experience Features That Add Flare to Your Site
I’m currently building out a new WordPress site for my company. In the twenty years I’ve been developing sites, the CMS has expanded with incredible themes, plugins, and features. While I have my favorite WordPress plugins that I incorporate, I do think it’s wise to view site development quite differently than we used to. One glaring metric central to today’s visitors continues to…
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Gravity SMTP: Ensure Reliable Email Delivery of Form Leads Using Gravity SMTP
A colleague of mine requested my assistance after he migrated a client’s WordPress site to a new host, and the email notifications from their Gravity Forms weren’t making it to the client’s inbox. Response times are critical to closing business nowadays, and if you don’t respond quickly, a competitor that does will likely get your business. A quick look and…
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Jetpack: Effortless Backups, Speed, and Growth for Your WordPress Site
Every website owner faces the same relentless challenges — keeping their site secure, running fast, and growing traffic in a crowded online world. Unfortunately, managing dozens of plugins for each feature can create security gaps, slow down your site, and leave you with complex configurations that are hard to maintain. Jetpack Jetpack is an all-in-one WordPress plugin built by Automattic,…
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WordPress: Open A LiveChat Window By Clicking Any Link or Button With A Specific Class
We’ve been helping a client migrate their WordPress site to a new theme and clean up their inbound marketing efforts over the last few months, minimizing the customizations they implemented, and getting the systems communicating better – including with analytics. The customer has LiveChat, a fantastic chat service with robust Google Analytics integration for every step of the chat process.…
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WordPress: Best Practices for Worry-Free Backups and Restoration
When backing up your WordPress site, it’s essential to follow best practices to ensure the safety and integrity of your data. While numerous plugins are available for backing up the CMS, it’s crucial to understand the importance of not relying solely on local backups. Local backups stored on the same server as your WordPress installation can be problematic in various…
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WordPress: Ajax Search Pro Provides Live Search Results With Autocomplete
Navigating a website and finding the needed information quickly and efficiently can often be a frustrating experience for users. With the vast amount of content available online, users expect instant, relevant, and accurate internal search results. Websites that fail to meet these expectations may see increased bounce rates and decreased user engagement, which can impact overall sales and marketing efforts.…
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Figma: Design, Prototype, and Collaborate Across Enterprise
In the last few months, I’ve been helping to develop and integrate a highly customized WordPressinstance for a client. It’s quite the balance of styling, extending WordPress through custom fields, custom post types, a design framework, a child theme, and custom plugins. The difficult part is that I’m doing it from simple mockups from a proprietary prototyping platform. While it’s…
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Onlypult: Streamline Your Social Media Strategy With Multi-Platform Scheduling and Posting
Businesses and social media managers grapple with maintaining a consistent and engaging presence across various social platforms. The challenges of crafting unique content, scheduling posts at optimal times, and analyzing performance metrics can be overwhelming, leading to missed opportunities and reduced productivity. Onlypult Onlypult is a comprehensive multi-platform solution simplifying social media marketing (SMM). This single platform offers post-scheduling and…
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WordPress: Dynamically Redirect an AMP Page To Non-AMP When Unsupported
I have AMP loaded on my site and have seen a nice stream of AMP visits from Google. While I’m not a huge fan of AMP, it does seem to garner quite a bit of attention from search engines. My theme supports AMP in posts (or custom post types that are a post type) but doesn’t support AMP on a…
