If you’ve ever delved under the hood of a WordPress theme, you’ll know that it contains four kinds of files: the stylesheet, the functions file, a number of template parts, and one or (most likely) more template files. For a theme to work, it must have at least two files: the stylesheet and an index.php […] View original post at …
WordPress Categories and Tags: What’s the Difference and How to Use Them
Composing content for a blog is simple enough: brainstorm an idea, write the post, optimize it with a plugin like SmartCrawl, and publish. Did you know, however, that there’s more you can do to not only improve the performance of that post in search (and, in turn, your website), but to also enhance the user […] View original post at …
How to Manage User Sessions Effectively in WordPress
Have you ever wondered who is logged into your WordPress site or what they’re doing while logged in? For some of you, this curiosity might only pertain to members, customers, and other logged-in users on the frontend of your site. For others, you may need deeper insights into what backend users are doing within the […] View original post at …
First Time Speaker? 9 Tips For Giving A Better Presentation
One of our goals for 2018 here at WPMU DEV is for more of our team to speak at WordCamps, Meetups, and other conferences. Half the battle is around choosing topics, creating compelling speaker applications, and just building up the courage to give speaking a try. But once that part is done, and your speaking […] View original post at …
HTML to WordPress Theme Tutorial: Step 2 – Creating Theme Template Files
Welcome back to this series showing you how to create your first WordPress theme from static HTML. In the first part of this series, you took your static index.html file and converted it to a PHP file. You added some template tags and a loop. In this second part your file will start to look […] View original post at …
Why You May Want to Password Protect Your WordPress Site
It may seem counterintuitive, but there will be times when you need to restrict access to the content on your WordPress site. You can do this through a variety of means. You can make a page private. You can set your site to “noindex”. You can also create landing pages that only select individuals are […] View original post at …
HTML to WordPress Theme Tutorial: Step 1 – Converting Your HTML to PHP
For many of us, our first experience of coding for WordPress is when we write our first theme. After all, every WordPress site needs a theme, and if you want something bespoke then it makes sense to code it yourself. When I started out with WordPress in 2010, I’d never worked with a content management […] View original post at …
How to Take Full Advantage of WordPress Automation
Automation can be a scary word for some, especially when a business relies on being able to make a personal connection with clients or customers. When it comes to working in WordPress, however, we understand that automation is a good thing (up to a certain point anyway). While we obviously don’t want a bot writing […] View original post at …
GDPR: How it Affects WordPress Site Owners and Developers
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last few months, there’s a very good chance you’ve heard of GDPR, or the General Data Protection Regulation. This is new legislation relating to personal data and how it’s stored. It’s European legislation but it will affect website owners and developers outside Europe, as if […] View original post at …
10-Step Guide to Using Free PDF Downloads To Grow Your Mailing List
At the end of the day, your mission is to generate conversions with your WordPress site. But some visitors are not as easily swayed as others when it comes to pulling the trigger on making a purchase. They know they need the service or product to significantly improve their lives… and, yet, they want to […] View original post at …