One of the templates that I always include in any theme I code is the page.php file. This is the template that WordPress will use for creating static pages. It’s useful to have a dedicated page.php file instead of falling back to index.php because you’ll need your pages to display slightly different content from single […] View original post at …
Learn How to Add Custom JavaScript to WordPress the Right Way
You’ve taken time to learn how to use JavaScript in WordPress. You’ve also picked up a number of useful JavaScript libraries and resources along the way to streamline coding with it. But now what do you do with the skills you’ve acquired? There are a number of reasons why you might want to add custom […] View original post at …
44 Inspiring WordPress Tutorials: Our Greatest Hits
Whether you’re just getting started with WordPress and need to learn the basics or you’ve been developing websites for years, we’ve got just the right article to help you out. Since 2008, we’ve published more than 4,800 WordPress articles on the WPMU DEV Blog, amassing a truckload of articles on everything from themes and plugins […] View original post at …
WordPress Multisite Masterclass: Site and User Registration
One of the great features of WordPress Multisite is the way you can let users create their own sites, either for free or with payment. Allowing users to register on your network and create their own site is very straightforward – all you need to do is enable it in your network settings – but you can improve on the …
Migrating WordPress from a XAMPP Localhost to the Web
So you’ve finished developing a WordPress website locally using your XAMPP development environment and you’re ready to push your work online. There’s just one problem: you don’t know how to get your website from your computer to a web server without breaking it, and breaking your site would really defeat the whole point of local development. Fortunately, there are a …
How to Set Up a Staging Environment for WordPress with Cloner
Premium hosting plans usually make it pretty easy to create private staging sites. However, lots of WordPress sites are hosted on low-cost hosting plans that don’t include these features. So I’m going to show you how you can use Multisite and a couple of our plugins to create a staging site system that will run on nearly any hosting plan. …
The Ultimate Guide to Updating WordPress and Multisite
The WordPress core software is updated regularly and with each new release come new features and security fixes that are designed to ensure your site is as secure as possible and performing at its best. Automatically opting into these updates means they are applied to your site or network as soon as they’re released, which is especially important in terms …
Drive Traffic to Your WordPress Site with This Inbound Marketing Checklist
Why do you have a website? If you’re like most site owners, the answer is probably something like, “to be found.” I mean, why have a site if no one can find it and use it, right? Whether you are an aspiring author looking to get noticed by agents and publishers, a business owner who wants to get more clients …
How to Move WordPress for Local Development with XAMPP
XAMPP is a popular, free, open-source web server you can install on your computer and use to power local WordPress installations. This makes XAMPP a great option for developers who want to develop sites and test plugins and themes locally before pushing those changes to a live website. Using a local development environment is a good idea in many different …
30 Creative and Neglected Ways to Increase Traffic to Your WordPress Site
Are you like me and always have one eye on your website’s traffic stats? Whether your site is personal or for business, more traffic leads to more exposure. And that means more revenue. So it’s understandable why I’m obsessed with my site’s stats, right? In fact, I’m sure you’ve already realized how important it is to have a consistent flow of …