Syntax highlighting is a common feature of Text Editors which uses multiple colours and fonts to help you read and analyse code more easily. They can help you view the structure of code, make comments stand out and quickly point out any errors you have made. It’s a feature that many of us take for … Read more
There are many reasons why a 404 page is generated on your website. This includes content being removed, a permalink structure being changed, or a link to the page being incorrect. Whatever the reason, 404 error pages can reduce your website traffic since visitors are presented with an error page instead of the page they … Read more
On 6 December 2018 Matt Mullenweg announced the release of WordPress 5.0. This was a significant milestone in the history of WordPress as it replaced the traditional WordPress editor with a new block editor called Gutenberg. Gutenberg is a minimal editor that allows you to create beautiful content using a drag and drop block editor. … Read more
A WordPress audio plugin adds audio players to your website. You might want to embed MP3 players or music tracks directly in a page or post. Maybe you need to create an archive of podcast recordings. Perhaps you want to create a WordPress audio directory, listing hundreds or even thousands of tracks for people to listen … Read more
Printify is a Print on Demand dropshipping service that works with Shopify and WooCommerce. At the beginning of October it will also work with Etsy A “Print on Demand Dropshipping Service” simply means that you set up a shop and create products and another company, in this case Printify, handles everything else. They take care … Read more
Advertising remains one of the key ways of monetising a website. This is particularly true for content websites that increase profits by increasing page views. Apart from widgets, the core version of WordPress does not give you any functionality to integrate banners and track advertising on your website. Thankfully, there are many good WordPress advertising … Read more
WordCamp Europe was another opportunity for me to meet up with great people within the WordPress community. One of the companies I spent chatting with was Meks; a WordPress company that sells premium WordPress themes and plugins. I spent time on the first night and at the after party chatting to Dusan, Marko, and Bojan. … Read more
The glory of WooCommerce lies in the fact that it’s completely opensource. That means your average developer can tap into the API and make a plugin that improves the functionality of WooCommerce. WordPress users are used to this type of system, since it seems like any feature desired can be provided with a search for a … Read more
Whilst wasting time on Twitter the other day I came across a link bait article by Make a Websitehub that looked at the best WordPress plugins for SEO, social media, and conversion rate optimisation. Infographics have been overwhelming the internet the last few years, but what stood out about the infographic is that it showed … Read more
In 2014, Sucuri noticed a major security hole in the WordPress plugin Slider Revolution. The problem did not lie with the developers of the plugin as they quickly addressed the issue. Problems arose because Slider Revolution was packaged with so many WordPress themes. When a WordPress plugin is packaged with a WordPress theme in a … Read more