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Cyberbullying Statistics, Facts, and Trends (2023) with Charts

Updated: October 4th, 2023 12 Comments Category: Statistics

Sadly, bullying behavior has been around since the beginning of civilization. Bullying has consistently taken form as stronger people preying upon the weak, and now, with the rise of technology, it has also become widespread online. Cyberbullying has become a growing problem in countries around the world. Essentially, cyberbullying doesn’t differ much from the type […] Read the full story

How to Move Your Blog From Tumblr to WordPress

Updated: October 4th, 2023 6 Comments Category: WordPress

In the modern world, starting a personal blog or a simple website is quite easy. There’s no need for coding, and you actually don’t have to have any experience with web development. You just need the will to start a blog and a bit of browsing in order to find the platform you will like […] Read the full story

How to Reset a WordPress Site – Beginners Guide

Updated: October 4th, 2023 2 Comments Category: WordPress

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to start over your WordPress site? Although WordPress allows everyone to easily start a blog, creating that perfect site you have been dreaming of isn’t so straightforward as you may have imagined. You will have to spend some time messing around with WordPress until you […] Read the full story

The Difference Between Blog Title and Blog Domain Name

Updated: October 4th, 2023 3 Comments Category: Blogging

Before you start working on a new blog, you will probably want to name it. While you can spend weeks developing an idea and even sketching some of the first concepts that will form the entire blog, it is not really advisable to put a blog online without having a name for it. Think of […] Read the full story

Control the RSS Feed on Your WordPress Site Like a Pro

Updated: October 4th, 2023 Be the first to comment Category: WordPress

If you have created a website powered by WordPress, the chances are that you’re are going to publish new content on a daily basis or at least weekly. If so, you will want to hand out your content to users. While many of them will get updates from your site through the site itself and the social media pages you create, you […] Read the full story

How to Redirect Users in WordPress

Updated: October 4th, 2023 3 Comments Category: WordPress

Redirections are a standard part of websites, plugins, and themes. Some are happening right in front of eyes, and you might not be even aware what’s going on in the back. Although redirections are usually left for developers, we are going to show you several tips that will let you do that task on your […] Read the full story

8 Unknown Facts WordPress.com May Not Fit Serious Bloggers

Updated: October 4th, 2023 2 Comments Category: WordPress

Congratulations! You have decided to start a blog, and we are happy to welcome you to the broad family of millions of bloggers spread literally all around the world. Making a decision to start a blog might have been easy, but this is the point where the real decision-making process will start to unfold. Since […] Read the full story

How to Automatically Add Tags in WordPress

Updated: October 4th, 2023 1 Comment Category: WordPress

Similar to categories, tags are a way of grouping WordPress posts and pages. They are usually more specific than categories but are entirely optional. Although you can easily decide not to use tags in your posts, most people in WordPress do tag their posts with at least one word which is the most relevant to the article […] Read the full story

21 Tips on How to Speed Up a WordPress Blog

Updated: October 4th, 2023 7 Comments Category: WordPress

When browsing the Internet, you probably don’t overthink website speed. If your Internet connection is good enough, you probably have only two conclusions about each and every site regarding the speed – the site is or isn’t fast enough. And that’s how most of the Internet users will see your WordPress website. Even if it’s attractive […] Read the full story

How to Embed and Work with YouTube Videos in WordPress

Updated: October 4th, 2023 Be the first to comment Category: WordPress

YouTube is 17 years old and it has definitely changed the way people think about video on the Internet. Although there are few other services that are quite popular among users all over the world, Google’s video service is still number one for many of us. Because of that, WordPress developers made sure that embedding […] Read the full story

How to Increase Blog Traffic (100+ Hands-on Tactics)

Updated: February 23rd, 2024 12 Comments Category: Blogging

Did you know that there are more than 570 million blogs online? And only a few thousands of those attract a significant and satisfying readership. Building a blog, writing and posting articles is one thing while increasing the blog traffic and maintaining it is quite another. 102 techniques to increase traffic (visitors) to your blog […] Read the full story

How to Search and Replace Text in WordPress

Updated: October 4th, 2023 6 Comments Category: WordPress

Have you ever realized that you had made a mistake while writing a WordPress post just to find out that there’s no easy way to search and replace that typo throughout the entire post? What if you’ve been writing a wrong word, phrase, or link for the last few months? Unfortunately, WordPress doesn’t allow you […] Read the full story

Improve the Search Function of Your WordPress Website

Updated: October 4th, 2023 1 Comment Category: WordPress

Once you start writing blog content and accumulate more than just a few articles, you will hopefully get more visitors to your site. And when they get there, your visitors will want only the best content and that’s only true if they are interested in the topic. So, even if you narrow the field and […] Read the full story

What is a Blog? – Definition of Terms Blog, Blogging, and Blogger

Updated: October 4th, 2023 114 Comments Category: Blogging

Do you know what a blog is? If you don’t, then you’ve come to the right place. In 1994, when blogs began, a blog was more of a personal diary that people shared online. In this online journal, you could talk about your daily life or share about things that you were doing. Then, people […] Read the full story

10 Characteristics and Features of a Good Blog

Updated: October 4th, 2023 17 Comments Category: Blogging

Sometimes an online journal, other times an informational website, a blog is the internet’s way of indulging opinionated writers and coaching curious readers. It’s a place within the online universe where individuals (or groups of them) may voice their thoughts and share them with millions. The blog’s definition is somewhat elusive, and the ways to […] Read the full story

Tips, Tricks and Best Plugins for Customizing WordPress Menus

Updated: October 4th, 2023 3 Comments Category: WordPress

Menus are one of the most vital parts of every website. They are omnipresent and they guide users through your blog. And while it’s relatively easy to add a navigation menu in WordPress, there’s so much more you can do in order to customize it for your website. Whether it’s a small icon you want […] Read the full story

How to Create WordPress Shortcodes and Work With Them

Updated: October 4th, 2023 Be the first to comment Category: WordPress

WordPress shortcodes are small tags that are used as shortcuts for executing specific features in posts and pages. You can recognize shortcodes by square brackets that surround a simple word or a phrase. They were introduced in version 2.5 with a mission to help people to execute functions the easy way. As you might already […] Read the full story

Modify WordPress Admin Menus to Your Needs

Updated: October 4th, 2023 Be the first to comment Category: WordPress

Every WordPress admin menu is looking the same after the installation. That might be a good thing if you work on different sites powered by our beloved WordPress, but if you’re creating a blog for a client, you might want to modify the admin menu to achieve a unique look. Although there aren’t that many options on […] Read the full story

How to Improve and Optimize Images for WordPress

Updated: February 24th, 2024 Be the first to comment Category: WordPress

It’s been a long time since images were something too big to load over the Internet. Today, websites can’t exist without them. Even though Internet speeds have dramatically increased over the years, it’s vital that you take care of pictures on your blog. Just because it’s easy to upload images to your site, that doesn’t […] Read the full story

The Best Blog Name Generator 2023

Updated: October 4th, 2023 1 Comment Category: Blogging

Whether you want to create a brand new blog or want to rebrand and spice up an old blog, you’ll need a blog name generator to help you with the naming process. However, actually finding a good one is quite hard. A blog can be anything these days. Since media channels are so varied, you’ll […] Read the full story