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WordPress is the most popular content management system that powers blogs and websites all around the world. If you are new to WordPress, you are in the right place. Here you can learn how to use and improve your website.

Disqus Comment System Plugin Overview

Disqus Comment System Plugin Overview
Blogging and commenting go hand in hand – you pretty much can’t have one without another. Right after you start receiving the first comments on your new WordPress blog, you will realize that managing discussion takes time. Although there is nothing wrong with having the default comment system which comes pre-installed with WordPress, there are alternatives […] Read the full story

What is Gravatar? How to Create and Use it?

What is Gravatar? How to Create and Use it?
When starting a blog, simple icons that represent individuals probably won’t be on top of your list to check out. But after just days of blogging and starting to connect with people, it’s hard not to notice that most of the bloggers and commenters have their pictures associated with the name. Those little images that […] Read the full story

How to Start a WordPress Blog: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

How to Start a WordPress Blog: Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
Even years before the term “blog” spread through the Internet, people were writing personal stories in different online formats. Back in the ’90s, individuals had been writing online journals and diaries where they were able to express feelings and share information. Since then, those diaries evolved into the whole blogging industry, and blogs quickly became […] Read the full story

The Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Website Security

The Beginner’s Guide to WordPress Website Security
We all know that WordPress is the most popular blogging platform in the world. There are millions of users who work with the CMS on an everyday basis. And because of its popularity, there are numberless fantastic themes, plugins, and services which supplement every site. But being popular isn’t always a good thing. With all […] Read the full story

How to Install WordPress CMS (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

How to Install WordPress CMS (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) and there are millions of users worldwide who can vouch for that. One of the reasons for the popularity of WordPress is that it is relatively easy to start a WordPress blog. If you are still not well-acquainted with WordPress, we invite you to learn more […] Read the full story

WordPress Permalinks Settings and Custom URL Structure

WordPress Permalinks Settings and Custom URL Structure
Permalinks are one of those terms that many bloggers use on an everyday basis, but not many of them understand them completely. They are very important, and even before creating a website in WordPress, you should think about the best structure for your site. But before you can customize them properly, you should know what […] Read the full story

How to Use the Appearance Editor in WordPress

How to Use the Appearance Editor in WordPress
Until now, you have had a chance to customize WordPress CMS through various user-friendly editors. The Customizer has allowed you to peddle through different appearance options that your theme supported. But when you decide to personalize your site beyond the given options, you should know about the WordPress Appearance Editor. Among many files in WordPress […] Read the full story

How to Use The Customize Page to Edit WordPress Theme

How to Use The Customize Page to Edit WordPress Theme
Just one of the amazing features of WordPress that has made it so popular among bloggers is the ability to use themes. Without any technical knowledge, anyone can now have a beautifully designed website that everybody will love. But even though WordPress themes serve you everything on a platter, that does not mean you should […] Read the full story

What is a WordPress Plugin and How to Install Plugins in WordPress

What is a WordPress Plugin and How to Install Plugins in WordPress
Installing a plugin on a WordPress site is an easy task for many WordPress users. However, if you’re a beginner, you might be looking for simple ways to install a plugin. Plugins help bloggers and developers fine-tune their WordPress sites, and add additional features to a WordPress site, including payment methods, a shopping cart, forms, […] Read the full story

What are Plugins in WordPress?

What are Plugins in WordPress?
WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language. But to take advantage of them, you won’t have to know anything about coding. Plugins are usually user-friendly and designed to be used by people who have no experience in technology or WordPress at all. Today, there are more than a few tens of thousands of […] Read the full story

How to Add Your First Blog Post in WordPress Editor

How to Add Your First Blog Post in WordPress Editor
When discussing WordPress (the best blogging platform) with bloggers who have already spent a few years writing, creating WordPress posts might sound trivial. The truth is that you can publish your first post very quickly. But if you want to do it the right way, there are things you should explore from the start. Let […] Read the full story

How to Add a Navigation Menu in WordPress Site

How to Add a Navigation Menu in WordPress Site
Navigation menus (usually referred to only as menus) are a vital part of every website. Imagine them as an interactive map of a blog. They allow displaying the entire site’s structure and, at the same time, menus help visitors to navigate through different sections and pages more comfortably. Today, it is hard to find a blog […] Read the full story

How to Install a WordPress Theme

How to Install a WordPress Theme
When you start a WordPress blog, and especially if this is the first one you have worked with, finding the right WordPress theme may take time. And that’s something completely natural. Just like finding new furniture or deciding on a new hairstyle, it will take time until you stumble upon that perfect theme that’s going […] Read the full story

How to Use Widgets in WordPress Dashboard

How to Use Widgets in WordPress Dashboard
WordPress widgets are small independent components that allow users to apply a particular function to your new WordPress blog. Just by enabling a widget, users can extend their blogs and show additional information on predefined areas. By using widgets, anyone can have control over themes’ functions without having any technical knowledge. If there were no […] Read the full story

How to Use Tools Section in The WordPress Dashboard

How to Use Tools Section in The WordPress Dashboard
Besides WordPress settings which contain practically all options for a site, there are a few more features to be found in WordPress’s tools belt. As these WordPress tools are a bit different than the rest of the settings, they have a special place in the admin menu. WordPress tools section contains scripts that are needed […] Read the full story

How to Create a Custom 404 Error Page in WordPress

How to Create a Custom 404 Error Page in WordPress
No matter how hard you try to keep your WordPress website perfect, you are probably already aware of the fact that it is simply not possible. While you keep posting new content, publishing new pages, and changing the structure of your site, problems will arise. Without exceptions. But don’t worry about that! It wasn’t your […] Read the full story

How to Customize Your WordPress Website Header

How to Customize Your WordPress Website Header
WordPress header is the topmost section, and unquestionably the most important visual element of a WordPress blog. As it is the first thing visitors will see after loading your site, it is crucial that you pay some extra attention when customizing the header. Usually, the WordPress header displays a picture or a video that is […] Read the full story

WordPress Comments: How to Manage It?

WordPress Comments: How to Manage It?
Did you know that an active comments section helps users to engage and interact with your blog posts and one another? Blog comments have been recognized as an essential part of the WordPress core service. It is a perfect way for WordPress users to know whether their content is useful for their readers or not. […] Read the full story

What is Page in WordPress and How to Create Pages?

What is Page in WordPress and How to Create Pages?
WordPress pages are the standard built-in post type that allows you to publish content onto your WordPress blog. However, the option of using pages wasn’t previously an option until WordPress released version 1.5 in 2005. Before that time, WordPress primarily functioned as a blogging tool that only let users write and publish posts. Eventually, users […] Read the full story

The Difference Between Posts vs. Pages in WordPress

The Difference Between Posts vs. Pages in WordPress
When you create a new blog and open the WordPress dashboard for the first time and decide to start writing your first article, you might get confused. Should you create a new post or a new page? Are there any differences between the two? The short answer is – yes, there are differences. Posts and […] Read the full story