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WordPress Tips

The WordPress content management system is one of the most popular blogging platforms powering over 60 million websites. It's easily the most widely used blogging tool on Earth. Find out how to supercharge your WordPress blog with my straightforward tutorials, hacks and tips.

Forget Everyone Else… What is the Best WordPress Theme For You?

Last Updated on 23rd October 2020 by Paul Leave a Comment

What is the Best WordPress Theme For You?

It's a question I've seen many times in a bunch of forums and on sites like Quora. The problem is it's such a massive open-ended question. Asking people to define which WordPress theme is best for blogging will literally result in a thousand different responses, depending on the viewpoint of the … [Read more...] about Forget Everyone Else… What is the Best WordPress Theme For You?

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How to Create a WordPress Categories Menu Video Tutorial

Last Updated on 23rd February 2021 by Paul Leave a Comment

How to Create a WordPress Categories Menu

I've recently changed the layout of my WordPress blog to disable the sidebar from certain pages. The trouble is the sidebar is the place where I listed my categories, which causes a little navigation problem. The solution was to create a WordPress categories menu and add it to my main site … [Read more...] about How to Create a WordPress Categories Menu Video Tutorial

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How to Add Affiliate Disclosure to WordPress in Under 5 Minutes

Last Updated on 28th October 2020 by Paul Leave a Comment

How to Add Affiliate Disclosure to WordPress

You've heard of affiliate disclosure, right? If you have a WordPress blog and recommend products or services which might make affiliate commissions, you're legally obliged to tell people about it. This is VERY important, so today I'm going to discuss how to add affiliate disclosure to … [Read more...] about How to Add Affiliate Disclosure to WordPress in Under 5 Minutes

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How Many WordPress Plugins is Too Many? How to Find Plugin Balance

Last Updated on 28th October 2020 by Paul Leave a Comment

How Many WordPress Plugins is Too Many?

I posted recently about WordPress plugins and frequently wax lyrical about how useful they are. They can extend what your blog is capable of and in truth they can supercharge it beyond belief. But can you have too much of a good thing? If so, how many WordPress plugins is too many? When you start … [Read more...] about How Many WordPress Plugins is Too Many? How to Find Plugin Balance

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WordPress Plugins – The Good, Bad & Ugly of Plugin Extensions

Last Updated on 28th October 2020 by Paul Leave a Comment

The Pros and Cons of WordPress Plugins

In my opinion, WordPress is an exceptional blogging platform. I've used it for more years than I care to remember. Although I've dipped my toes in the waters of others, WordPress is pretty much my go to platform, and I use it practically 100% of the time these days. There are too many things too … [Read more...] about WordPress Plugins – The Good, Bad & Ugly of Plugin Extensions

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6 Ways to Stop WordPress Comment Spam & Deter Spammers

Last Updated on 2nd November 2020 by Paul 4 Comments

WordPress Comment Spam

If you're like me, spammers are hitting your blog on a daily basis. I find it a royal pain to check through my site everyday looking for fake comments... so I've decided to do something about it. What follows then is an explanation of what I've done to reduce my WordPress comment spam. This guide … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Stop WordPress Comment Spam & Deter Spammers

Filed Under: WordPress Tips Tagged With: Blogging, Spam, WordPress

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