Do you like playing with fire? Because if you make major changes to your WordPress site without testing them - aka editing your site when it's live - that's exactly what you're doing. Without a WordPress staging site, you're essentially going in blind every time you tweak your site. Keep reading to learn a few different ways to set one up.
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There's a lot to consider when building a website. Few things are more important than your domain name. But what is a domain name and how do they work? In this post, we look into domain names and how they work.
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There are few things more frustrating than the vague HTTP image upload error in WordPress. It’s a common issue that you might encounter when adding files to the WordPress Media Library. However, in most cases, you can resolve it quickly and get back to creating content.
What is a domain registrar? Lets make this easy - a domain registrar helps you purchase and manage your own domain name. In this post we'll explain the relationship between a domain registrar and a domain name and answer other frequently asked questions about this topic.
Finding a domain name is easier if you're using an extension like .co instead of .com. But what does a .co domain extension mean? Does it impact SEO or other aspects of online discoverability? This guide to .com vs .co will answer all of your questions about these extensions.
Browser performance has come a long way in the past 10 years. It used to be a lot more challenging to add interactive animations to web pages due to the potential for rendering and performance issues. But nowadays, CSS animations can be used much more freely and the syntax is generally much easier to learn compared to CSS features like grid or flexbox. Here is a full syntax guide and interactive CSS animations tutorial for beginners. Use it as reference to learn the different parts of the CSS animations spec.
While the terms ‘design’ and ‘development’ are often used interchangeably when talking about building websites, they’re actually two different fields...
Starting a website can be a powerful way to bring your religious community together. However, since your congregation may have very specific needs, finding the best church website builder can feel difficult.
our columns in WordPress don’t have to stay the way they are. If something feels too squished or too wide, you can fix it. I’ll show you how. This guide is for beginners. You don’t need to know code. You just need to know where to click and what to look for. I’ll explain why column width matters, how to change it, and how to update old posts that already use columns.
Starting a blog without spending a penny is entirely possible, and you’re in the right place to learn how. Over the years, I’ve tried dozens of blogging sites to see how well they work for different purposes and needs. This post shares my ...
Ready to create a WordPress blog? You've made an outstanding choice! Learning how to start a blog can be your path to an exciting new adventure. Lucky for you, WordPress is an excellent tool you can use for that. It's free, user-friendly, powerful, ...
In this tutorial, we will lead you through all the steps you need to take in order to start a personal blog that is cheap, effective, good-looking, and that will set you up for future success. This is your ultimate guide to a personal WordPress blog ...
Building a website with WordPress might seem overwhelming at first, but it’s easier than you think. You don’t need to be a developer or have any design experience to create a site that looks great and works ...
The web host you choose to power your WordPress site plays a key role in its speed and performance. However, with so many claiming to offer the fastest WordPress hosting out there, how do you decide which company to use? In this post, we'll look at ...
Here's how I set up WordPress on my own computer, with no web host, no risk, no cost, and nobody watching. The tool I use for this is called XAMPP. It basically makes your laptop act like a real server - albeit just locally. You can run WordPress on ...
