Many of us use a simple theme for our website and then go through the tedious process of finding plugins suitable for our sites to function correctly. If you are operating a directory site or plan to, why not choose the Vantage AppTheme. AppThemes come with a base theme and plugins that enable … [Read more...] about The #1 Directory Theme for WordPress: Vantage
How to Remove Powered by WordPress from Your Web Site Footer
If you are interested in removing the "Powered by WordPress" credit from the footer of your web site, this tutorial will go through the steps on how to do that. In this tutorial, you will be introduced to: How to remove or edit the credit link from your theme's template files How to locate … [Read more...] about How to Remove Powered by WordPress from Your Web Site Footer
How to Begin Creating a WordPress Plugin
Creating a plugin extends the power of WordPress. Follow along with this tutorial for a quick beginner's course on how to begin the process of creating a custom plugin. In this tutorial, you will be introduced to: Why creating a custom plugin is a better choice over modifying core theme, … [Read more...] about How to Begin Creating a WordPress Plugin
How to Fix: WordPress Site not Working on Localhost After Port Change
If you have installed WordPress on localhost (example: using XAMPP) and then later you need to change the Apache's HTTP port number, you will find that the existing WordPress installs will stop loading. It will auto redirect to the URL with the old port number and fail to load. Trying to load the … [Read more...] about How to Fix: WordPress Site not Working on Localhost After Port Change
How to Get the Image URL from the WordPress Media Library
Many tools, widgets, themes, and plugins for WordPress often ask for an image URL during the configuration steps. Follow along to see how to get the Image URL so you can use it in the configuration. In this tutorial, you will learn: How to upload an image to the WordPress Media Library. How … [Read more...] about How to Get the Image URL from the WordPress Media Library
Add a Status Text Next to Your WordPress Post Title
In this tutorial I will show you how you can add a status text next to the post title based on a condition. There are two different ways you can handle this: Show the status text dynamically when WordPress is rendering the post title. Update the post title text in the wp_posts database … [Read more...] about Add a Status Text Next to Your WordPress Post Title
How to Create a Custom Post Type for Affiliate Links
Depending on the type of web site that you are creating, and the desired content structure, it's sometimes very powerful to create custom post types with custom fields. Some of the time, you may want 100% control over the fields for your custom post type. At a minimum, you may want to keep the … [Read more...] about How to Create a Custom Post Type for Affiliate Links
How to Add Google Analytics to WordPress
Adding Google Analytics to WordPress is a painless process. There are numerous ways to do it. Today, we will follow some simple steps to get it added. There is a plugin in the WordPress Plugin Repository that allows us to not only add the Google Analytics code, but load it in such a way that … [Read more...] about How to Add Google Analytics to WordPress
Customizing the Payment Button Styles of the Stripe Payments Plugin
In this tutorial I am going to show you how you can customize the payment button styles of the Stripe Payments plugin. You can customize your button styling using "class" parameter of the shortcode. If it’s omitted, your button will retain the default style provided by … [Read more...] about Customizing the Payment Button Styles of the Stripe Payments Plugin
How to Add Your Site to Google Search Console
Adding your web site to the Google Search Console, formerly called Google Webmaster Tools, will allow you to monitor your site's performance in Google Search results. You can also see how Google sees your site, including your site's relevance for Rich Cards and Accelerated Mobile Pages. In … [Read more...] about How to Add Your Site to Google Search Console