I received the following question today in the forum: "For certain sales pages on my site I do not want to have the distraction of the sidebar items. Is there a way to have a second page template without a sidebar for this purpose?" Having an optimized sales/landing page does help with sales … [Read more...] about How to Create and use Custom Page Template in WordPress to Create a Sales Page
Basic Guide to CSS
Many people want to make simple CSS changes but do not know where to start or are afraid that they will change the wrong thing. As a result of this I get asked a lot of CSS related questions from new WordPress users. The fact is that learning CSS is not really that hard. Once you get a hang of the … [Read more...] about Basic Guide to CSS
10 Common HTML Mistakes to Avoid
The following is a list of common HTML mark up mistakes made by front end developers. Whether you are a newbie web designer, or a programmer who wants to try his hands in UI designing, try to avoid these mistakes. 1. Don't place Block elements within Inline elements An HTML element is … [Read more...] about 10 Common HTML Mistakes to Avoid
Spice up your WordPress Site with JQuery
Designing your site with a slick, stylish look, along with some cool Ajax-y features definitely impresses the visitors. They'll come to your site more, the traffic goes up and the revenue grows. Yes, it does require a lot of work involving CSS/JavaScript and HTML, but that's why JQuery is here … [Read more...] about Spice up your WordPress Site with JQuery
Cool WordPress .htaccess Tips to Boost Your WordPress Site’s Security
You have started a blog to share your opinion with the World Wide Web. Someone stumbles upon one of your articles. He likes it, and posts it on Digg. Now it gets everyone's attention. Visitors come pouring into your site. Your revenue starts to go up. Definitely good news! But now there is a catch. … [Read more...] about Cool WordPress .htaccess Tips to Boost Your WordPress Site’s Security
2 Simple WordPress Blog Optimization Tips and Tricks
I have been pretty busy with the WordPress plugin development lately, so didn't get a chance to write any posts for a few weeks. I think it's about time I share a simple but effective website performance improvement trick with the readers of this site that I have been using on all my sites. If you … [Read more...] about 2 Simple WordPress Blog Optimization Tips and Tricks
How to Add Far Future Expires Headers to Your WordPress Site
Few weeks ago I wrote on how to optimize your WordPress site for better performance which has some tips and tricks on how to speed up a WordPress Site. I received a few requests to elaborate on some of the points as not all of them are obvious changes. In this article I have explained how you can … [Read more...] about How to Add Far Future Expires Headers to Your WordPress Site
WordPress Affiliate Platform Plugin – Simple Affiliate Program Management Software
It is a known fact that having an affiliate program is the most powerful way to market your products or services online (Read more on the benefits of affiliate program). If you own a WordPress blog/site and your answer to the following questions are 'yes' then the 'WordPress Affiliate Platform' is … [Read more...] about WordPress Affiliate Platform Plugin – Simple Affiliate Program Management Software
How to Fix the Character Encoding Problem in WordPress
I recently changed my web hosting again in an attempt to speed up the page load time of my website. I had to do it as the former hosting's page response time was horrible. It was taking 9 seconds for my home page to load with the former hosting. Now my home page loads under 4 seconds! It's amazing … [Read more...] about How to Fix the Character Encoding Problem in WordPress
WordPress Optimization Tips and Tricks for Better Performance and Speed
Is your WordPress blog performing at it's best? How quickly does the page load? Is it sluggish? Your website's performance is one of the key factors in ensuring that the visitors are having a good experience with your site. So I personally think it is worthwhile to spend some time tuning/optimizing … [Read more...] about WordPress Optimization Tips and Tricks for Better Performance and Speed