A guide to the template hierarchy in WordPress All modern WordPress themes consist of templates, style sheets, javascript, and images. Together, these files determine how your site will look to users. Templates with specific names affect certain areas of your website. Generally, a WordPress theme should contain templates for displaying categories, dates, archives, individual posts,…

If you’re new to WordPress, you’re probably asking yourself: “What are plugins in WordPress?” This is a fairly common question because, in addition to introducing one of many new terms into your vocabulary, WordPress plugins are also an important building block of every single WordPress site. This article will answer your question, and then we’ll…

Installing plugins on WordPress using the admin panel is so easy that you’ll probably never need the skills to manually install plugins via FTP/SFT or using WP-CLI. But the technical part can be useful if the WordPress plugin directory is overloaded or not available at all. Installing plugins on WordPress from a repository The easiest…

It is difficult to find a person who in the Internet era would not have thought about creating their own website, because now we can’t imagine our lives without them. However, only a few people actually do it, because the majority of network users are sure that in order to do this, it is necessary…

The use of “Ajax” is one of the most common methods of creating and working with user interfaces. Using this technology allows you to perform invisible background processing of data (without reloading the page), which greatly improves the process of user interaction with the site. As an example, the work of Ajax in WordPress can…

The “XML-RPC” protocol was designed to standardize interoperability between different systems, which means that applications outside of WordPress (such as other blogging platforms and clients) can interact with the core of your WordPress site. WordPress has been using “XML-RPC” since its inception and it has done a very useful job. Without it, WordPress would be…

WordPress plugins for BackUp are important because if something like this happens to your site – your important data is protected or not protected if you ignore this article and let it go to waste. In any case, it’s up to you! Selecting a plugin for fast copying Fixing the problem is easy if you…

Cron is a standard UNIX utility for running scheduled tasks at a specific time, date, or interval. However, WordPress Cron is a bit different from the standard utility, and so you need to understand what Cron is in WordPress and how it will work on your site before delving into the actions and process. What…

Blocks in WordPress are elements of the block editor that are used as individual pieces to create a body of content. A few years ago, in 2018, there were serious changes in the functionality of the WordPress content management system. The familiar content editor disappeared starting with version 5.0, and in its place came a…

Users often wonder how categories and tags in WordPress affect a site’s SEO performance. Are you not 100% sure you fully understand the difference between categories and tags in WordPress? Too bad, because this knowledge is extremely important! Categories and tags in WordPress are what you often see in the right sidebar when writing or…

WordPress is a user-friendly platform for novice and professional webmasters that helps you quickly create and launch a website. However, there are some basic concepts to learn before you can start building your site. If you understand what WordPress pages and posts are, you’ll understand a basic part of WordPress architecture. In this article, we’ll…

The first time we think about protecting a WordPress site, we are not yet fully aware that there are many different steps we can take as a preventative measure to protect a site, an online store, or just a blog. The last thing you need is to wake up one morning and find your site…