Tips for hosting, WordPress and online business
Useful guides and tips to get the most out of your site.
The WordPress dashboard — an introduction to every part of the menu
The first time you log in, the menu on the left has a dozen items. Here is what each one does, and which three you will use every day.
WordPress: the Dashboard and Updates — what the numbers mean
The red badge next to “Updates” isn’t an ad. It is the most important notification on your whole website.
WordPress: Posts, categories and tags — how to write an article
Posts are everything that has a date. Here is the whole path from a blank page to a published article, and what the fields on the right mean.
WordPress: Media — uploading, organising and the most common mistake
The media library has no folders, and that confuses people. But it has something better — if you know how to use it.
WordPress: Pages — what they are and how they differ from posts
The most common confusion for beginners. The rule is simple: if it has a date, it is a post.
WordPress: Appearance — themes, menus, widgets and the Customizer
The section where you change how the website looks. It also holds the most dangerous button in the whole admin — and it is worth knowing which one it is.
Forgot your WordPress password and the email doesn’t arrive — three ways in
You click “Lost your password?” and no email comes. There are three ways to get in, and all of them work without a developer.
WordPress: Plugins — installing, choosing and what not to install
The most powerful part of WordPress and the most common cause of problems. Three questions to ask before every installation.
WordPress: Users and roles — who is allowed to do what
Five roles, and most people only ever use the highest one. That is a risk you don’t need to take.
WordPress: Tools — import, export and Site Health
A menu item that is rarely opened, yet it holds one thing worth watching: your website’s diagnostics.
WordPress: Settings — all seven tabs explained
They are set once and forgotten. But two of them can make your website invisible to Google.
WordPress for beginners: what it is and why everyone uses it
Almost half of all websites in the world are made with WordPress. We explain what it is and why it is a good choice.
Which WordPress plugins are truly essential (and which are not)
Not a list of 50. Five categories every site needs, and when a plugin is a risk, not help.
How to install WordPress — one click or manually
From cPanel to a working site in 5 minutes. Automatic install step by step, the manual way as a backup, and the first 6 settings right after.
White screen or error 500 in WordPress — how to fix it
Your site is a blank white screen, admin too? It is not lost — in 90% of cases it is a plugin or theme. Here is the diagnosis order.
How to add a blog post in WordPress — step by step
From a blank screen to a published post in 15 minutes. Every field, every button, and the three things beginners always forget.
Gutenberg blocks for beginners — the ten you actually need
The editor has over 50 blocks and you will use ten. Which ones, what they do, and the trick that makes you three times faster.
How to install a theme in WordPress — three ways and what comes next
From the catalogue, from a ZIP or via FTP — plus what you MUST do before activating it on an existing site.
Theme demo import — how to get the look from the example
You bought a theme and your site looks nothing like the demo? That is expected. Here is how to import demo content — and what to clean up after.
Contact form — which one to choose and how to set it up properly
Every extra field costs submissions. Which fields are enough, how to stop spam, and what privacy requires.
Spam comments — how to stop them for good
Hundreds of comments in foreign scripts linking to casinos? That is a bot farm. Three solutions — from gentle to switch them off entirely.
How to update WordPress safely — an order that does not break sites
Updates are mandatory but not to be played with live. The right order, a backup first, and what to do if it still breaks.
WordPress is not sending emails — why, and how SMTP fixes it
The contact form says sent but nobody receives it? Order emails never arrive? The cause is the same everywhere — and the fix takes 10 minutes.
Featured image and images in a post — right, fast, beautiful
Why your post looks image-less on Facebook, which dimensions to use, and how to keep images from weighing the blog down.
Scheduling, revisions and authors — WordPress blog tricks
Write five posts over a weekend, publish one a week. Plus: restoring an older version and who is allowed to edit what.
Child theme and custom CSS — how to customise without losing everything
You edited a theme file, an update arrived, your changes vanished. A classic prevented by two minutes of work.