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How WordPress Has Changed

How WordPress Has Changed Over The Past 10 Years

Overview: From the abandoned b2/Cafelog software to the world’s largest blogging platform, we’re celebrating a recent anniversary by taking a look at the evolution of WordPress! We can’t talk about the history of websites and blogging without taking into consideration the history of WordPress — blogging, websites, and WordPress are almost synonymous at this point in time. Yes, the popular website builder powers more than 41 percent of all websites on the internet. Yes, that’s commendable. But what more is there to WordPress than it’s popularity? The first version of WordPress Automattic and WordPress’s trademarking Let’s take a look at

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2021 WordPress website launch checklist

2021 pre-launch WordPress checklist: 21 dos and don’ts (part II)

Overview: Media; grammar (it’s “you’re,” not “your”); security — before you launch your WordPress site this year, be sure to do these things for a successful post-launch. Previously, we listed out 9 things you should pay attention to before launching a WordPress website… and the list goes on. We said it before and we’ll say it again: We could argue that your 2021 WordPress website launch checklist is more important than the launch itself. It’s kind of like composing a song versus releasing a song. The release is important, but the release wouldn’t be successful if things weren’t addressed on

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2021 WordPress website launch checklist

2021 pre-launch WordPress checklist: 21 dos and don’ts (part I)

Overview: “Dummy” text; lorem ipsum; meta goodies — be sure to address these things before you launch your WordPress site this year. Arguably, your 2021 WordPress website launch checklist is more important than the launch itself. And for this reason, it could also be overwhelming. Why? Well, WordPress can look pretty intimidating at first glance simply because there are so many different customization options. From posts to pages and themes to menus, it can be overwhelming. However, part I of this list of 21 things to do before launching your WordPress website should already start to alleviate some of that

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How to add a category to WordPress page: WordPress Categories 101

Summary: Learn how to add a category, display pages with a category, customize your WP category page, and other related information. If you’re interested in learning how to add a category to your WordPress page, you’ve come to the right place. This article will address the following three WordPress category how-tos to simplify your WordPress life: Adding a category and subcategories Displaying pages with a category Customizing a category If you’re not using Categories with your WordPress sites, you should be. Category is one of the default taxonomies in WordPress (one of those things that everyone uses, but isn’t aware

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How to Disable the WordPress Block Editor’s Fullscreen Mode With a Plugin

How To Disable WordPress Fullscreen Editor Mode

Summary: Learn how to disable Fullscreen Editor Mode on WordPress with a plugin! Do you want to disable the fullscreen editor in WordPress? After the update, WordPress 5.4 introduced Fullscreen Mode as default for the Gutenberg editor. This feature now opens the post and page editor in fullscreen mode by default. While this distraction-free mode offers a clean and easy to use experience, not everyone wants to open a post or page in the fullscreen mod without your WordPress Admin Menu or Bar and some users may want to go back to the regular compact view. In this article, we’ll

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Using WordPress: Migrating from HTTP to HTTPS for a more secure site

Migrating from HTTP to HTTPS has historically been viewed as tedious, but it looks like it just got a bit easier with a potential one-click interaction  WordPress just made the switch from HTTP to HTTPS less windy for site users everywhere. Why even migrate in the first place? Well, for one, site security. Besides understanding how the HTTP/HTTPS disconnect came to be, we’ll also consider the following: Benefits of having an HTTPS website, including security; Common challenges that might be faced when migrating; and How to easily migrate from HTTP to HTTPS. The sudden need for HTTPS sites instead of

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