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Web hosting is an online service that allows individuals and organizations to publish their website or a web application to the Internet e.g. World Wide Web. By doing so, they make it accessible by other computers on the network. Service providers, also known as web hosts, sell or rent a place on their servers, and…
Web hosting is a term that’s often thrown around on the Internet, usually through incessant ads for website builders. You can also hear it from entrepreneurs, eCommerce gurus, online businessmen, and even a friend who wants to succeed in blogging. But if you start reading about it, you might encounter unknown terms such as bandwidth,…
Want to insert PDF files into WordPress pages and posts? Unfortunately, the CMS (Content Management System), does not allow this functionality by default. You can upload and link to PDF in WordPress but have no way of displaying even a preview of the PDF in question. This is a bit surprising since you can embed…
Seeking instructions to upload and link PDF files in WordPress? Can we assume you’re trying to post longer guides or simply PDF versions of existing WordPress pages and posts? No? Did you begin marketing and need to build a mailing list by offering free eBooks in exchange for an e-mail address? If that isn’t it,…
Creating a blog isn’t always for the goal of reaching success. With the affordability of hosting, a vast majority of websites are made out of need, passion, a spark of creativity, and even boredom. Actually, inspirational stories show that many bloggers reached prosperity through a mix of luck, years of struggle, and the right circumstances.…
Ever wondered what the term SSL certificate represents? Well, you’re about to found out. In fact, you’ll leave knowing enough to keep up a conversation about the term and its concrete use. We’ve done our best to make it detailed, but digestible enough for someone who is a first-time website owner and only started using…
A pluggable.php file error can appear on both the frontend and the backend. To be more specific, it might appear in place of your homepage, or after you access your WordPress Admin Section. Even worse, it often appears on all pages of your website, similar to the white screen of death in WordPress, which makes…
Once upon a time, no one had to teach you how to tell if a website runs on WordPress. They all resembled each other, looked very basic, and used a similar design and layout and even identical widgets. Luckily, those days are over. So, unless you recognize the installed WordPress theme, it’s hard to determine…
Ran into a WordPress website whose visuals captivated your attention? It’s most likely a combination of heavy modifications, an eye for detail, and a base WordPress theme they installed. While copying is unethical and even illegal with copyright and/or a trademark, getting inspiration isn’t. And, as they say, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”…
Even the best WordPress theme for speed and performance contains a fair bit of JavaScript for base or bonus functionality. In other words, no matter how optimized it is, as you continue to modify its appearance and add new functions, its loading speed will be reduced. Luckily, you can still rely on a few tricks…
Creating your first WordPress plugin allows you to easily add code snippets to your WordPress website. They will be completely independent of theme updates, and you can even install a new WordPress theme without worry. Also, you’ll no longer need to restore the functions.php file from your theme files, or fire up the Theme Editor…
Read about what WordPress is used for and figured you’d start developing for it? That’s commendable, even if you only stick to contributing to the WordPress code itself. By doing so, you’ll contribute to no less than a few million websites – WordPress powers about 40% of indexable ones on the Internet. But, whether you…
