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CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) determines the styling of web pages, but some parts become unused after a while. This is a normal part of owning a website. With updates to the visual appearance or functionality, some elements stop getting utilized, yet owners forget to erase them. What’s more, some CSS rules were never called. This…
You undoubtedly had to replace an image you uploaded to WordPress in the past. After all, images are a crucial part of multimedia and, by proxy, websites created in WordPress and any other CMS (Content Management System). We bet you tried the logical route — delete an old image, upload a new one with an…
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is the style sheets language that defines the visual appearance of web pages. We say primary because HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is also capable, albeit not to that extent. Plus, the practice was actively discouraged since late 1997, following the release of HTML 4. Although the ability to install WordPress themes…
Sidebar is a useful feature to WordPress website owners and visitors alike. It aids navigation and marketing, as it usually contains useful shortcuts to various areas of the site or a list of most recent or most popular posts or pages. In many cases, it’s also a way to show advertisements, set up a mailing…
Allowing visitors to translate your WordPress website into their language is never a bad idea. Even if not a large portion of the audience needs it, and you can’t afford to hire a professional translator for the job, your efforts won’t go unappreciated. Visitors who are still learning English, assuming your website is international, will…
Justifying text is a practice familiar to anyone writing essays, e-books, traditionally published books, or those with a literary-oriented website, WordPress or not. However, there’s a reason this is not standard practice, mainly because it can ruin visibility on mobile devices. That’s one of the reasons users of this Content Management System (CMS) noticed the…
Although not mandatory, plugins are the backbone of any WordPress website. They represent a way to overcome many issues and add functionality that doesn’t exist by default. They can also improve the look and feel of your website, boost ease of use on both backend and front-end, and drastically improve security. The problem arises when…
Unlike humans, who prefer to go by names, organized systems and databases utilize numbers. After all, if two people, for instance, have the same first and last name, and there are no unique features to distinguish them, the system cannot determine to whom the action applies. Additionally, written information is inefficient because the data it…
Landing pages on WordPress or any website, for that matter, are a staple in marketing. Although logic dictates your home page should be the landing page, that isn’t always ideal. Homepages have several elements that can draw visitors’ attention away. Landing pages, on the other hand, have a straightforward purpose — get the visitor to…
Although ZIP archives are widely used offline and online, WordPress may not support them from the get-go. To be more specific, the PHP version on your webserver may or may not support the module, conveniently called “ZipArchive”. Even if it’s uploaded, as this topic suggests, it can be disabled by default for security and other…
Wanting to magnify an image on a WordPress website is reasonable. It’s even expected, considering the prevalence of pictures and other forms of media online. In fact, nearly all static web pages can benefit from becoming dynamic to an extent. The problem is that this desire oftentimes comes long after the image was uploaded. Or,…
PHP or Hypertext Preprocessor is essential to the way WordPress works, and thus, having the latest version brings multiple benefits. Editing HTML and CSS on WordPress makes it look pretty and organized. In contrast, PHP, an open-source scripting language, adds functionality behind the scenes, hence why it runs on the server side i.e., on the…
