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What is a WordPress Child Theme? Pros, Cons, and More

WordPress Child Themes

A lot of our users ask us which template are we using? Our response is that we are using a custom child theme built on the Genesis theme framework. The follow up question most of the time is a two-part question. What is a WordPress… Read More »

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May 6, 2013
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How to Split Large XML Files in WordPress

Split Large XML Files

WordPress comes with built in import/export functinoality that allows you to import or export your WordPress posts in XML format. When moving your site from WordPress.com to WordPress.org and in other transfer scenarios, sometimes these export files are larger than your web host’s upload limit.… Read More »

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May 2, 2013
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How to Add Numeric Pagination in Your WordPress Theme

Numeric Pagination

One of our readers recently asked us how do we add numeric pagination on the WPBeginner blog page. Default WordPress themes and many other themes display pagination links by adding Older posts and Newer Posts links at the bottom of your WordPress archive pages. However,… Read More »

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May 1, 2013
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How to Search By Category in WordPress

Search by Category

Categories allow website owners to sort their content while making it easier for their users to browse the site. At WPBeginner we use different categories to sort content on our site. For example, when a user arrives on our site, they can go directly to… Read More »

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Apr 30, 2013
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Full Post vs Summary (Excerpt) in your WordPress Archive Pages?

Full Posts vs. Summary

Once again one of our users asked the question, why do we use summary instead of full posts in the archive pages of WPBeginner. In this article, we will discuss whether you should use full post or summary in your WordPress archive pages? We will… Read More »

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Apr 29, 2013
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How to Block WordPress Post Updates and Deletion After a Set Period

Block Post Updates in WordPress

Managing WordPress website with multiple authors can be complicated sometimes. There are plugins to manage editorial workflow, but you may come across situations where you need specific solutions for better control of your WordPress site. Recently, we helped a user find such a solution. They… Read More »

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Apr 26, 2013
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How to Add a Simple User Password Generator in WordPress

Password Generator in WordPress

Using strong passwords is essential when it comes to WordPress security. Often we see that users use extremely easy to guess passwords like test123, demo123, or even changethis. In some cases this happens because the site administrator assigns that password when adding a new user… Read More »

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Apr 25, 2013
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How to Import any XML or CSV file to WordPress using WP All Import

WP All Import

XML and CSV are two commonly used formats to export data in a semantic format. The problem is that while there are importers for WordPress that would help you import data from platforms like Tumblr, WordPress.com, Weebly, Joomla, etc, there is a serious lack of… Read More »

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Apr 24, 2013
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What are the Best Ad Management Plugins and Solutions for WordPress

Ad Management in WordPress

Ad-based revenue model is utilized by millions of websites online. Most blogs that we know including our own use display advertisement, banner ads, to generate a good portion of the site’s income. As a content publisher, you want an easy to implement solution that allows… Read More »

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Apr 23, 2013
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