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What is Markdown? How to Use Markdown in WordPress?

Posted on August 26th, 2014 by Editorial Staff
What is Markdown? How to Use Markdown in WordPress?

Recently one of our users asked us what is Markdown? They heard about it from a friend who used Ghost blogging platform. Markdown is a simple markup language that converts plain text into HTML. Think of it as a much simpler text editor. In this… Read More »

How to Create a WordPress Child Theme (Video)

Posted on August 25th, 2014 by Editorial Staff
How to Create a WordPress Child Theme (Video)

How about creating a child theme? What is a child theme? Dim the lights, put your dancing shoes on, crank that music, because today we’re creating a WordPress child theme.

How to Manage Pages in WordPress using Advanced Page Manager

Posted on August 22nd, 2014 by Editorial Staff
How to Manage Pages in WordPress using Advanced Page Manager

Often users mainly use pages to build their WordPress sites (see the difference between posts and pages in WordPress). This allows them to build a static site with an optional blog page. However, it becomes harder to manage pages using the default interface on a… Read More »

How to Add Custom Styles to WordPress Widgets

Posted on August 20th, 2014 by Editorial Staff
How to Add Custom Styles to WordPress Widgets

Most sidebar widgets in WordPress usually look the same. It would be fine if all your widgets had the same importance, but the truth is that some widgets are more important for your site’s growth than others. For example, an email list subscription widget is… Read More »

How to Easily Show a Page List with Thumbnails in WordPress

Posted on August 19th, 2014 by Editorial Staff
How to Easily Show a Page List with Thumbnails in WordPress

Most business websites primarily use pages for their content. Since pages are different than posts, you may need different ways to display them. In this article, we will show you how to easily add a page list with thumbnails in WordPress. We will also show… Read More »

How to Add Sponsored Post Prefix to Post Title in WordPress

Posted on August 12th, 2014 by Editorial Staff
How to Add Sponsored Post Prefix to Post Title in WordPress

Often you see bloggers publish sponsored posts on their blog. Recently one of our users asked if it was possible to automatically add a “Sponsored” prefix in post titles. In this article, we will show you how to add sponsored post prefix to post title… Read More »

How to Feature a Page in WordPress

Posted on August 8th, 2014 by Editorial Staff
How to Feature a Page in WordPress

Have you seen popular websites featuring specific pages in their sidebars? These static pages are used to display information like an about page, getting started page new readers, an archives page, etc. Recently one of our users asked us if there was a way to… Read More »

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