Founder and CEO of WPBeginner and Awesome Motive Inc, one of the most prominent WordPress software companies in the industry.
Over 25 million websites use WordPress plugins and software apps developed by Syed Balkhi and his team.
Started using WordPress in 2006 and has over 16 years of experience building websites with WordPress.
WordPress Core Contributor along with many other Open Source software contributions
Experience
Syed Balkhi is one of the most well-known WordPress experts in the world with over 16 years of experience. He graduated from University of Florida and have been building WordPress websites since 2006.
In 2009, Syed created WPBeginner as a free online resource to help beginners and non-techy small business owners learn WordPress. At the time, no other WordPress training resource existed for beginners, and this led to WPBeginner growing in popularity and becoming the Wikipedia for WordPress.
Syed was recognized as the top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by the United Nations, and his work is featured in top publications like Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc, Business Insider, The Guardian, Wired Magazine, and more.
Over the years, Syed has been a featured speaker at highly reputed conferences all around the world including Traffic & Conversion Summit, Affiliate Summit, Marketing School Live, Blog World Expo, dozens of WordCamps, and more.
About WPBeginner
WPBeginner is the largest free WordPress resource for beginners to learn WordPress. We are part of the Awesome Motive family and reach over 100 million visitors every year. Our content is fact checked and reviewed by our Editorial team for accuracy and integrity. You can learn more about us and our editorial process.
During the WPBeginner 10th birthday giveaway, many of you asked me about which WordPress plugin are we using to run the contest? It was a new plugin that my team had built called RafflePress, but it wasn’t available to the public. But now it is.… Read More »
Have you ever tried creating a distraction-free form landing page in WordPress? If so, then you likely realized that it is not easy. The biggest challenge with WordPress forms until now has been that all form layouts are controlled by WordPress themes, and sadly most… Read More »
Did you know that nearly 30% of customers decide whether to open an email based on the sender’s address alone? A professional email address is one of the first things people notice. When I first switched from using a free Gmail account for business to… Read More »
I still remember the thrill of registering my first domain name when I was just 14 years old. It’s one of the most exciting steps in starting a new project because it makes your idea feel real, like claiming your own piece of the internet.… Read More »
In August, we decided to do something that had never been done before in the WordPress community. We created the WPBeginner Growth Accelerator, first-ever growth fund for WordPress-focused businesses. Today, I’m extremely excited to announce the first round of WPBeginner accelerator companies. Aside from announcement,… Read More »
Today, I’m extremely excited to announce that SeedProd has joined Awesome Motive, and it is now part of the WPBeginner’s family of products. SeedProd is the most popular coming soon and maintenance mode plugin for WordPress. Currently it is being used by over 800,000 WordPress… Read More »
At WPBeginner, we are on a mission to help small businesses grow and compete with the big guys. Today, I want to take the exciting step and bring these values to the WordPress business community with our new growth accelerator fund. Note: Applications will be… Read More »
I’ll never forget the confusion of buying my first domain name back in 2004. It felt like navigating a maze of hidden fees and complicated options, and many others run into the same frustrations. Choosing the wrong registrar can lock you into a frustrating experience… Read More »
Ever tried running a business using just your personal cell phone? I learned the hard way that it’s a recipe for disaster, especially as you start to grow. When I first started out, my mobile device was my command center. But soon, important client messages… Read More »
Email marketing remains one of the few channels you actually control. Social platforms change their rules constantly, and traffic can disappear overnight, but an email list gives you a direct way to reach people who asked to hear from you. That’s why email has always… Read More »
Used to store interaction and conversion data for campaigns in conjunction with Revenue Attribution.
1 year
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Set, controlled and used by Google Analytics to collect and store data and then send that data to Google Analytics. OptinMonster provides the name if there is no existing tracker found on that page.
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omCountdown-{id}-{elementId}
Used for countdown elements {elementId} in campaigns {id} to determine when it should complete.
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om-{id}-closed / omSlideClosed-{id}
Used specifically with slide-in campaigns {id} to determine if it has been closed or not by a visitor.
30 days
om-success-cookie / omSuccessCookie
Used to determine if a visitor has successfully opted in to any campaign on your site to unlock content when using our Content Locking feature.
365 days
om-success-{id} / omSuccess-{id}
Used to determine if a visitor has successfully opted in to a campaign with the ID of {id} on your site.
365 days
omSeen-{id}
Used to determine if a visitor has been shown a campaign by the slug.
30 days
om-{id}
Used to determine if a visitor has interacted with a campaign ID of {id} on your site.
30 days
_omappvs
Used to determine when a new visitor becomes a returning visitor.