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Most WordPress beginners see a welcome panel when they log into their dashboard. It’s designed to provide shortcuts and helpful tips, but after a while, it may start to feel unnecessary. We prefer a cleaner dashboard with fewer distractions — and it turns out, many… Read More »

The beta version of WordPress 4.7 arrived last week. We have been following the development closely, and we are excited to report that final version is expected to be released around December 6th, 2016. In this article, we will highlight what’s coming in WordPress 4.7… Read More »

If you’re using WordPress, then you might have noticed a lot of email notifications every time WordPress automatically updates itself or your themes and plugins. Nobody likes getting a lot of pointless email alerts. 🙅 We run dozens of WordPress sites, so we can imagine… Read More »

One small detail that separates amateur WordPress sites from professional ones is how they display dates. Major platforms like Twitter and Medium use relative dates (like “5 minutes ago” or “2 weeks ago”) because they instantly tell readers how fresh the content is. Now you… Read More »

Running a successful website requires a lot of effort, and sitting in front of a computer all day can be difficult and time-consuming. Thankfully, with the right mobile apps, you can easily update content, moderate comments, track analytics, and ensure your site runs smoothly from… Read More »

Improving the user experience (UX) can increase engagement on your WordPress site. UX involves several details in your web design process, and fonts are one important factor. Choosing the right fonts can make your site readable, engaging, and visually appealing. And you can achieve all… Read More »

Often, our readers ask us how they can add custom admin notices in WordPress. WordPress core, themes, and plugins display admin notices like errors or warnings to users in the dashboard. If you are a WordPress site administrator, then you can also create custom notices… Read More »

Deleting users one by one can take a long time if you have lots of accounts to remove. We know this challenge well. Over the past decade of running WPBeginner, we’ve managed thousands of users on our site. We’ve dealt with everything from clearing out… Read More »

If you want to show your email address on your WordPress website, then you might feel tempted to simply add the link or plain text email address to your page. Unfortunately, it will most likely be copied by a spam email harvesting bot. We’ve dealt… Read More »

Getting your website visitors to notice important messages can be tricky. You want to share valuable offers, but finding the right balance between visibility and user experience isn’t always easy. Too subtle, and people miss it. Too aggressive, and it feels intrusive. Floating footer bars… Read More »