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Adding today’s date to your WordPress site is one of those small touches that can make your website look more professional and current. Just look at major news sites – they all display the current date prominently because it helps establish content freshness and relevance.… Read More »

Every visitor who reaches your footer has just given you their most valuable gift: their attention. They’ve scrolled through your content, absorbed your message, and are now at a crossroads. Will they leave your site or take the next step with your business? Your footer… Read More »

At WPBeginner, we’re always searching for smarter ways to improve navigation so our readers can easily find exactly what they are looking for. A smooth browsing experience keeps users engaged and coming back for more. Luckily, WordPress offers a straightforward solution by allowing you to… Read More »

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for a WordPress blog is different than SEO for static websites, mainly because of the social nature of blogging technology. It is less about buying links or tricking inadequate search technology. SEO for WordPress blogs is more focused on the technical infrastructure of your site, and your ability to write creative articles that are noteworthy for others to read and link to.

Comments aren’t just feedback — they’re powerful signals of an active, engaged community. Plus, a high comment count on your blog posts can act as social proof. It encourages new visitors to read, participate, and stay longer. But when the number next to your posts… Read More »

A lot of sites are being hit by a recent SQL attack where codes are being injected to your site. This MySQL injection affects your permalinks by making them ineffective. As a result, your blog posts URLs will not work. We will show you how you can identify and fix this issue.

Here’s something we’ve learned after running WordPress blogs for over a decade: showing old comments at the top of your posts can make your site look dusty. Think about it. A new visitor lands on your blog and sees comments from 10 years ago. Not… Read More »

Do you want to display a list of all authors on your WordPress blog? It’s a feature that a lot of our readers with multi-author blogs ask us about. An author list will show at-a-glance who is writing for your blog and allow your visitors… Read More »

Every WordPress installation comes with the Akismet plugin pre-installed, but it’s not activated by default. So, many people often ask us what Akismet is and whether you need to activate it on your WordPress website. It is a spam filtration plugin for WordPress created by… Read More »

In this article we will share a way that you can use to allow your users to submit news or even posts to your WordPress site. You will get to moderate them like comments and approve the story that you choose to go live. You can even use Akismet for spam filter.