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Switching from WordPress.com to a self-hosted WordPress.org site can feel like a big change. You might notice some familiar widgets and features missing in the new dashboard. The good news is there’s an easy way to bring back many of those useful features. In fact,… Read More »

Ever felt overwhelmed by the constant flood of comment notifications from your WordPress blog? We know the feeling. We often deal with hundreds of comments daily, so we’re all too familiar with the notification overload. At first, these alerts are exciting – they mean people… Read More »

Running a giveaway in WordPress can be a game-changer for your website’s growth and engagement. Whether you’re aiming to expand your email list, boost your social media following, or simply reward loyal readers, a well-executed contest can help you achieve these goals. At WPBeginner, we’ve… Read More »

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 »

Adding a click-to-call button on your site makes it easy for users to contact you from their smartphones, leading to better engagement and higher conversions. We have run various online stores and businesses that communicate with customers daily. This has taught us the best ways… Read More »

Are you looking for a Mailchimp alternative? Mailchimp is a popular email marketing service, and it used to be an industry favorite. We even used it at WPBeginner for a number of years. However, due to the recent changes in Mailchimp pricing and several other… Read More »

Over the years, we’ve tried and experimented with different strategies to boost conversions and sales. One of the ways we’ve found success is by sending an email blast. An email blast or broadcast sends a single message to many subscribers on your mailing list. This… Read More »

We’ve heard from plenty of WordPress site owners who share the same frustration. Their forms look fine, but on AMP pages, they either load too slowly or just don’t work at all. One small business owner even told us how customers kept abandoning their order… Read More »

Ever written a blog post that could benefit from an additional resource, such as a downloadable PDF or a properly-formatted spreadsheet? We know the power of adding a variety of content to your site. However, figuring out how to embed documents can seem daunting, especially… Read More »

Remember the last time you needed to grab an image URL from WordPress, but couldn’t figure out where to find it? As a team that manages multiple WordPress sites, we know how frustrating this seemingly simple task can be. Over the years, we’ve discovered several… Read More »