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Displaying your social media follower count on your WordPress site can be a powerful way to boost your brand’s credibility. When visitors see that you have an established presence on platforms like Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, it gives them confidence that your brand is trusted… Read More »

You’ve probably heard security experts emphasizing on using strong passwords and even forcing your users to do the same. What if we were to tell you that you no longer have to remember a complex strong password, and you can login to your WordPress site… Read More »

Do you want to set the WordPress featured image automatically? If you recently switched to a theme that uses thumbnails, then there may be lots of empty space on your homepage and blog pages. However, adding the missing featured images to your previous posts can… Read More »

All WordPress websites are capable of publishing RSS feeds. WordPress also has built-in support to fetch any RSS feed and display them on your site. You can simply go to Appearance » Widgets and drag the RSS widget to your sidebar, which will allow you… Read More »

Getting people to comment on your WordPress content can be tricky. You publish great posts and ask thoughtful questions, but the comment section stays quiet. This often isn’t because visitors don’t have opinions, but because they hesitate to use their real names, especially on sensitive… Read More »

Ever spent hours perfecting your WordPress widget setup, only to realize you need to replicate it on another site? Or worse, lost all your carefully crafted widget settings during a theme change? We know firsthand how frustrating it can be to recreate widget configurations from… Read More »

Many of our readers ask us how to track user activity on their WordPress websites. But here’s another scenario: what if the user needs their own IP address? Maybe you sell a product that requires the customer to enter their IP address, or you write… Read More »

We strongly recommend that you never send newsletter emails directly from your WordPress site. While some WordPress plugins let you send emails using WordPress’s built-in PHP mail feature, this approach has significant problems. Your emails are likely to be undelivered or be sent to spam,… Read More »

Displaying related pages in WordPress improves user engagement and keeps visitors on your website longer. It can be hard to keep users interested, but showing them related posts is an excellent way to guide them to additional content they may find valuable. On WPBeginner, we… Read More »

WordPress 3.9 Beta 1 was released yesterday. This is a major release, developed under the plugins-as-features development model. In this article, we will show you what new features are coming in WordPress 3.9 along with their screenshots. WordPress 3.9 is still in beta, so some… Read More »