Recently, we discovered something alarming while auditing one of our clients’ websites. Email addresses and phone numbers were showing up in their Google Analytics reports, exposing sensitive visitor information that they never intended to collect. Collecting personally identifiable information from…
March has been a busy month across the WordPress ecosystem. We’re excited that WordPress 6.8’s first release candidate (RC1) is now available for testing, and we’ve also seen innovative new features roll out for popular plugins. AI continues to be…
We used to obsessively check Google Analytics multiple times a day to see if anything important had changed on our blog. It was time-consuming and, honestly, pretty inefficient. That’s when we discovered how to set up custom email alerts –…
Many WooCommerce store owners make the mistake of enabling every available payment method. But we’ve learned that having too many payment options can actually confuse your customers and even lead to abandoned carts. While running WooCommerce stores, we’ve found that…
When we first began building wedding websites for clients, we spent countless hours figuring out the best approach, testing different themes, and finding the right combination of plugins. Luckily, creating your own wedding website doesn’t have to be complicated or…
When we are helping small business owners improve their online stores, one of the most common requests is to streamline the checkout process. After all, every extra step between “Add to Cart” and “Place Order” can lead to abandoned carts…
In 2017, we built our non-profit organization, the Balkhi Foundation, to help college education more attainable for talented young people. We quickly realized how important having the right website was for our mission. Like many nonprofit organizations, we had to…
Over the years, we’ve learned just how important a content delivery network (CDN) and security solution are for keeping our high-traffic websites running. While we use Cloudflare Enterprise on WPBeginner, we understand that not everyone can afford enterprise-level pricing. And…
Convincing a new customer to buy something is often the hardest part of running an online store. With millions of companies competing for shoppers’ attention, we recommend providing a strong incentive to get that first sale. For example, offering a…
If you want more control over your WordPress website’s analytics—and you’re not comfortable handing over your data to big tech companies—then you may want to use Matomo. Matomo is a powerful, privacy-focused analytics platform that provides the insights you need…
When we first started our WordPress plugin businesses, handling customer service was a major challenge. Our support team spent countless hours responding to the same questions over and over, often staying up late just to keep up with customer inquiries….
We’ve recently been testing WordPress 6.8 and are excited to share the upcoming changes with this release. Small tweaks make WordPress feel much smoother, while new features improve its performance and customization. For example, this upcoming release comes with a…
If there’s one video marketing statistic you should take away from this article, it’s this — You have just 30 seconds to grab your viewers’ attention before 33% of them click away. No pressure, right? At WPBeginner, we know this…
Imagine this: You’re trying to check your WordPress website when, suddenly, you’re taken away to a suspicious gambling site or a sketchy pharmaceutical page. Your heart sinks as you realize your site’s been hacked. 😱 We know exactly how terrifying…
Are you tired of jumping between HubSpot and WordPress just to see your website analytics? If you’re running marketing campaigns in HubSpot but your WordPress website isn’t linked to it, then you’re missing out on powerful insights (and wasting precious…
Since we launched WPBeginner, we have been on a mission to help our readers improve their WordPress websites. And picking the right web server software can go a long way toward speeding up your site and creating a better user…
Getting paid online should be simple. But for many WordPress store owners, it can be super confusing – especially when you’re a beginner. There are many payment tools to choose from, confusing tech terms to learn, and complicated setup steps…
From a professional blogger to Asia’s first WordPress VIP Partner, Rahul Bansal’s journey with WordPress spans almost twenty years. As the founder and CEO of rtCamp, he has built a thriving, enterprise-focused WordPress agency that now employs over 200 WordPress…