WordPress 6.8 is finally here 🥳, and we’ve been testing it since the early beta. It’s the first major release of 2025 with several important changes. You’ll notice speed improvements after the update, thanks to the new speculative loading feature…
Today, I’m extremely excited to share that aThemes is joining the Awesome Motive network, and they’re now part of the WPBeginner family of products. aThemes is a popular WordPress theme company known for building beautiful website templates that are optimized…
Remember when email and password were the only way to log into websites? Times have changed, and now many users expect the convenience of logging in with their phone numbers. After helping different people set up phone-based login systems on…
Do you remember when sharing music on a website meant uploading MP3 files and dealing with clunky audio players? I sure do. Thankfully, many streaming services have made it easier to share music online, and Spotify is leading the way….
Remember when adding alt text to images meant spending countless hours writing descriptions by hand? I certainly do – it was one of the most time-consuming parts of my content creation process. But thanks to AI, this process is now…
I’ve learned that the easier you make it for users to log in to your website, the more likely they are to become active members and engage with your content. That’s where OAuth login comes in – it lets people…
When I helped create WPBeginner’s online video course portal, the team and I spent countless hours trying to find the perfect software and tools to do the job easily. Along the way, I learned that having the right course creation…
I know how frustrating it can be when you visit your website and see a big “Not Secure” warning in the browser. It feels like something’s broken—and worse, your visitors can see it too. 😬 That little message can scare…
Running a car rental business without a proper website is like trying to drive with the parking brake on – you’re just making things harder for yourself. I learned this firsthand when helping a friend create a website for his…
“Help! I’m locked out of WordPress!” This is one of the most common emergency requests I get from my friends who are WordPress beginners. And I get it – being unable to access your WordPress dashboard can feel like being…
Looking to boost your online store’s conversion rates? You’re not alone. When we first started selling products online, we noticed that many visitors would abandon their carts right at checkout. The reason? They weren’t sure if they could trust our…
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…