Archives for 2011

You probably notice that WPBeginner has a floating share box on all posts. We released a plugin over a year ago known as Smart Sharing. Smart Sharing plugin lets you maximize the power of your current readership to get you more votes in social media.… Read More »

Ryan Boren announced that WordPress 3.1.2, a security release for all previous WordPress versions is now available. It is highly recommended that you update your blogs if you have multiple users registered. The issue was discovered by the famous Andrew Nacin, and Benjamin Balter. The… Read More »

WordCamps are smaller conferences for WordPress enthusiasts, offering a unique blend of learning, networking, and community spirit. For years, our team at WPBeginner has actively participated in WordCamps worldwide, from local events to major gatherings like WordCamp Asia, WordCamp Europe, and WordCamp US. Our CEO,… Read More »

Do you want to use shortcodes in your WordPress theme? Normally, you will use shortcodes inside content areas like posts, pages, or sidebar widgets. However, sometimes, you may want to add a shortcode inside your WordPress theme. In this article, we will show you how… Read More »

Recently, a user asked us for tips to optimize their WordPress website’s performance. One of our suggestions was to replace the default WordPress jQuery script with jQuery from Google Hosted Libraries. WordPress includes jQuery with the core software by default. However, we’ve found that replacing… Read More »

By default, WordPress automatically deletes anything that has been in the trash for 30 days. While this feature is useful, allowing your trash to accumulate can take up valuable server space and potentially slow down your site. In our experience, we’ve found that some users… Read More »

A CDN, or Content Delivery Network, is an important tool for improving the speed and performance of your WordPress website. CDNs use a worldwide network of servers so that users in different locations experience faster load times and better performance. At WPBeginner, we use a… Read More »

SlideDeck is great for beginners because it provides a complete WordPress plugin that lets you use the easy drag-drop interface to create sliders. However, it is also great for developers because it has a jQuery version that offers additional freedom to developers to customize it to their needs. In this article, we will show you how you can create a slider in WordPress without editing a single line of code with the SlideDeck WordPress Plugin.

Hey WPBeginner Users, I am very excited to announce the launch of our newest section “WordPress Coupons” as part of the WPBeginner 2.0 release. WordPress accessories can get expensive sometimes, but using our coupons section, you can save hundreds of $$$ on things you need.… Read More »

Ryan Boren over at WordPress News just announced the release of WordPress 3.1.1. This maintenance and security release fixes almost thirty issues in 3.1, including: Some security hardening to media uploads Performance improvements Fixes for IIS6 support Fixes for taxonomy and PATHINFO (/index.php/) permalinks Fixes… Read More »