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Displaying today’s date on your WordPress website can add a touch of professionalism, particularly for news sites, online journals, or frequently updated blogs. Adding the current date helps provide context so your visitors can see how your content relates to the present day. While we… Read More »

Many people think the footer is just for copyright notices and a few links. But after years of building websites, we’ve found that the footer can be a powerful part of your site. Why? Because visitors who scroll to the bottom of your page are… Read More »

At WPBeginner, we’re always looking for new and better ways to improve navigation and help users find exactly what they need. Luckily, WordPress makes it easy to organize your posts using categories and subcategories. Displaying subcategories directly on your category pages is a powerful way to… Read More »

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for a WordPress blog is different than SEO for static websites, mainly because of the social nature of blogging technology. It is less about buying links or tricking inadequate search technology. SEO for WordPress blogs is more focused on the technical infrastructure of your site, and your ability to write creative articles that are noteworthy for others to read and link to.

If you look at our comment section, you will see a comment count at the top that shows how many comments a blog post has received. This count is more than just a number – it’s a signal of engagement and community activity on our… Read More »

A lot of sites are being hit by a recent SQL attack where codes are being injected to your site. This MySQL injection affects your permalinks by making them ineffective. As a result, your blog posts URLs will not work. We will show you how you can identify and fix this issue.

Here’s something we’ve learned after running WordPress blogs for over a decade: showing old comments at the top of your posts can make your site look dusty. Think about it. A new visitor lands on your blog and sees comments from 10 years ago. Not… Read More »

Do you want to display a list of all authors on your WordPress blog? It’s a feature that a lot of our readers with multi-author blogs ask us about. An author list will show at-a-glance who is writing for your blog and allow your visitors… Read More »

Every WordPress installation comes with the Akismet plugin pre-installed, but it’s not activated by default. So, many people often ask us what Akismet is and whether you need to activate it on your WordPress website. It is a spam filtration plugin for WordPress created by… Read More »

In this article we will share a way that you can use to allow your users to submit news or even posts to your WordPress site. You will get to moderate them like comments and approve the story that you choose to go live. You can even use Akismet for spam filter.