The reason we started The WordPress Helpers, if we could boil it down to just one, was to make understanding WordPress easier. That means different things to different people. One group …
Envato Themes Is a Monster
In another article published here today, we said something nice—if lukewarm—about Envato Market. Well, it seems The WordPress Helpers isn’t the only WordPress-related group expressing concerns about Envato this week. Specifically, one WordPress …
Updating Envato Market WordPress Plugins
In The WordPress Helpers Shop, we have a page talking about Envato Market. And we kind of pick on Envato, because stepping into Envato Market or any of their sub-markets …
Matt Mullenweg Talks WordPress Business Decisions
Recently, I’ve found myself agreeing with WordPress/Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s business decisions on several occasions. Matt is a smart guy, evidenced a number of years back by his intentional decision …
Simply Read, or “Simply Read”: a Great WordPress Theme
Good content needs to be simple to read—or “Simply Read” In Melbourne, Australia a design student has released a WordPress theme that will make your words simple to read. For that …
WordPress Hosting Requirements
In another piece we published today, we pointed you at a web host where you can get honest-to-goodness free WordPress Hosting. And while we’re completely comfortable recommending x10Hosting, there will be …
FREE WordPress Hosting? Free WordPress Hosting!
Old saying: there’s no such thing as a free lunch. New saying: x10Hosting gives you free lunch, and much more. Like Free WordPress Hosting. Or any other hosting you can cram …
WordPress Theme Decision Points
What are the Decision Points you go through when choosing a WordPress Theme? President Bush II likely doesn’t know, but decision points are important in any process (by the way; …
WordPress Data Portability
At The WordPress Helpers we focus mostly on self-hosted, download-WordPress-and-run-through-the-five-minute-install version of WordPress. But there are other choices; a growing number of “managed hosting” companies will do the heavy lifting …
WordPress Image Sizing
We’re adamant that you should avoid using the WordPress Media Library whenever possible. That said, we understand that you’re going to use it anyway. So with respect to both WordPress …
