Somewhere, sometime, even if doing this Internet thing isn’t your thing, you’ve likely come across the word “permalink”. Permalink is a mash-up of permanent and link. Yes, the idea is that you create …
PRIMER: The WordPress Database Tables
Working on WordPress? Ready to take our advice that the WordPress Database is something you really need to understand a little bit about? Let’s move onto what’s in the WordPress Database …
The Story of WordPress (A WordPress Book)
In another piece published today, we tell you why The WordPress Security White Paper isn’t really about WordPress Security. Now let’s talk about The Story of WordPress, a not-yet-published book you …
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 …
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 …
Ten Important WordPress Tweaks for Day One
WordPress is easy; all you need to worry about is everything ;-) While that statement is rife with uncertainty, there are a few important WordPress tweaks you can address quickly …
The WordPress Database
Ever wonder how WordPress “works”? Of course you have, but can you break it down? The image you see here does that pretty well, but … maybe like so many others …
When Should You Use WordPress?
When should you use WordPress? No, wait, let’s give the question the weight it deserves: When Should You Use WordPress? The answer is “pretty much always”. Yes, we’ve got a …
WordPress vs WordPress
WordPress vs WordPress: it’s like MAD Magazine’s Spy vs Spy, but way more serious. And as with black vs white spies, WordPress vs. WordPress goes way beyond blue vs grey. We …
There’s More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
As the old saying goes, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. We knew that when we launched The WordPress Helpers; it’s actually the largest reason we’re here. And …