The WordPress Helpers is here—besides to be helpful, of course—for two reasons. We love WordPress, and WordPress is HUGE. Big market, big target. Big deal. WordPress is so big, in …
Locking Down WordPress Security
WordPress is secure. Sort of. The larger a target becomes, the more people shoot at it, explaining why Windows has always been the victim of more viruses than other operating systems, …
WordPress Child Theme Requirements
We get asked for help with Child Themes with surprising regularity. In fact, we know some pretty well-versed WordPress users and even consultants who have very basic questions about this very basic …
WordPress Hosting Choices
Hosting. It’s one of the least interesting topics there is. But get your hosting wrong and you’re asking for trouble. Let’s talk about WordPress Hosting Choices. First, back up. “WordPress …
WordPress Theme Evolution
As we’ve been traveling this journey, I’ve come to know a few really smart members of The WordPress Community. We’ve been viewed with a suspicious—even antagonistic—eye by quite a few …
Community Engagement: The Real Value in Online Communities
Have you ever been involved in a conversation and suddenly realized that it wasn’t a conversation at all? You know; there’s this a-ha moment when you realize that whomever you’re …
WordPress Posts and WordPress Pages … WordPress Help
At The WordPress Helpers, we love WordPress. No surprise there. But we don’t love how complicated the simplest of ideas in WordPress can become when you start examining them. The …
WordPress Filters: Let’s Get Our Hands Dirty
At The WordPress Helpers we talk about all things WordPress. From simple user issues to advanced code, we have something here for you, no matter what you’re looking to find. …
Using WordPress Shortcodes
One of the most magical things about WordPress is also one of its most frustrating. As explained here, WordPress Shortcodes “let you do nifty things with very little effort”. It’s …
Customize WordPress Without Code
Simple Question? Hardly. Can you customize WordPress without code? Simple answer: no, you cannot customize WordPress without code, at least not in the real world. You cannot customize WordPress without …