How to Use the WordPress Block Editor: A Beginner’s Guide
The WordPress Block Editor gives you a visual way to create and edit posts and pages using individual pieces of content called blocks. A paragraph is…
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Author: Steven Watts
Steven is the founder of Newt Labs and a WordPress specialist with more than 15 years of experience. Since 2010, he has been helping businesses keep their WordPress websites secure, fast, reliable and well supported, with a focus on practical advice and long-term website care.
How to Update a WordPress Theme Safely
Keeping your WordPress theme up to date is an important part of maintaining your website. Theme updates can include: Security fixes Bug fixes Compatibility improvements Support…
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How to Customise a WordPress Theme Safely
WordPress gives you plenty of ways to change how your website looks, but the right method depends on the theme you are using. A block theme…
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How to Choose the Right WordPress Theme for Your Website
A WordPress theme can look excellent in a demo and still be completely wrong for your website. The best choice is not necessarily the theme with…
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How to Create a WordPress Dropdown Menu Without Code
A dropdown menu helps visitors find related pages without putting every link in your website’s main navigation. For example, you might have a Services menu item…
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Squarespace vs WordPress: Which Is Better for Your Website?
Squarespace and WordPress can both help you build a professional website, but they take different approaches to getting it online and keeping it running. Squarespace combines…
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How to Manage WordPress User Roles and Permissions
When someone needs to work on your WordPress website, they do not necessarily need access to everything. A writer might need to create posts, an editor…
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Who Owns WordPress? The Software, Trademark and WordPress.com
WordPress powers websites belonging to individuals, businesses and organisations around the world. But who actually owns the software behind those websites? The answer is not a…
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Should You Move from WordPress.com to WordPress.org?
If you started your website on WordPress.com, you might eventually wonder whether you should move to self-hosted WordPress. Perhaps you need more control over your hosting,…
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How to Use WordPress: A Beginner’s Guide to Managing Your Website
WordPress gives you a way to manage your website without needing to write code every time you want to change something. You can update your services,…
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Cloud Hosting vs Shared Hosting: What’s the Difference?
Choosing hosting for your WordPress website can be confusing when providers use terms such as shared, cloud, managed and high availability to describe their plans. Shared…
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How to Monitor Your WordPress Website’s Uptime and Downtime
Would you know if your WordPress website went offline while you were away from your computer? You might discover the problem when a customer reports it,…
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