Many website owners struggle to collect user input without overwhelming those users with lengthy forms. Dropdown fields make forms simpler by presenting a concise list of options. This means that they could boost your form completion rate and improve the user experience. In this article, we will show you how to create a WordPress form […]
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In this post, we share the strategies and techniques we’ve implemented to ensure our Electron-based Studio app runs smoothly, delivering a high-performance user experience. We’re back with Part 2 of our “Building Studio in Public” series! Today, we’re diving into the challenges we faced while optimizing Studio’s performance. This post will be especially valuable if […]
If you are running an online event, then you are probably looking to get the word out about it online. This is where schema markup can be handy for making your event more visible in search engine results. Event schema will help Google and other search engines understand your event details better. It will allow […]
You know your product is great, but for some reason, your landing page just isn’t converting visitors into customers. It’s frustrating, isn’t it? I’ve designed and analyzed tons of landing pages across my career. And I’ve seen first-hand how many website owners and marketers struggle to actually convert their users. But what if I told […]
Social media has become unruly and hard to navigate. (An understatement, we know.) How can the fediverse make social media fun again? Tune in. Jeremy Anderberg In this episode of the Fediverse Files, Doc Pop talks with Bart Decrem, the co-creator of Mammoth, an open source Mastodon app for iOS. Doc and Bart discuss how […]
WordPress is a fantastic platform for building websites and blogs. It’s easy to use, customizable, and free. However, like any other piece of software, WordPress websites require regular maintenance to function properly. Just setting up your WordPress site isn’t enough. To keep your site secure and fast, you’ll need to perform some basic maintenance tasks […]
Our special projects team was eager to build Beeper a new blogging home. Here’s the beautiful result. Automattic recently welcomed Beeper, an all-in-one messaging app, to our umbrella of life-improving apps. (If you haven’t yet, check out Day One, Pocketcasts, and Tumblr, too!) Since Beeper joined a company best known for its world-class WordPress hosting […]
Over the last 15+ years running WPBeginner and managing our other brand websites, we have seen almost every WordPress error you can think of. We’ve also learned that the most common reason for many errors is conflicting plugins. Plugin conflicts can cause a variety of problems on your website, from minor glitches to complete breakdowns. […]
For a limited time, we’ll move your existing WordPress site from any host to WordPress.com for free. If your WordPress website is hosted somewhere other than WordPress.com, we’d love for you to ask one simple question: Why? Maybe you started there because of a stellar pricing deal on hosting and just stayed put for years. […]
Launching a WordPress website is exciting, but many users don’t realize the behind-the-scenes work that keeps it running smoothly. That’s why a lot of people wonder whether they should do WordPress maintenance themselves, pay for a maintenance service, or pick managed hosting instead. Our experience shows that they are useful in certain situations. For example, […]