WordPress has become well known as a platform that has great eCommerce support. I have tested dozens of WordPress plugins that allow you to turn your website into a fully functional online store Many eCommerce plugins are sometimes overcomplicated due to the number of features they include, … [Read more...] about How to Create an Online Store in Minutes with WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart
Blog Like You Mean It – Top 10 Ways to Write Attention-Getting Headlines & Content
Many online entrepreneurs typically blog about their niche. They write about the industry, trends affecting their audience, make new announcements and generally, provide informative content for their web site visitors. Having a blog elevates the user experience, showing your audience that you have … [Read more...] about Blog Like You Mean It – Top 10 Ways to Write Attention-Getting Headlines & Content
Create PayPal Payment Button for The Post Author Automatically
I received the following question from a user today: When users create a charity on my site, I want to have a donate button on their post that automatically gets the proper email address to use for the PayPal transaction. This way I don't have to manually add their email to the shortcode for … [Read more...] about Create PayPal Payment Button for The Post Author Automatically
How to Protect Your WordPress Website with All In One WP Security
Protecting your website is something that many WordPress users fail to do. It usually takes a hack attempt on their website to help them realize that they need to be proactive about securing their website. For many, the task of securing a WordPress website seems daunting; however it needn't be as … [Read more...] about How to Protect Your WordPress Website with All In One WP Security
2 Cool WordPress Mods: Sort by Facebook Likes, and Sort by View Count
This is a post for those who like to manipulate WordPress themes to behave how you like. I modified an existing theme recently to add a couple of new features that weren't already present on the theme. In addition I couldn't find a suitable plugin quickly enough so I went ahead and made some changes … [Read more...] about 2 Cool WordPress Mods: Sort by Facebook Likes, and Sort by View Count
3 Keywords Important to Affiliate Marketing: Responsibility, Transparency, Leverage
I have been in the affiliate marketing business for a very long time. It's initial appeal is still just as appealing to me today. Mainly that involves the idea of "limited (or no) responsibility." Let's face it. There are more exciting things to do than to sit in front of a computer all day, or than … [Read more...] about 3 Keywords Important to Affiliate Marketing: Responsibility, Transparency, Leverage
Monitoring 404 Events on Your WordPress Site
Many common HTTP errors have numbers associated with them. The most common of all HTTP errors is the 404. And techy or not you have probably heard of it, or at least stumbled across one in your web travels. Essentially the 404 triggers when a visitor attempts to visit a page on a web site that … [Read more...] about Monitoring 404 Events on Your WordPress Site
Selling your Digital Items Using Bitcoin from a WordPress Site
We are all aware of what Bitcoin is by now. And even though there is chatter about this cryptocurrency not standing the test of time, people are still trading with it daily, and in large amounts. Many people are looking for new places online where they can empty their Bitcoin wallets. Might as … [Read more...] about Selling your Digital Items Using Bitcoin from a WordPress Site
Creating Customized Navigation Menu Using WordPress
Stop setting pages to draft to hide them from your WordPress menu. Learn to take full control of the navigation menus on your WordPress site! Gone, in fact... long gone, are the days where we need to hack the WordPress menu in order to remove "menu entries" from showing up. When done right (by … [Read more...] about Creating Customized Navigation Menu Using WordPress
Adding Firewalls to Your WordPress Site
Many of us have heard of "firewalls" in terms of hardware or software, and how they protect an asset like a network or a computer from external attack. Well, a web application isn't exempt from the list of "assets" that one may need to protect when working (or playing) on the … [Read more...] about Adding Firewalls to Your WordPress Site