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
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
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
HeartBleed Vulnerability and WordPress Site Owners (What You Need to Know)
There has been a lot of press on the HeartBleed bug recently and it is scaring a lot of WordPress site owners/admins. Since we have a popular security plugin, we are getting a lot of questions about this. So, in this article I will explain what HeartBleed bug is and what you need to do on your … [Read more...] about HeartBleed Vulnerability and WordPress Site Owners (What You Need to Know)
Enterprise – Twenty Thirteen (2013) Child Theme for WordPress
Here is another twenty thirteen child theme that you can use on your WordPress powered blog. Twenty Thirteen Child Theme Preview Twenty Thirteen Child Theme Features This is a 2013 child theme so you get all the standard features of the main twenty thirteen theme: It will allow you to … [Read more...] about Enterprise – Twenty Thirteen (2013) Child Theme for WordPress
How to Create a Password Protected Download in WordPress
If you would like to offer downloadable files on your WordPress site but keep them protected from the general public by way of password protection, this article will bring you through the quick steps. We're going to be using the Simple Download Monitor plugin for this. There is a password protection … [Read more...] about How to Create a Password Protected Download in WordPress