Should you buy an off-the-shelf WordPress theme or get one developed from scratch? This post compares cost, performance, customization, maintenance and long-term value so you can choose based on what your website actually needs.
What is a template in WordPress setup, and how is it different from a page or a post?
A WordPress page or post contains the content. A template decides how that content is displayed. This post explains how WordPress templates work, when custom WordPress templates are useful and why custom functionality should sometimes be kept separate from the template itself.
How to optimize your WordPress website for AI search and Google AI Overviews
Preparing your WordPress website for AI search starts with checking whether search engines and AI tools can access your pages. Then comes the content. Explain your services, answer customer questions and keep each answer together with its examples and conditions. This post explains the settings to check and how to organize your content so readers and AI tools can understand it.
WordPress is introducing a new default theme called Ipsum
WordPress is introducing Ipsum, a new default theme planned for version 7.2. It offers a simple starting point for blogging, with options to add headers, sidebars and other design elements. WordPress is also moving away from yearly theme names, though it has not announced an end to support for older Twenty themes. I look at these changes and what they could mean for someone starting a blog.
WordPress programming: When functions.php is the wrong place for your code
For years, much of my WordPress programming went straight into the functions.php file. If I needed a shortcode, an admin change or a small function for one client, this was where I added it. It was quick, it worked and I did not see any reason to create a separate plugin for every little requirement. […]
Difference between WordPress Customization and Theme Customization
WordPress theme customization changes the options and appearance your theme already provides. WordPress customization goes further by adding new behaviour, business rules, workflows and integrations. This post explains the difference with practical examples from contact forms, booking systems, dashboards and CRM integrations.
When to Build a Custom Editing Interface in WordPress
A client needed an easy way to edit an important section of his WordPress website without touching the template code. I built that feature for him. But when he asked for the same thing elsewhere, I said no. Sometimes good WordPress customization also means knowing when not to add more code.