Category: WordPress
Why I Avoid Plugins (But I’m Not a Snob About It)
Read more: Why I Avoid Plugins (But I’m Not a Snob About It)I don’t hate plugins. But I’ve seen enough WordPress sites break, slow down, or spiral out of control because of plugin overload. So I try to avoid them when I can. Not because I think plugins are bad. I just prefer building functionality into the theme when it makes sense. Let me explain. The Problem…
Using Dynamic Content to Personalize WordPress Sites
Read more: Using Dynamic Content to Personalize WordPress SitesMost websites still show everyone the same content. That’s fine for some things. But if you want to keep people around longer, or get them to take action, you need to make your content feel more relevant. That’s where dynamic content comes in. What is dynamic content? It’s content that changes depending on who’s viewing…
How Much Does It Cost to Hire Someone to Build a WordPress Website?
Read more: How Much Does It Cost to Hire Someone to Build a WordPress Website?One of the first things people ask when they reach out about a new WordPress site is: “How much is this going to cost?” Fair question — but like a lot of things in web development, the answer is: it depends. The price can vary a lot depending on what kind of site you need,…
Why I Still Use WordPress After All These Years
Read more: Why I Still Use WordPress After All These YearsI started building websites in 1997, back when the internet was young and boring. Everything was tables and spacer GIFs. Flash was just starting to catch on. If you wanted to change a font, you were basically asking for trouble. But I was hooked. Since then, I’ve seen the web go through a lot of…
Stop Guessing: How to Hire the Right WordPress Developer for Your Project
Read more: Stop Guessing: How to Hire the Right WordPress Developer for Your ProjectHiring a WordPress developer can feel like rolling the dice—especially if you’re not sure what questions to ask or how to tell the difference between a solid developer and someone who’s just good at configuring page builders. As a freelance WordPress developer, I’ve worked on projects that started off on the wrong foot because the…