Last month, AWeber released its official WordPress plugin, so their customers can now install web forms on WordPress websites without copying-and-pasting bits of code. In short, adding a sign-up form to your sidebar just got a lot easier. As a big fan of both WordPress and AWeber, I’m delighted to see the two working together […]
What plugins should you be using?
I’ve heard this question a few times recently. Although I do have a list of plugins that I recommend for most new WordPress sites (more on that in the next post), I’d like to go back to first principles and reframe the question. Before asking “what plugins do I need?” first ask “What do I […]
Updated version of “How to install a WordPress plugin”
I just updated my original How to install a wordpress plugin post with a couple of new screenshots for newer versions of WordPress. Also, it’s now Part 1 of a series on WordPress plugins. I’m playing around with a blog-post-series plugin (my, we’re getting meta today — series on plugins, plugins for series…) to organize […]
WordPress Plugin: Broken Link Checker
Broken Link Checker is a tremendously useful plugin, one that I include with all my WordPress installs. It does exactly what its name suggests: Checks your blog posts and pages for broken links (automatically, in the background) and lets you fix them easily, without having to visit and edit each individual post. How to install […]
How to Update a WordPress Plugin
This post is part of my WordPress Essentials Toolkit — a collection of the most important basic steps to maintaining a WordPress site. Get a free copy of this helpful 28-page PDF by subscribing to my Weekly Web Tips! I’ve already described how to install a WordPress plugin from within WordPress. Now that you have […]
How to install a WordPress plugin
This post is part of my WordPress Essentials Toolkit — a collection of the most important basic steps to maintaining a WordPress site. Get a free copy of this helpful 28-page PDF by subscribing to my Weekly Web Tips! One of the beautiful things about WordPress is its flexibility and extendability. The basic engine does […]
