Category Archives: WordPress

Easily Check WordPress Plugins For Vulnerabilities

Earlier we have discussed about checking for plugins which are no more available at WordPress plugin repository for download. One common reason behind removal of plugins from WordPress plugin repository is breaking the rules of GPL.

And another big reason is security vulnerability. Likewise if a plugin has some security vulnerability the website could get vulnerable to being exploited until the plugin is deleted from the installation or a security update is released and applied.

In this lesson you will learn how to check your WordPress site plugins for vulnerabilities. This way you can not only make yourself sure for plugins which are removed from WP plugin repo. and you have them installed on your website but also check vulnerabilities of other plugins you are using on your website.

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Top 3 Booking Appointment Calender Plugins For WordPress

There are many WordPress plugins that allows you to start booking appointments online from your website. Whether you are a consultant, doctor or manage a restaurant, hotel or whatever, suing these plugins you would be able to allows your customers make booking right from your WordPress blog or site.  Continue reading Top 3 Booking Appointment Calender Plugins For WordPress

BuddyPress Secure Passwords – Force Users To Choose At-least Medium Strength Password

By default BuddyPress and WordPress accepts all password types, no matter how much secure they are. Although it displays the strength of chosen password but it doesn’t forces any users to create a strong password.

In this lesson you will learn about forcing new users on your BuddyPress site to choose at least a medium strength password during registration.

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Displaying Image Galleries From Pixabay To WordPress

Pixabay.com is a free image library that allows you to search from over 360000 free photos, illustrations, and vector graphics or share your own pictures as public domain.

Earlier we have discussed about inserting images from pixabay to WordPress posts, pages and other custom post types right from content edit screen. Now today in this lesson you learn inserting beautiful image galleries via shortcode in WordPress.

You can select in shortcodes, which images to display – filter by search term, image type or author and include multiple widgets on the same page.  Continue reading Displaying Image Galleries From Pixabay To WordPress

Duplicate Any Post Or Post Type From One Website To Another In WordPress Multisite Network

In this lesson you will learn about easily duplicating any individual post, page or custom post type from one website on your multisite network to another.

Earlier we have discussed about duplicating WordPress posts and post types in one easy click, we have also discussed about duplicating menusContinue reading Duplicate Any Post Or Post Type From One Website To Another In WordPress Multisite Network

Adding A Better Jetpack Follow Button In WordPress

Jetpack provides you a built-in email subscription module that allows your visitors to subscribe for latest posts updates on your WordPress site. By default, Jetpack provides you a subscription widget you can add to your sidebar and rest all works automatically.

Your visitors subscribe to your website and get email alerts for new posts. In this lesson you will see how to add a more beautiful and eye catching Jetpack follow box on your WordPress site.  Continue reading Adding A Better Jetpack Follow Button In WordPress

Hiding Contact Form 7 Success Message After A Defined Time In WordPress

Contact Form 7 is the most popular free contact form builder plugin for WordPress. There are plenty of addons this plugin provides you, in this lesson we are discussing about one of its addon that enables you to hide success message after a defined time when contact form message is successfully sent from your website.  Continue reading Hiding Contact Form 7 Success Message After A Defined Time In WordPress

Creating Global, Unified Search For All BuddyPress Components

Now you can add a special search box for searching BuddyPress site components along with pages, posts and other custom post types (optional) of your choice. In this lesson you will learn how to create an all in one unified search bar with a live dropdown of results and suggestions in your BuddyPress site.  Continue reading Creating Global, Unified Search For All BuddyPress Components

Auto Delete Original Image Files To Lighten Your WordPress Site Load

Earlier we have discussed about deleting large image files after their thumbnails are generated in your WordPress site. Now today in this lesson you will learn about deleting original image files uploaded and keep only their custom size file used inside your post content.

You can set this to be done automatically on upload or do it in bulk for all images in your WordPress site.

The logic is , generally bloggers upload the original image files which is sometimes huge and hence their optimized version is used in content where as the original image file is never published. Hence, there is no need to keep it on your server.  Continue reading Auto Delete Original Image Files To Lighten Your WordPress Site Load

Auto Hide Your WordPress Admin Toolbar On Frontend And/Or Backend

Earlier we have discussed about hiding WordPress admin toolbar completely from the frontend of your website. Now today in this lesson you will see how to use auto hide feature on admin toolbar and make it only visible when mouse is hovered on the top of your website’s screen.  Continue reading Auto Hide Your WordPress Admin Toolbar On Frontend And/Or Backend

Auto Generate Menu From Page Order And Hierarchy In WordPress

Instead of creating menus one by one now you can automatically generate it matching your page order and hierarchy in WordPress.

Auto Menu From Pages is the new WordPress plugin that allows you to generate menu from page hierarchy. The generated menu automatically updates to reflect any changes you make to pages in your WordPress site. Hence, it is always current and live.

It works works just like any other WordPress navigation menu which means you can assign it to any menu location of your website’s theme or show it using any custom menu widget or do anything else that you could normally do to a navigation menu in WordPress.  Continue reading Auto Generate Menu From Page Order And Hierarchy In WordPress

Easily Add Custom Tabs In WordPress WooCommerce Single Product Page

WooCommerce is a powerful, extendable eCommerce plugin that allows WordPress users to sell anything from their websites or completely transform their WordPress installation into an eCommerce web store.

In this lesson you will learn how to add custom tabs in your WooCommerce single product screen and show more details about your product.  Continue reading Easily Add Custom Tabs In WordPress WooCommerce Single Product Page

Set Meta Box Positions Globally For All Backend Users In WordPress

Meta boxes are tool boxes or you can say admin area widgets that allows you to set various actions like ‘Publish’ meta box present in ‘Add New’ post screen allows you to publish your blog posts, set post stats, visibility etc.

In the same way other meta boxes work on your admin area dashboard. In this lesson you will learn how to set meta box order and position for all users registered on your WordPress site.  Continue reading Set Meta Box Positions Globally For All Backend Users In WordPress

How To Bulk Seo Optimize Images In WordPress?

Now you can easily update all the ALT attribute of images published in your WordPress blog posts. You can add article name automatically to them and improve traffic from search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing etc.

ALT attribute is important for improving website SEO, it is considered more important attribute than actual image title. It is entered manually while uploading and inserting images in WordPress post content via ‘Add Media’ button present in visual editor on ADD NEW/EDIT screens.

In general, all new bloggers and website owners leave this tag empty which leaves many images on WordPress lacking ALT attributes. In this lesson you will learn how to correct this mistake and automatically update all images with ALT attributes in your WordPress site.  Continue reading How To Bulk Seo Optimize Images In WordPress?

Display Booking Calendar Connected With Contact Form In WordPress

You can display a booking calender and connect reservation dates with a contact form in your WordPress site.

Booking Calendar Contact Form is a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily create a booking form with a reservation calendar or a contact form, connected to PayPal payment button.

The reservation calendar (optional) allows customer to select the start (ex: check-in) and end (ex: checkout) dates. This is optional so it can be disabled to use a general purpose contact form instead.  Continue reading Display Booking Calendar Connected With Contact Form In WordPress