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Tips for Developing Your Photography Business
As a Dallas wedding photographer, all of the weddings I had booked for the coming months have been postponed. It was all so sudden and shocking. Here are some ideas of things you can work on to develop your photography business during this time. I’ve included a couple of suggestions to make money now, and…
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Tips for Using WordPress Shortcodes
Shortcodes are a handy but often overlooked tool for adding a multitude of specialized features to any WordPress site. These independent snippets of code can be inserted into any post, page, or widget on your site to insert dynamic features like galleries, videos, or content from outside sources. Shortcodes are easy to use, and you…
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What is the bbPress Plugin?
Adding a discussion forum can turn your WordPress site into an interactive place where users can comment, ask questions, and engage with you and your brand. Whether they’re standalone tools or part of a larger social community, forums – or boards – can create more opportunities for engagement than large social networks. Creating one or…
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8 Fundraising Tips for Nonprofit Websites with Online Donations
At GiveWP, we like to think we have the best nonprofit fundraising tips. But it always helps to take a step back and see what our community has to say. In a recent Bluehost Twitter Chat for Nonprofits, we discussed tips for nonprofits to succeed during the holidays. While crucial for the season of giving,…
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How To Manage Your Blog Comments
Now that you’ve published your WordPress blog, it’s time to start managing the comments for your site visitors. One of the best parts of creating your WordPress site is getting to engage and interact with visitors leaving comments on your blogs. As you begin receiving comments on your site, you can check the status of…
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How to Manage User Access on Your Website
WordPress websites provide endless opportunities to customize your website with a user role management system to manage multiple users on your site. Keeping your site secure and safe starts with managing access to your site and what that user has the ability to post. Knowing how to manage your user roles and permissions is very…
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How to Publish Your First Page or Post
WordPress offers users the ability to create and schedule a post or page before publishing content live to their website. Scheduling posts is very convenient to help your content post during peak traffic hours which can help increase your page views. Before you hit publish, there are a few key tactics you can add to…
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How to Build a Secure WordPress Site
Cybersecurity tops the list of online concerns for website owners and users alike. There are over 90,000 hacking per minute striking websites around the world. Scammers don’t just target large corporate websites, but they also target small businesses, independent entrepreneurs, and individuals running personal blogs. No platform is ever completely safe from malware, hacking, and…
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What Is PayPal for WooCommerce?
WooCommerce and PayPal were made for each other. WooCommerce is one of the world’s most popular eCommerce platforms, and PayPal is among the most widely used payment methods for online transactions in North America and around the globe. WooCommerce users can choose from among over 70 different payment gateways for their online stores, but PayPal’s…
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How to Find a Niche for your Blog
There’s one simple thing that has the potential to absolutely destroy your blog before it ever gets an opportunity to succeed. Unfortunately, it is something that blog writers and business owners often overlook completely. No, we’re not talking about the overall design or layout of your blog, or even the content that you are hoping…