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WordPress is said to run more than a quarter of all websites — and for good reason. It has a loyal user base and scores of dedicated developers who bring better features to the system year round. So here’s how to create a WordPress site, how to migrate an existing website into Wordpress, and how to implement an SSL certificate for free. And many more tutorials below.

How To Improve The Deployment Of WordPress Websites

by Kieran Masterton

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April 15, 2013 — As WordPress matures into a full-fledged CMS and more and more large online publishers come to rely on the platform, the practice of developing and deploying websites becomes increasingly important.

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Rachel McCollin wrote

Wordpress Migration: How To Move A Site Without Hassle

April 8, 2013 — Moving WordPress is a task that many people find daunting. The advice on the Codex, while comprehensive, gives you a myriad of options and doesn’t describe the process simply and in one place. Read More…

Milan Petrović wrote

How To Create A Tab Widget In WordPress

April 4, 2013 — In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create the Tabber widget, which is very useful for when multiple widgets need to fit in a sidebar. It saves space and streamlines the appearance and functionality of your WordPress-powered website. Read More…

Siobhan McKeown wrote

Practical Tips From Top WordPress Pros

March 20, 2013 — Recently I shared with you some advice from the WordPress community to beginners. But what about if starting out is already a dim and distant memory? What if you’re already so immersed in the world of WordPress that you dream of trac and bore your partner with talk of … Read More…

Rachel McCollin wrote

A Guide To The Options For WordPress Theme Development

March 13, 2013 — At the recent WordCamp Edinburgh, I took part in a panel discussion about WordPress theme development and the options available to developers when building themes. The overriding conclusion from the session was that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer and that the best … Read More…

Rachel McCollin wrote

The WordPress Customizer – A Theme Developer's Guide

March 5, 2013 — In case you missed it, WordPress release 3.4 included a very exciting new development - the theme customizer. This allows users to tweak theme settings using a WYSIWYG interface and customise a theme so it includes the colours, fonts, text and pretty much anything else they … Read More…

Siobhan McKeown wrote

How To Improve And Refine Your WordPress Theme Development Process

February 21, 2013 — There is so much to learn about WordPress theme development. The Internet is home to hundreds of articles about building WordPress themes, to countless theme frameworks that will help you get started, and to endless WordPress themes, some of which are beautiful and … Read More…

Alex Denning wrote

How To Get The Most Out Of A Premium WordPress Theme

February 8, 2013 — There has quite probably never been a better time to be a premium theme user. While a huge increase in the supply of quality premium themes hasn’t particularly driven down prices, it has promoted a huge push for innovation, best practices and quality design. Unfortunately, … Read More…

Siobhan McKeown wrote

The WordPress Community Offers Advice To Beginners

February 1, 2013 — We’ve all been total newbies. In fact, I spend most of my time still feeling like one. So researching this article was a great opportunity for me to do some more learning, and to share all of that good stuff with you. I reached out to people from across the WordPress … Read More…

P.J. Onori wrote

Frank: A Free WordPress Theme Designed For Speed

January 16, 2013 — Today we are pleased to release Frank, an open-source WordPress theme designed and built to provide a light, responsive and unobtrusive reading experience. The theme’s default home page makes 9 database queries and consists of 2 requests weighing at roughly 30KB (9.5KB … Read More…