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The Post Types Unlimited plugin, also known as “PTU”, allows you to easily add custom post types and taxonomies to your WordPress site. I created this plugin because other plugins, such as the popular Custom Post Type UI plugin, are bloated & full of upsells. It is a great add-on for any site that requires…

Recently I’ve been going through old articles and updating affiliate links to the text (affiliate link) next to any affiliate link for complete disclosure. I’ve also been switching links that previously used rel nofollow to sponsored. This is a long process as we have thousands of posts and I’m completely re-structuring how our theme and…

I was recently doing some updates to a website that had hundreds of registered users. The updates required checking to see if a specific user meta field was empty or not. Rather then opening every single user and checking I decided to add a new column to the Users dashboard. This way I could skim…

If you have a look at the Gutenberg “Button” block and click on the styles tab (half moon cookie) you will see that you can select from Fill or Outline for it’s style. What if you wanted to add more options? Or you wanted to add style options to other blocks? In this guide, I…

By default WordPress search works by searching post content and titles. If you have an advanced website where data is store in custom fields, you may want to also search those values. In this guide I will provide you with the code needed to update WordPress so it can search custom fields. All without the…

I recently wrote an article on how to integrate CloudFlare turnstile in WordPress comments and implemented the code here at WPExplorer. However, I think using Turnstile is overkill and loading extra scripts just slows down page loading. So, I decided to code my own custom captcha field and use the Comment Blocklist to see if…

Every business wants to know what their customers think about them. That too not just for vanity. It’s actually an actionable customer metric that tells you what’s right and what’s not with your business. The best way to find out how your customers perceive your business is through customer feedback surveys. Even though feedback surveys…

Prioritizing User Experience (UX) on your WordPress website is important. Otherwise, you might witness high bounce rates and shorter time on site. However, it can be difficult to identify user-facing problems without being a visitor yourself. Fortunately, with Visual Regression Testing (VRT), you’ll be able to identify problems on the front end. Better yet, some…

Local SEO is no longer a trend but still a primary goal that any WordPress business site owners try to work toward. With the power to increase your visibility on SERPs, local SEO proves a magic bullet to drive more traffic, sales, and revenue to your brick-and-mortar store. According to Blue Cactus, the local search…

Google is constantly refining its search algorithms in an effort to provide searchers with the best and fastest answers to their search queries. Although these changes can be frustrating for webmasters as they work to optimize their WordPress website for search, the updates generally help to improve the user experience. Recently, Google made one such…

Interested in starting a business and considering using the internet to conduct your transactions? Do you long for the day when you can sit back and watch as your online store generates passive income without any effort on your part? It’s natural to wonder how to sell online without keeping your own inventory or how…

Trust is the most important marketing element. Nothing helps build trust more than reviews. Why do you think users to purchase products with more reviews rather than those without any reviews? Reviews show unsolicited and unfiltered feedback and images about a product. They do not contain any promotional message or professionally clicked high-quality images. This…

Have you ever thought about what it’s like to log into your WordPress site? If your business is focused on users, whether they be customers or community members, having a functional login is important. It’s one of the first interactions a user might have on your site, especially if content is locked behind a login….

There are plenty of guides and tools to help you retain and engage users, but what if you only want to allow them temporarily? What if you simply want to give users a way to access a resource or product for a few days, or even a few hours? Some things just aren’t meant to…

Shopping online has never been more popular, so e-commerce website owners are constantly looking for ways to enhance their customer’s shopping experience. One of the most essential features of any e-commerce website is the mini cart. It’s that little shopping cart icon that gives customers a quick and easy overview of their shopping cart contents…

Sending emails is essential for any online business or website, and ensuring proper deliverability of those is very crucial. While there may be plenty of reasons why an email might not get delivered, you surely won’t enjoy seeing the default PHP mail function as a reason. And that’s where an SMTP plugin. It allows you…

Whether you want to advertise for internal positions, or showcase some of the best employer openings in your industry, all of WordPress’ best job board plugins can help. They give you the features and functionality you need to display available positions, and may even give you tools to manage resumes and other related facets. In…

Free and premium coming soon WordPress themes and plugins have a vital role for any new site. They can help you build anticipation for the launch of your project, and will also help you to garner traffic, attention, and hype. As such, dedicated themes and plugins should be on any new or revamped site’s shortlist….

Online shopping has become especially popular in the past few years, and it’s not just people ordering socks from Amazon. Consumers are increasingly turning to the internet to shop for unique items such as home decor, formal attire, and custom-made products. Homebuyers commonly browse for potential houses on the internet, and landlords rely on online…