WordPress News and Updates from iThemes

In this post, we round up 10 cool and useful (oh, and free!) WordPress plugins available on the WordPress Plugin Directory. This month’s WordPress Plugin Roundup includes everything from a way to add tweetable text to options for dealing with the recent text widget changes in WordPress 4.8. 1. Posts Table with Search & Sort The […]

If you’re new to WordPress theme development, it’s important to understand a few basic concepts before you begin. In this post, we cover some WordPress theme development basics including required files and template hierarchy. WordPress Theme Basics: What is a WordPress Theme? WordPress itself has no display structure, which is why you need a WordPress […]

Summertime is a great time for a vacation, but it can also be a good time to check-in and reevaluate the goals you set at the beginning of the year. A mid-year evaluation can also be a great way to get re-energized if you’ve found yourself in a slump or if you’re feeling unmotivated. In […]

In the website creation process, it’s important to separate the web design and web development phases. In this post, we’ll explain how to implement a visual design stage in your web design workflow. Why Implement a Visual Design Stage When Building Websites? If you build websites for clients, implementing a visual design stage has several […]

The wp-config.php file is one of the most important files in your WordPress installation. Without it, your WordPress website simply couldn’t function. In this post, we’ll cover an overview of the contents of the wp-config.php file, how to edit wp-config.php and several advanced options supported. What is the wp-config.php File? The wp-config.php file provides the […]

If you build websites for clients, the work doesn’t end once the website has launched. Just like owning a car or home, a website needs ongoing maintenance, so it’s smart to offer a suite of ongoing WordPress maintenance services to bundle with your core service offering of building websites. Why Offer WordPress Maintenance Services? The […]

Since 95% of the information on the web is written language, a good web designer needs to have a grasp of typography: the ancient discipline of shaping text for human consumption. In this post, we’ll discuss the essential elements of typography for web designers. 1. The Terminology of Typography This great graphic and post from […]

The latest version of our WordPress security plugin, iThemes Security, includes a new streamlined WordPress login screen when the Strong Password Enforcement and WordPress Password Expiration settings are enabled. With this update, users can now easily generate a strong password from the WordPress admin login screen once their password expires. To take advantage of this […]

In this post, we round up 10 cool and useful (oh, and free!) WordPress plugins available on the WordPress Plugin Directory. This month’s WordPress Plugin Roundup includes everything from a way to add a reading progress bar to a page to tools for customizing the WordPress admin dashboard. 1. When Last Login The When Last Login […]