Resources & Tools

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You’ve probably noticed i keep referring to the different tools i use in my video’s and blog posts. Rather than sound like a broken record, i thought i’d write a list of all the different tools i use for WordPress. I’ll also explain a little bit about what i use them for. Awesome Screenshot Free […]

Have you ever run out of idea’s on what to write about? Running out of idea’s is not the only problem. You may also want to find popular topics to write about as well so you’re posts are shared more on social networks and linked to from sites within your niche. Here’s 11 tools which […]

I recieved an email recently alerting me to the fact my sites header wasn’t responsive on some mobile devices. Before i changed to a mobile responsive theme, i used wptouch which is a plugin for displaying WordPress sites on mobile devices. Technology changes fast and now most theme developers offer mobile responsive themes. There’s many […]

When you’re logging into different client sites everyday, you learn very quickly why so many sites are vulnerable to being hacked. One of the main reasons is the username and password strength being very weak. Many people use their name and then a number like brad67 as their password and then they keep the default username as […]

There’s been a lot of discussion about whether Google is deprecating their Feedburner API. Not sure what an API is? Watch a video – What is an API? (Application Programming Interface). This could also mean Google might shutdown the Feedburner service at some stage, however i do this this is unlikely. Here’s the announcement from the […]

Once you’ve chosen and setup an FTP program, you’ll need to find your server address, username and password. You’ll then be able to login to your server address and starting transferring files to and from your website. Most web hosts will email you these details after you sign up for a web hosting package. You’ll […]

If you’ve read my Guide to Bing Webmaster Tools, you may have discovered Bing’s new Link Explorer tool which is still in beta. If you want to find out which domains are linking to your site and the anchor text they use in the link, this tools for you. Its a very simple yet highly […]

If you use WPEngine’s servers to host your website, you will need to find a host for your email. The reason for this is WPEngine don’t host email however they do offer email recommendations. You could use your domain manager to host your email if you don’t mind paying for the service. Another way to […]

There’s so many different versions of different browsers these days that its hard to know if your site displays correctly in all of them. This is especially true if you’re constantly adding, editing and/or making changes to your site using css and plugins. There’s many different reasons your site might not display correctly in one […]

Bitly.com are blacklisting some links. This can cause loss of click thru, loss of subscribers and loss of income if the link is blacklisted for no legitimate reason. I’ve discovered Bitly have blacklisted clickbank and Hostgator. Thanks for inquiring about your Clickbank url. Bitly takes the security and the trustworthiness of our links very seriously. […]

Firebug is a browser extension/Addon created for Firefox and other browsers which allows you to make changes to your websites Javascript, CSS & HTML in real time. After editing & modifying your sites CSS code, you can then copy the changes to your parent themes style.css or child themes style.css so the modifications become permanent. […]

If you have already installed WordPress locally using Microsoft Webmatrix then you may know that you are able to deploy your WordPress installation to your hosts web server using FTP or Web Deploy within Webmatrix. What is Microsoft Webmatrix Micsrosoft Webmatrix for WordPress is an alternative local server to WAMP, XAMPP & MAMP for Mac. When […]

This is the best time to snap up WordPress related products & services because of the big discounts making everything so much more affordable. I purchased 5 premium Woo themes for $54 which makes them less than $11 each which includes lifetime support and updates. Here’s a list of all the products & services related […]

Mailchimp submit button not showing up? Having problems with Mailchimp form code not working properly in WordPress? Here’s 4 ways that may help to fix the problem. Generally, adding an embedded form to a WordPress install is safe. However, in some rare instances, there can be a perfect storm of a specific version of WordPress, […]

Have you tried unlimited FTP? Do you even know what it is? Its simply an FTP client built into cPanel which is offered by Bluehost. Its a great alternative to using an FTP client if you are still learning and finding using an FTP client difficult to master. Once you login to your cPanel, there’s […]

Google now offers real time traffic data and analytics included in a  new set of reports showing you whats happening on your site at the time it actually occurs. This is the biggest and best move they have made so far with analytics in my opinion and long overdue. You only get 4 reports at […]

Setting up an FTP Client is easy once you have chosen which ftp client to use. In this ftp tutorial, you will learn how to setup an FTP client use the FTP site manager connect to an FTP server download and upload files using FTP Caution: Always create full backup of your site before learning […]

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the best way to transfer files from one location to another. When using WordPress, you would most likely use FTP for uploading individual files and folders to your hosts web server to make changes to your site or when starting a new website/blog. FTP is an unsecure method of transferring […]