Thought leadership blogging in WordPress is a great way to establish authority and increase your website views and audience retention. When done correctly, thought leadership can propel the awareness of your brand. Allowing you to attract not only possible new leads but positive partnership and sponsorship opportunities as well. WordPress is a great platform for Read More >
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Removing the Sidebar Links/Widgets in WordPress
When working with a WordPress theme, occasionally, the webmaster may want to completely remove the sidebar links and widgets from the theme. This can be done through the Widgets or by editing the source code of the sidebar.php file in the WordPress Appearance editor. (Not a current customer? Click here to learn more about InMotion’s Read More >
WordPress Through the Ages
Currently responsible for powering more than 35 percent of the internet, WordPress is hands-down the most popular CMS available. But its rise to the most used CMS didn’t happen overnight. Releasing a new version of its product an average of about every 152 days, WordPress has continued to grow and improve throughout time via the Read More >
Gutenberg 8.6 (Plugin) Update
This is a short summary of the Gutenberg 8.6 update. The latest changes include a Cover block with added video position controls and Block pattern updates. This article will display and describe these added changes. In order to use the latest version of Gutenberg, you need to download the plugin from the WordPress Plugin repository. Read More >
Gutenberg 8.5 (Plugin) Update
When you see an update on Gutenberg, you can expect an improvement of the many features in the oft criticized editor within WordPress. Gutenberg has a love or hate relationship with many WordPress users, but aside from some of its quirks, using it can help speed up content creation in WordPress posts. The latest release Read More >
How to Add Business Hours to WordPress
Though we’re interacting more and more online every day, some elements of the physical world can and should follow us to our digital spaces. For businesses, this includes adding business hours to your WordPress site. Even if your doors aren’t physically open, business hours can tell your audience when you’re available for communication and set Read More >
How to Create and Edit Pages and Posts in WordPress
Pages and posts are essential, foundational elements for all WordPress websites. No matter the purpose of your website, you will have pages, posts, or both for your site to function properly. There are a few differences between pages and posts, but creating and editing them is pretty much the same. Remember that when you edit or Read More >
How WordPress Helped Small Businesses During COVID-19
In March of 2020, the US started to shut down due to COVID-19 and around 30 million small businesses felt the impact. As schools closed and people begin to shelter at home, small businesses immediately felt the pressure as foot traffic halted. Small business owners needed to adapt to the new stay at home environment Read More >
Google Web Stories Creates Beautiful Content for WordPress Websites
Content is king. No, seriously. You may be tired of the saying but it’s still very much the truth. Engaging, shareable content on your website boosts audience interactions, encourages content sharing, and can help you maintain and grow website visits. However, creating sleek, engaging content can be time-consuming, especially if you’re a small business owner Read More >
How to Login to Your WordPress Dashboard
In this WordPress Dashboard tutorial: Steps to login to WordPress Dashboard I can’t login to WordPress Two-Factor Authentication One of the benefits of being an InMotion WordPress Hosting customer is that we can migrate your existing WordPress website to your InMotion Hosting account or easily get you set up with a site that has WordPress Read More >
How to Change the Title and Tagline in WordPress
Once you’ve installed WordPress, one of the first tasks you’ll need to complete is changing your title and tagline. The title and tagline in WordPress welcomes visitors to your website and quickly sums up its purpose. They also help promote a positive user experience for your visitors and encourage them to engage with your website. Read More >
How to Add a Navigation Menu to Your Sidebar in WordPress
Depending on your website goals, the sidebar area of your WordPress site can be a useful space for additional site navigation. Traditionally, the WordPress sidebar is reserved for blog navigation — housing links to your blog categories, tags, and archives so website visitors can search your content easily. Though, with the growth of WordPress, you Read More >
Resource — WordPress Guide to Social Media Integration
Social media integration on your WordPress site is important for the overall growth of your online presence. Almost every successful business website you see today will have icons for their various social media platforms at the top or bottom of their site. They may also have social media feeds or reviews from their social media Read More >
How to Add Blog Posts to WordPress Using Email
If you’re unable to access your WordPress website or simply do not like the WordPress dashboard, you can use email to add blog posts to your website. WordPress does have a built-in feature to post blogs to your website, however, it’s pretty limited and does not allow you to configure blog post formatting. Meaning your Read More >
How to Disable Comments in WordPress
WordPress was built with audience engagement in mind. Both posts and pages allow visitors to leave comments, fostering visitor interaction on your website. However, depending on the purpose of your website, you may not want or need site comments. Because the comment feature is a default functionality of WordPress, toggling it on and off is Read More >
How to Add Social Media Icons and Social Media Buttons to WordPress
Social media has become one of the most popular online activities that users engage in. In fact, more than 3.5 billion people are daily social media users. That means if you own a website, business, or blog and aren’t utilizing social media, you’re missing a massive opportunity to reach customers and engage readers. Thankfully for Read More >
Deactivating and Disabling Widgets in WordPress
You understand the importance of WordPress widgets and have added a few widgets to your website. But as your website grows, you’ll find that you no longer want certain widgets on your site. Because of the easy-to-use nature of the platform, deactivating and disabling widgets in WordPress is as easy as adding them. Continue reading Read More >
How to Use the WordPress Text Widget
WordPress widgets allow you to add additional information and functionality to the header, footer, and sidebar areas of your website. There are many helpful default widgets included with the base installation WordPress; however, the text widget may be the most helpful of all. With the WordPress text widget, you can post business information, weather alerts, Read More >
What are Plugins and Widgets?
Like WordPress themes, you already know plugins and widgets are important elements of the WordPress experience. However, you may not know exactly what they are and why they are used. So, what are plugins and widgets and why do we need them? The open-source nature of WordPress allows for complete customization and scalability of your Read More >
Mastering Your WordPress Site Structure
You already know that the design of your WordPress website is very important. Countless articles tell you that your website must be visually engaging, encouraging visitors to come back regularly. However, to truly increase your audience retention, your website must have a good site structure. Mastering your WordPress site structure is key. A good site Read More >
