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My name is Johnny and Iโ€™ve worked with WordPress for 10+ years.

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Latest Posts

Mar 3, 2023 4

Greenshift – Gutenberg pagebuilder blocks (with animation)

Feb 28, 2023 25

Cwicly – WordPress Gutenberg pagebuilder review

Feb 23, 2023 8

Breakdance – WordPress sitebuilder review

Sep 16, 2022 14

ScalaHosting review – traditional shared hosting (custom panel)

Sep 1, 2022

Cloudways is cashing out (acquired by Digital Ocean)

May 13, 2022 3

HostArmada review – old school shared hosting (with a twist)

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Popular WordPress Guides

Get Started

(New to WordPress? Basic guides below.):

  • How to start a WordPress site in 30 min
  • What is WordPress (and why you should use it)
  • WooCommerce (WordPress) vs Shopify โ€“ Ecommerce Store Comparison
  • Is WordPress insecure? (no, it isnโ€™t!)
  • WordPress vs STATIC CMS

Themes

(Theme reviews, web-design principles, UI/UX, typography and more.):

  • Best WordPress Themes 2021
  • BEST theme (for non-coders) โ€“ GeneratePress
  • BEST theme (for coders) โ€“ Genesis
  • How to choose a good WordPress theme
  • Astra vs OceanWP vs Generatepress โ€“ best FREE theme review
  • Fastest lightweight WordPress themes
  • Why I HATE Pagebuilders
  • BEST WordPress pagebuilders review
  • Why to NEVER use Lazy Load
  • Standing out among other web designers
  • Web Design Workflow Tips โ€“ avoid endless revisions
  • Avoid Dropdown/Hamburger menus (bad design UI)

Blogging

(Content creation, copywriting, and monetization.):

  • How to ESTABLISH your own voice
  • How to write an INTERESTING story
  • Find writing Consistency and Motivation
  • Whatโ€™s a Good Word Count for blog posts?
  • Time Management Rule โ€” do important shit first
  • MAKE MONEY with a blog
  • Stop trying to monetize off Google Ads
  • How to hire REMOTE employees
  • BAD IDEA โ€“ translating content for increased traffic
  • BUSINESS BENEFITS of Blogging
  • How to Create a Successful Blog
  • Know if BLOGGING is Your Destiny

Hosting

(Service reviews, server optimization and performance guides.):

  • Best WordPress Hosting Review 2021
  • Why Shared Hosting Sucks
  • Why are MANAGED VPS servers so slow?
  • Best CDN providers for WordPress
  • Move WordPress from HTTP to HTTPS
  • 301 HTTPS redirects
  • How to HARDEN a Linux web server
  • WordPress security tips WITHOUT slowing performance
  • Recovering from HACKED server
  • Clean wp_options table (autoload data)
  • Access WordPress admin via database
  • Linux Server Commands CHEATSHEET
  • Ultimate WordPress Speed Optimization Guide
  • Why PageSpeed, Pingdom, GTmetrix scores don't matter

Plugins

(Plugin reviews, comparisons, and tips.):

  • 10 BEST Gutenberg block libraries
  • Best WordPress plugins 2021
  • Best WordPress cache plugins 2021
  • Swift Performance โ€“ cache plugin review
  • Swift Performance cache โ€“ UNOFFICIAL GUIDE
  • MemberPress membership plugin review 2019
  • LiteSpeed Cache – UNOFFICIAL GUIDE
  • Why You SHOULDNโ€™T Combine CSS/JS

Marketing

(WordPress marketing tips. SEO, content marketing, social media, PPC.):

  • How to CRUSH Your SEO Competition
  • Difference between Marketing, Advertising, and Branding
  • Never Promote Discounts! (pricing strategy)
  • Pricing Psychology โ€“ $95 vs $97 vs $99 vs $100
  • Good CONVERSION RATE for online sales?
  • Expected conversion rate for membership sign-ups?
  • Do you REALLY need an email list?
  • Is EMAILING still the best marketing?
  • AUTOMATE your Social Media Posting

Plugins

See all WPJ Plugins. Most are free and listed on WP repo.

Comment Reply Email

Commenters receive an email when someone replies to their comment.

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WP Featherlight Disabled

Ultra-lightweight jQuery lightbox for images, galleries, and videos.

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Copies <pre> and <code> tags automatically to clipboard.

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