Rachel McCollin
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United Kingdom
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A Guide to Overriding Parent Theme Functions in Your Child Theme
If you've had any experience working with parent and child themes in WordPress, you'll know that the template files in your child theme override those in your parent theme. So for example if your... → Read More
Creating Your First PHP File for WordPress
In this tutorial and screencast, I'll show you how to create a PHP file within a WordPress theme. I’ll also show you have to add some PHP code to the file. This video is taken from my course Learn... → Read More
How Does WordPress Work?
If you’re new to WordPress, or switching over from a static website, you might want to know exactly how WordPress works.WordPress is a content management system, or CMS. It works by combining some... → Read More
What Makes WordPress a Great Choice for Creating Websites?
If you’re planning on setting up a website for yourself or your business, chances are you’ve come across WordPress. You might be wondering what WordPress is and what sets it apart form other... → Read More
The Complete Guide to Migrating WordPress
When you've finished developing a WordPress site on your local computer, you'll need to migrate it to its live server. This can be a frustrating experience for many developers—there's a lot that... → Read More
20 WordPress Video Plugins and Players to Add Engagement
Video is becoming an increasingly important element of a successful website. It has SEO benefits, increases engagement and the amount of time visitors spend on your site, and will also reflect well... → Read More
Looking Ahead to 2019: WordPress in the Year to Come
What a year! At the end of 2017, I remember thinking that the previous year had been one of the biggest when it came to change in WordPress. But I didn't know what was in store for 2018!2018 has... → Read More
How to Create a WordPress Landing Page Template
What You'll Be CreatingOne of the purposes of a website is to generate leads. This can happen in a number of ways: you might have a form for people to contact you for a specific quote, you might... → Read More
Create Custom Maps With the MapSVG Plugin
What You'll Be CreatingIf you're like me, you've been using Google Maps to add maps to your WordPress sites for years, but you sometimes get a little frustrated about the lack of customization... → Read More
Adding Styling via the Customizer Without Adding CSS to the Page
The WordPress Customizer is an incredibly powerful and useful tool. By incorporating it into your themes and plugins, you give your users more flexib... → Read More
How to Test Your WordPress Site for Mobile Usability Problems
In this post, I'll identify tools you can use to test your mobile site and to emulate mobile devices you may not have access to. → Read More
How to Use One Query to Run Multiple Loops
In this post, I show you how to use WP_Query to create multiple loops in the most efficient way possible. → Read More
Tips for Managing Multiple Websites for Multiple Clients
Get pro tips and tricks for running and managing multiple sites for more than one client. → Read More
How to Completely Customize the WordPress Admin Interface
Want to customize your WordPress or Multisite network so the admin area uses your own branding? Learn how to change how the interface looks in this tutorial. → Read More
How to Set Up a Support Forum with the Support System Plugin
Interested in setting up a support forum for your clients or users? Learn how to set up your own support forum for WordPress in this step-by-step tutorial. → Read More
How to Create a Custom Animated Burger Menu for WordPress
Want to add a custom burger menu to the mobile version of your WordPress site? Learn how in this step-by-step tutorial. → Read More
How to Make a Multisite Redesign Pain-Free with Cloner and Snapshot
Planning a redesign for your Multisite network? Learn how to use our Cloner and Snapshot backups plugin to duplicate, backup and import your sites. → Read More
Customizing the Error Page for Deactivated or Archived WordPress Sites
If you run a Multisite network, chances are you’ve archived, suspended or deleted a site before. Learn how to customize the default error page here. → Read More
Using Categories, Tags and Taxonomies Properly in WordPress
Categories, tags and taxonomies are related in WordPress – and easily confused. We demystify these terms and look at plugins to help extend how they work. → Read More
How to Use the WordPress Loop to Style Your First Post Differently
Want to add custom styling to your blog so your first post stands out from the rest of your articles? Learn how in this tutorial. → Read More