Category: Web Development

WordPress Functions.php File Explained: The Essential Guide

The WordPress functions.php file is one of the most important operating files of WordPress. At a minimum, two functions.php files exist for every WordPress website: the functions file in WordPress core and an additional functions …

By News Monkey on 6 November 2020

Web Development WordPress

The Gutenberg WordPress Editor: 10 Things You Need to Know

The Gutenberg WordPress editor, also known as the WordPress block editor, is now part of WordPress core. What does this new approach to the WordPress editor mean for you? What if you’re already using a …

By News Monkey on 9 October 2020

Security & Privacy Web Development

8 Ways to Secure Your WordPress Login

The WordPress login URL is the same for every WordPress site, and it doesn’t require any special permissions to access. Anyone with any experience working with WordPress knows the login URL is located on the …

By News Monkey on 30 September 2020

Security & Privacy Web Development

What is PHP and Why it is Used?

PHP is a server-side scripting language used for the development of web applications, dynamic websites and static websites. PHP was originally an abbreviation for “personal home pages” but has since been changed to “hypertext pre-processor.” …

By News Monkey on 18 September 2020

Web Development WordPress

Ultimate Guide to Becoming a WordPress Consultant

Becoming a renowned WordPress consultant takes time, patience, resilience, energy, and determination. You may have learned to install WordPress and tweak themes but you have a long way to go before you can market your …

By News Monkey on 11 September 2020

Security & Privacy Web Development

Why Would a Hacker Attack My Website?

This is a common question you might ask when your worst nightmare starts coming true. Why would a hacker attack my website? Rest assured, the chances of the attack being personal are slim to none. …

By News Monkey on 14 August 2020

Web Development

13 Excellent Tools to Automate Your Online Marketing

Online marketing can take a lot of time, energy, and resources, however necessary they are. As a consequence, you could wind up neglecting other essential parts of your business. Time to learn how to automate …

By News Monkey on 11 August 2020

Design

WordPress 5.5: Top 20 New Features & Improvements

WordPress 5.5 is slated for release on August 11, 2020. This major version release of WordPress focuses on “speed, search & security,” including 1500+ changes to the block editor interface, 150+ enhancements and feature requests, 300+ …

By News Monkey on 10 August 2020

Web Development

What is SSL and Why Is It Critical in 2020?

Secure Sockets Layer, also known as SSL, is a security technology that provides encryption between a client and a webserver. To understand this a bit more simply, a “client” is a web browser like Chrome …

By News Monkey on 24 July 2020

Web Development WordPress

What Are The Best PHP Accelerators?

PHP accelerators substantially improve the performance of PHP-based software such as WordPress. Running high traffic sites powered by PHP applications is possible only due to PHP accelerators. Their performance benefits vary widely as it depends …

By News Monkey on 14 July 2020

Security & Privacy Web Development

How to Protect Your WordPress Site from Brute Force Attacks

Brute force attacks are a real and very scary threat for WordPress users. If someone else manages to figure out your username and password, your site could be defaced or have all its content wiped …

By News Monkey on 1 July 2020

Web Development

Google BERT Explained: What It Means for Your Website

With the release of BERT, the largest upgrade to Google’s algorithm in years, search has seen a revolution. The update came out in fall 2019, and has already rolled out worldwide. It affects search results …

By News Monkey on 25 June 2020