Learn the Basics

Want to try a theme before you activate it? Discover the two ways of previewing themes on your WordPress site. Neither requires a plugin.

Gravatar makes it easy to display your avatar and commenter avatars on your site. Find out how to integrate Gravatar with your WordPress site now.

Redirects take visitors from one page to another automatically. Here’s an example of a redirect I’ve used on this site, and why you should use them too.

Everybody loves reading captions. Learn how to add captions to new and existing images in your posts, as well as Featured Images.

Install any WordPress theme in the next 5 minutes. Don’t have a zip file? Simple, you can create one in seconds. Learn it all in this quick tutorial.

You’ve seen “permalink” used in your WordPress dashboard, and there’s an entire settings page for “permalink structure”. So what the heck is a permalink!?

Changing the post author is easy if you know where to look. Here’s where to find the option to switch post authors and some extra tips for doing it fast.

Need to change a page’s URL? Here’s how to easily change the URL for a post or page in WordPress without installing any new plugins.

Yoast SEO is great, but it makes a mess of your posts list. Here’s an easy way to remove the columns it adds to the posts list (without touching any code).

Widgets are sometimes included in plugins. They are not a type of plugin or separate extension for WordPress. Keep reading to get the full explanation.

There’s only one difference. Learn what it is, and how to use categories and tags effectively on your site in this in-depth guide.

Looking to reorder the posts on your blog? Learn how to easily reorder them with the use of one simple plugin.

How will visitors know if you respond to their comments? Learn how to add comment subscriptions, so they can get email notifications for new comments.

Learn how to easily (and automatically) send comment approval notification emails to your commenters in WordPress.

Did you know that Skype has its own link format? Learn how to add special Skype links to your site visitors can click to call, chat, or add you in Skype.