When it was first developed back in 2003, WordPress was originally intended to be used as a blogging platform, and it certainly works very well as one, however, it didn’t take long before the blogging community, and many others, realised that in fact WordPress could also be used for a very different purpose. WordPress was [...]
Adding contributors to your WordPress website is easy to do. All you need to do is click on ‘People’, and then ‘Add’ in your My Sites Menu, whereby you type the user’s email address or their username for WordPress. But, think carefully before performing this simple task - is this something you should do? Below, [...]
WordPress is easily one of the most popular and influential blogging and content management systems for websites available online today. And while it has loads of great features and offers fantastic flexibility to users there is, unfortunately, a range of capabilities that are lacking from the core software. However, these missing functionalities can be found [...]
Does your WordPress website seem a little clunky and slow? Here are four reasons that maybe stopping is performing super-quick; 1 You Have Too Many Plug-Ins All those shiny plug-ins look great, don’t they? And you need them all… and then you see something else you must have. Before you know it, you are running [...]
When a friend of mine asked for suggestions on what he should use to create a new site, I suggested WordPress. It is well supported, has an amazing community, and a ton of free themes and plugins to choose from. After getting WordPress installed on a new web hosting account, I left him be to [...]
Just like any software, websites require maintenance to keeping the site working properly. Avoiding website maintenance is like not having regular oil changes on your vehicle. You wouldn’t drive your car very long if you didn’t look after its maintenance, would you? Well, the same process is true for your website. Your website should always [...]
It happened to everyone, at least once: you're experiencing an issue on your WordPress website. A new plugin you installed that conflicts with your installation, a custom code your wrongly added in the functions.php file. Whatever could go wrong, it did. At that moment, we find ourself sweating bullets because we think we've broken our [...]
Introducing the bite-sized visual guide to fixing the most common WordPress issues Has your WordPress website ever "disappeared"? Look for the White Screen Of Death section to get it fixed. Boom! Are you getting a "weird" error message? There's a high chance that it's a syntax error, so jump to the relevant point on the [...]
As you might have noticed, Bass Media Group is hosted on what we consider to be the best WordPress hosting solution, WP Engine. We’ve made the switch to WP Engine earlier on in 2015, and we have noticed a distinct improvement in our site. It’s been faster, our rankings have improved, and we no longer have [...]
If you’re not a designer, or don’t generally have an eye for design, it can be difficult to make the right choices when it comes to the look and feel of your blog. Here are a few steps you can take, to ensure your blog design is cohesive and looks professional. 1. Select a Premium [...]
