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Add & customize WordPress widgets

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With Wordpress you can easily design and launch websites yourself. For Wordpress, you don't have to have any experience with creating websites. No coding languages come into play here. You immediately see what the website will look like and you can make all kinds of adjustments to this. WordPress widgets are a very handy addition with which you can add even more to the site. You can read all about it here! What is a WordPress widget? A WordPress widget is an application that you can add to the website. The widgets can contain all kinds of information and appear...

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16 July 2021

What is a backend developer?

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A backend developer deals with the back of a website, app or program. A backend developer is also called a back-end developer or a back-end programmer. They ensure that the back of a website, which is not visible to visitors, works properly. In order for visitors to ultimately have a pleasant experience at the front, the back of the application must first be in good order. This is what a backend developer is doing. What is the meaning of backend? Backend refers to the part that is not visible to visitors or users of an application. Often this takes place...

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3 July 2021

What is a frontend developer?

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A frontend developer deals with the front of online websites, webshops, but also programs and apps. A frontend developer is also called a frontent programmer or a frontend developer. He therefore ensures that the design that visitors to the website see works well with the code language at the back of the website. All applications are expected by users to look attractive, but at the same time also work in a nice way. This issue is often solved by a frontend developer. What is the meaning of front-end? Frontend refers to that sharing of a website, webshop, program or app...

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29 June 2021

What is CSS, HTML and Javascript?

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Javascript, CSS and HTML are different components that make up a website. They each provide a structure, the look and all the functionality on your website that visitors love. In the past, only HTML was used. You may recognize the simplistic websites from those days. Javascript and CSS allow you to create much more modern and elaborate websites today. The three components complement each other well and are actually indispensable to all current websites on the Internet. What are the differences? Despite the fact that CSS, HTML and Javascript complement each other well, all three are distinct applications. For each...

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22 June 2021

Install latest WordPress version

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WordPress has proven to be extremely popular in the last few years to build websites yourself. This is due to the simple nature of the website. The Content Management System, CMS abbreviated, of WordPress not only works easily, but is also free. Installing WordPress can be done in several ways. In this article, we'll first explain why you should choose WordPress, what you'll need upfront, and we'll conclude with step-by-step plans to install WordPress in different ways. Why should I choose WordPress? WordPress is, as we mentioned, extremely popular with website builders. They have several good reasons for this. This...

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15 June 2021

Publish and customize WordPress posts and pages

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You can publish as much content as you want on your WordPress website. For this you have to make a choice: do you choose a post or a page? In this article we will tell you what the difference is, how to create both variants and also how you can customize the content of both WordPress posts and pages. What is the difference between a WordPress page or post? A WordPress page is a part of your website that you can find in the navigation bar of your website, for example. Here you will often find general information about the...

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7 June 2021

Create, add & customize WordPress sidebar

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A sidebar is a bar with information that is traditionally displayed to the right, but in some cases also to the left, of the normal content. The information you find in a sidebar can be options for navigating the website, but also a registration form or links to the social media channels of the website. For specific parts, pages or blogs, you can now also create specific sidebars. Add sidebar: yes or no? In the past, you could find a sidebar on 99 out of 100 websites: a website without a sidebar was the odd one out. Nowadays, the number...

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3 June 2021

Using Google Fonts on your WordPress website

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Google has its own Font Directory in which hundreds of different fonts and fonts are available. However, these fonts cannot be used by default, but must be set in a special way. In this article you can read how you can set this up on your own WordPress website. Fortunately, it is not too difficult to set a custom font via WordPress. You only need a basic knowledge of html and css. With this diagram next to it, everything will probably be fine. In the example, the Tangerine font is used, but of course you are free to adjust this...

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17 May 2021

Set up Favicon on your WordPress website

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A favicon, better known as the small icon that displays your website next to the title of your website. Your visitors can easily identify your website, for example if they have multiple tabs open at the same time. In addition, it ensures greater recognition of your website: your favicon is nowadays often displayed next to a search result in search engines such as Google. Smartphones also use the favicon of a website when someone has set your website as a hotkey. Enough reasons to create your own, unique favicon for your website. You can read how to do that here....

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10 May 2021

Log in to WordPress

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To be able to make changes to your website, you have to log in via WordPress. In principle, this is not that difficult, but it can be quite a task if you do not know how to do it. This article therefore clearly explains how to log in. You will also receive useful tips and tricks for when the standard way no longer works, or if you have forgotten your password. Log in via WordPress admin page If you have created an account for WordPress, you can log in by entering the following. Type in the domain name / URL...

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3 May 2021

What is WordPress and what can you do with WordPress?

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WordPress is a popular and free program that allows you to build a website and then maintain it. This is done according to the open source Content Management System (CMS), which means that you yourself can build a website on the WordPress platform. What WordPress entails, what the benefits are and how exactly you can use WordPress to set up a website, you can all read in this article. What exactly is WordPress? As we mentioned, WordPress is a program that allows you to build and maintain your own website. This can be a website, a blog site or a...

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23 April 2021

Create chart and chart in WordPress

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Diagrams and graphs can display data on your WordPress website in a beautiful and clear way, support or even clarify it. Also, your page immediately looks a lot fresher and more professional. But how do you create such diagrams and graphs via your WordPress page? With all the tips from this blog article, you will soon know why it is so important to offer visual data and how you can do this the easiest! Benefits of charts or graphs in WordPress There are several advantages to implementing charts or graphs on your WordPress website. It may seem just as easy...

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19 April 2021

Dropshipping with WooCommerce WordPress

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Do you want to start dropshipping and learn to put together your own website that makes that possible? Then the use of WooCommerce WordPress is something you can certainly use with that! When creating a business and beautiful website, this program is something that comes in handy. It can help you create your own dropshipping website and teach you to create your own website. In addition, you can also use this program for completely different websites in the field of e-Commerce. Are you now curious about what exactly you have with WooCommerce? Read on this article and we'll tell you...

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16 February 2021

Revisions in WordPress

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Since version 2.6 of WordPress, there is a nice functionality in the CMS with which you can undo or retrieve changes to a page or article: revisions. With the help of these WordPress revisions, you can easily undo the changes you have made. In addition, it is also important that you optimize revisions. Read more in this blog article how it works with WordPress revisions! What are revisions in WordPress? So the aforementioned functionality is called 'revisions' and it is actually a previously saved version of a post or page in WordPress. WordPress creates revisions when you save, update or...

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15 February 2021

Create WordPress 301 or 302 redirects

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You've probably heard about it once and maybe applied it? Redirecting pages, in Dutch also called referring pages. In this blog we are going to talk about what redirects are and how you can, and actually should, apply them in your WordPress website. Would you rather outsource this? Take a look at our WordPress SEO service, and contact our SEO specialists. What are redirects? A redirect on a WordPress website is basically nothing more than a referral. Redirects are very useful for telling visitors that the URL has been replaced with another URL. This prevents visitors from not immediately leaving...

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11 February 2021

503 Service Temporarily Unavailable Error Troubleshooting in WordPress

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The most annoying thing that can happen to you when you visit a website is that you can't visit it. Usually you have a 503 error on the hook. This error message occurs regularly, but more importantly how do you get rid of it!? What does '503 service unavailable' mean? A 503 service unavailable error is an error message on the Internet that occurs regularly. It's actually a message from the server to say that the WordPress website isn't available. The error message may disappear if you reload the page, but the error message may also keep coming back. That...

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9 February 2021

The importance of good images on your website

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Images can create or break your WordPress website. Even if you have brought a great product or service to the market, wrong images can still work you into the nests. Only a correct combination of text and image will lead to the desired effect. Then no images on your website? Please don't consider this! Despite the fact that many mistakes can be made when it comes to images, image is very important on your website. After all, a picture says more than 1,000 words. That is why we would like to give you a number of tips about the use...

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7 February 2021

Install WordPress locally (XAMPP localhost)

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If you want to install WordPress locally, download and install the program XAMPP. Then you download WordPress and create a database using XAMPP, so that you can install WordPress locally and link it to the database. View the extensive step-by-step plan in this blog article. Why install WordPress locally? Sometimes you want to adapt certain parts to your WordPress website and then it is more convenient to do that offline. You can then try different things, without anyone seeing anything of it, and visitors are therefore not bothered. Installing WordPress locally has its advantages. Why it is useful and how...

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5 February 2021

New: Google ranking factor 2021 to take into account

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In May, Google announced that it would include a new ranking factor in the assessment of websites. The search engine algorithm will get a major update and the new ranking factor will be added to the current ranking factors. The update will be implemented sometime in 2021. What does this new ranking factor mean and how does it affect your WordPress website? In this article we will give you all the answers. What are Google (SEO) ranking factors? Google's algorithm consists of a large number of factors with which the search engine determines the value of your WordPress website. This...

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1 February 2021

Free Instagram feed in WordPress with these plugins

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How to add Instagram feed to WordPress? Instagram is a very popular social media platform. Of course, as the owner of a WordPress website, you always want to attract so many visitors, so why not make a link with Instagram to tap into this potential as well? Many users of Instagram are probably not yet familiar with your website, so it's high time to change this. Precisely by making a link with Instagram, you can reach this target group and you increase the number of visitors to your website. More than one billion users are active on Instagram. In addition,...

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29 January 2021

HTTP to HTTPS with SSL in WordPress

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What is HTTPS? A large part of the company websites do not yet use HTTPS. There are many different reasons why it is important to switch from HTTP to HTTPS, the main reason being security. In this blog we explain what HTTPS is exactly, why it is important to make this switch and how to do it. So read on for more information! HTTPS, also called Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, is an encryption method that allows a browser to securely connect to a WordPress website. The data and data that are exchanged during a visit to a website are encrypted....

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27 January 2021

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