How to Create Quick and Easy Conversational Forms in WordPress

One of the Conversational Forms plugins I recommend for every WordPress website owner is WPForms. This is because of its long list of features, ease of use (you don’t need any developer) and integration with many other apps.

Another solid reason is the team behind the plugin.

If you’ve heard or used Wpbegginers, OptinMonster, MonsterInsights, then (from the technical point of view), you shouldn’t be scarred giving WPForms (the excellent WordPress Form builder) a try.

Today, we are looking at a unique and attractive WPForms addon called Conversational Forms. This allows you to create a unique experience and make your visitors feel like having a face to face conversation with you. Continue reading

Undoing bad changes on WordPress sites

We all like to fiddle with our sites. Change a few settings, try a few new plugins, maybe see if we can make the site a tad faster with a line of code we found on a random website. Nothing wrong with that – curiosity leads to learning.

But at the same time, if the site is live, visitors are on it, and we don’t have a backup or any other way to undo the changes when things go south that fiddling can be quite dangerous.

In some circumstances, it quickly leads to partial or complete loss of data and site. There is a simple way to be smarter and prevent those situations. Continue reading

9 Must-Have Plugins for your new WordPress site!

You’ve just setup a new WordPress site and you are wondering which plugins to install.

I know the feelings because I was once a newbie. But having been blogging and using WordPress for over 6 years, I can tell within the blink of an eye what you need for your new blog.

I don’t even need to know the reasons or niche you are blogging in. There are plugins you must install as early as you have your WordPress blog setup.

Why?

Let’s begin first by looking at some key reasons why you need plugins for WordPress and what plugins are. Continue reading

How to Keep Your WordPress Blog Safe All the Time

You Think the Password Keeps You Safe?

In the same way, your computer has been exposed to a variety of Internet threats so is your blog.

Whether you have established the blog to share your knowledge, passion or as a kind of a business, you are supposed to protect it as your personal property.

Keep always in mind that your integrity and reputation could be compromised by some hackers’ attack. Posts and mailing lists can be used for spamming or other criminal purposes.

A hard work invested in gaining the readership can be lost in minutes. Security of your blog is of utmost importance, and complicated usernames and passwords are certainly not enough. Continue reading

Top Six Coming Soon Plugins for WordPress

Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode Page for your WordPress website is a must-have when your website is unavailable. With so many plugins available, which one should you choose for your coming soon page?

While each of these plugins can get you a professional-looking Coming Soon or Maintenance page, it is all about additional features, overall use and your level of expertise in the area that should be considered while making your pick. Here are our top six suggestions for you. Continue reading

The Best Way to Add Google Maps to Your Blog so easily!

If you own a business of any kind, you need people to be able to find you. Having a Google Map on your website is a must nowadays, but getting it and having it work often can cost you a lot of time, anxiety and money.

Almost everyone who had tried adding the map on the website themselves had a nerve-wracking experience. At the moment, almost all of the plugins you could use to add your map are either outdated or keep bugging themselves, and you, too. So, until now, hiring a developer to do it for you was a costly but unavoidable budget spill.

Luckily, now we have Google Maps Widget that will help you place a map on your website that won’t make your hair go grey in the process. Continue reading