You may have heard that WordPress is free and wondered how that can be. In fact, you may have even been confused after hearing that some people pay for all or some of their WordPress website. Can all that be accurate? Let's take a look at what's free and what isn't when it comes to WordPress and … [Read more...] about Is WordPress really free?

WordPress is the most popular platform for websites out there. The content management system is installed on thousands of websites and nearly as many environments. But you may have noticed your website running slowly, which is a fairly common problem. How quickly your website loads is … [Read more...] about Why is my WordPress website slow?

It was recently announced that WordPress is powering 30% of all websites, according to the CMS survey results released by W3Techs. Because 49% of the websites out there use no content management system, or one that W3Techs doesn't look for, that means WordPress has a 60% market share. So what … [Read more...] about WordPress’s popularity and security issues

Images affect the look and feel of your website as well as the information conveyed. Let's take a look at how WordPress handles images, as well as how to manage them if you maintain a WordPress website. Images on the front end of WordPress On the front end of your website—the part the general … [Read more...] about How to manage images in WordPress

When it comes to WordPress theme frameworks, which one you choose can make a huge difference. It's true that personal preference and comfort level plays a part, but the quality of the frameworks also vary greatly. I've found the Genesis Framework by StudioPress to be a great option, and here's … [Read more...] about Why I use Genesis for WordPress websites

Hi there! Tim Priebe here, co-organizer of the OKC WordPress Users Group. You may not have known this, but Sara Graybill—my fellow organizer—and I regularly blog on WordPress related topics on our company blogs. To kick off our blog here on our new website, here are some of the top WordPress … [Read more...] about WordPress blog article roundup