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Category: WordPress

Up to March 10, 2022, WordPress is the widest category in this blog. I could include this topic within the “Web Development.” But depending on the volume of posts, I decided to give it a standalone room to breathe.

To be more specific, many of the posts require programming knowledge. Also, there are some WordPress posts that are beginner-friendly and I wrote them as supplementary to another complex post.

Here is a couple of them:

How to Remove “Website Field” From the Comments
How to Add Page-Slug to Body Class?
What to Do When You’re Unable to Reset Password
How to Display Related Posts (Without Plugin)
How to Add Pagination to Theme?
Remove random string (WordPress v= in URL)


How to add an Elementor lightbox video (dynamic popup)?

How to add elementor lightbox video

This post will show how to add a lightbox video in Elementor and a dynamic video popup button. How to add a lightbox video in Elementor? Login to your WordPress website, go to any of your posts or page, and open it with Elementor builder. Drag & drop a “Video Widget” on the page. Insert your video URL from Youtube, Vimeo, or Dailymotion, or upload your own video to the WordPress media library. Turn on the option “Image Overlay” and this is the most important to open the video in the lightbox. See the screenshot below. Choose an overlay image […]

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How to add Calendly to WordPress (with & without plugins)?

How to add Calendly to WordPress website

Calendly is a scheduling platform used by thousands of consultants, entrepreneurs, and anybody who allows booking a schedule with them. It has both free and premium versions but the integration process with WordPress is the same. In this post, I will show how to add a Calendly booking calendar to your WordPress website. In my examples, I insert Calendly with a plugin and without any plugins. Also, I will show how to add Calendly to Elementor, Divi, and general WordPress sites. Table of contents 1. Add Calendly to WordPress without plugins 2. Add Calendly using a WordPress plugin 3. Insert […]

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How to create a circular image in Elementor?

How to create a circular image and rounded border in Elementor

In this post, I will show a couple of things related to the Elementor image. Such as how to make a rounded (circle) image, add a circular border to the image, etc. How to create a rounded image in Elementor? Login to your WordPress dashboard and open any page or post with Elementor page builder. Drag & drop an “Image Widget” into the page. Not to mention, if you want to make a fully rounded image with a 90-degree angle to each corner, you have to upload a square size image. Otherwise, the may not look great and it will […]

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How to export and import Elementor page templates?

Export & import Elementor page templates and sections

You can export and import any Elementor pages, sections, etc for future use. It saves a lot of time and you don’t have to spend too much time creating the same design over & over. If you like a design or page on your website, you can export the page as a template and save it on your computer. In the same vein, you can create a new page with the same design by importing it. How to save or export an Elementor page template? Once you created a page with the Elementor page builder, open the page with Elementor. […]

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How to add reCAPTCHA to Elementor forms?

How to add Google reCAPTCHA to Elementor forms

reCAPTCHA protects your website from malicious software. It prevents spam bots from interacting with your site. Not only Elementor users but also every website needs this type of risk analysis engine that protects websites from vulnerabilities and annoying bot comments. Elementor is one of the trending page builder plugins for WordPress in 2022. Thousands of websites use this drag & drop builder to create a stunning online presence within a short period of time. However, Elementor does not have any built-in artificial intelligence for Turing test capability. So you have to use a 3rd party tool to determine if a […]

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How to close the Elementor accordion by default?

Close Elementor accordion by default

The first item of Elementor accordions is opened by default. In this post, I will show how you can close it. Also, you’ll learn how to close them if you have many accordions on the same page. Let’s get started. How to make the Elementor accordion default closed? If you want to close the starting accordion, write the following code/script on the same page (using Elementor). I showed you how to do that (in the next section). This is a plain/vanilla Javascript that does not require any other dependencies. And it makes the Elementor accordion close both on mobile and […]

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How to create an Elementor popup and subscription form (pro)?

How to create Elementor popup and subscription form

You need a PRO version of Elementor in order to create a popup and subscription form. There are three different ways you can trigger the popup with conditions, dynamic tags, and CSS selectors. I will show you all these methods. If you prefer video instructions, watch the video below or keep reading. Table of contents 1. How to create an Elementor popup 2. Connect Elementor form with email platforms like MailChimp How to create an Elementor Popup? To create the popup in Elementor, follow these steps: 1. Add a new popup from the ‘Template’ menu After you login to your […]

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How to duplicate a WordPress page & post?

duplicate wordpress page & post

Sometimes you need to create a WordPress page or post similar to an existing one. Instead of creating from scratch, you can make a duplicate and edit where necessary. This will save time. There are a few ways to do it. But the easiest way is to use a plugin to do it. Duplicate WordPress page with plugins There are lots of WordPress plugins to duplicate posts and pages. See the plugins below and use anyone of them. 1. Yoast Duplicate Post You can make a clone of any posts or pages using this plugin. There are other great plugins […]

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Popular WordPress themes at a one-time price

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Most of the premium themes come with a yearly subscription. But I will introduce some WordPress themes that you can purchase with a one-time fee and use forever. These are the themes that have lifetime subscriptions at a one-time price. In this post, all prices are USD. Let’s explore them one by one. Divi WordPress theme Divi is one of the most popular WordPress themes that have an interactive drag & drop visual page builder. You can build any kind of layout & design with it. Their lifetime access costs $249 USD. It’s a one-time fee and you get this […]

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How to justify text on WordPress [Gutenberg]

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In WordPress Gutenberg, there are three types of text alignments: left, center & right. The previously used “Justify Alignment” is no longer exists in the recent version of WordPress or in Gutenberg. The justify-aligned text creates huge space among words, especially on mobile devices. So the justify alignment is not always user-friendly. But if you’re sure of your specific reason or use case, then you can still use this justify alignment. However, the previously used keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + Alt + J) does not work anymore. So I will use CSS to justify the text in WordPress. But don’t worry, […]

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