• What Is Localhost? And How Does It Apply to WordPress?

    What Is Localhost? And How Does It Apply to WordPress?

    In computer networking, the term “localhost” simply refers to the computer on which a specific program is currently operating. For instance, if you’re running a program like a web browser or a local development environment on your PC, then your own PC is the “localhost” for those tasks. Conversely, if you’re accessing a MySQL database…

  • wp_enqueue_scripts – How to Enqueue Your Assets in WordPress

    wp_enqueue_scripts – How to Enqueue Your Assets in WordPress

    In WordPress, managing scripts and styles is best handled through a process called enqueueing. This standardized method not only simplifies how assets are added but also helps you handle dependencies in an organized way. Below, we’ll break down how you can use wp_enqueue_scripts to manage your assets effectively. How Enqueueing Works Enqueueing a script or…

  • How to set up Cloudflare CDN on WordPress

    How to set up Cloudflare CDN on WordPress

    Cloudflare offers a robust suite of tools that deliver a global content delivery network (CDN), DDoS protection, and performance enhancements for websites of every size, from personal sites to enterprise brands. If you host your website with a managed provider, there’s a good chance you’re already benefiting from built-in Cloudflare integration, enjoying both its speed…

  • WordPress Database – How Sidebars Work

    WordPress Database – How Sidebars Work

    Sidebars play a significant role in the WordPress ecosystem, yet their underlying structure at the database level often goes undiscussed. While there’s plenty of guidance about creating, customizing, and extending widgets, details on how these widgets are brought together within multiple sidebars tend to be glossed over. In this installment of our database insights series,…

  • How To Use the WordPress Register Sidebar Function

    How To Use the WordPress Register Sidebar Function

    In this article, we’ll explore practical approaches for using the WordPress register sidebar function. We’ll also share some advanced techniques to help you get even more out of your sidebars! WordPress Register Sidebar – Single If you’d like to add a sidebar to your WordPress theme, the first step is to let WordPress know about…

  • How to Rename WordPress User Roles Safely

    How to Rename WordPress User Roles Safely

    On a recent client project, we ran into a surprisingly annoying UX bug: user roles with old names that no longer matched the business. The client runs a subscription-based WordPress site. At launch they had separate “Print” and “Digital” products, with roles like: Later, they introduced a combined “Bundle” subscription (print + digital). Marketing and…

  • How to Fix Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly in WordPress 6.8

    How to Fix Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly in WordPress 6.8

    If you upgraded to WordPress 6.8 and suddenly started seeing this notice: Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly… you’re not alone. Starting in WordPress 6.7 and continuing in 6.8, core became stricter about when translations are loaded and now surfaces a developer notice whenever a theme or plugin loads a text domain too early in…

  • Link WooCommerce & Yoast SEO Product Schema

    Link WooCommerce & Yoast SEO Product Schema

    If you sell products with WooCommerce and use Yoast SEO, you already get a good amount of structured data out-of-the-box. But there are two common gaps: In this article we’ll: But wait! Before we can even start, if you don’t know what schema markup is, then please read our article here → What Is Schema…

  • Fix Stripe’s Sources API Deprecated Issue in WooCommerce

    Fix Stripe’s Sources API Deprecated Issue in WooCommerce

    Over the past year, Stripe fully retired the Sources API for local payment methods like SEPA Direct Debit, replacing it with the newer PaymentIntents + PaymentMethods model. If your WooCommerce store ever accepted SEPA Direct Debit before mid-2024, chances are you still have subscriptions pointing to old src_… IDs — and those are now failing…

  • Stop WordPress from Creating Extra Cropped Image Sizes

    Stop WordPress from Creating Extra Cropped Image Sizes

    Every time you upload an image to your WordPress site using the media library, WordPress automatically generates several additional versions of that image in various sizes. If you don’t actually need these extra images, they can take up unnecessary server space and make your site backups larger than they need to be. This tutorial will…